一個古怪的夢 A Curious Dream (第10/24頁)
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smile,withawinkinit,tosuggestthataboutthetimeheacquiredhisresentgarmentaghostinaneighboringcemeterymissedone.Thisreassuredme,butIbeggedhimtoconfnehimselftoseechthenceforth,becausehisfacialexressionwasuncertain.Evenwiththemostelaboratecareitwasliabletomissfire.Smilingshouldeseciallybeavoided.Whathemighthonestlyconsiderashiningsuccesswaslikelytostrikemeinaverydifferentlight.IsaidIlikedtoseeaskeletoncheerful,evendecorouslylayful,butIdidnotthinksmilingwasaskeleton’sbesthold.
“Yes,friend,”saidtheoorskeleton,“thefactsarejustasIhavegiventhemtoyou.Twooftheseoldgraveyards-theonethatIresidedinandonefurtheralonghavebeendeliberatelyneglectedbyourdescendantsoftodayuntilthereisnooccuyingthemanylonger.Asidefromtheosteologicaldiscomfortofit-andthatisnolightmatterthisrainyweather-theresentstateofthingsisruinoustoroerty.Wehavegottomoveorbecontenttoseeoureffectswastedawayandutterlydestroyed.”
Now,youwillhardlybelieveit,butitistrue,nevertheless,thatthereisn‘tasinglecoffningoodreairamongallmy