一個古怪的夢 A Curious Dream (第6/24頁)
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thatdayisgoneby.Ourdescendantshaveforgottenus.Mygrandsonlivesinastatelyhousebuiltwithmoneymadebytheseoldhandsofmine,andIsleeinaneglectedgravewithinvadingverminthatgnawmyshroudtobuildthemnestswithal!Iandfriendsthatliewithmefoundedandsecuredtheroserityofthisfnecity,andthestatelybantlingofourlovesleavesustorotinadilaidatedcemeterywhichneighborscurseandstrangersscoffat.Seethedifferencebetweentheoldtimeandthis-forinstance:Ourgravesareallcavedinnow;ourhead-boardshaverottedawayandtumbleddown;ourrailingsreelthiswayandthat,withonefootintheair,afterafashionofunseemlylevity;ourmonumentsleanwearily,andourgravestonesbowtheirheadsdiscouraged;therebenoadornmentsanymore-noroses,norshrubs,norgraveledwalks,noranythingthatisacomforttotheeye;andeventheaintlessoldboardfencethatdidmakeashowofholdingussacredfromcomanionshiwithbeastsandthedeflementofheedlessfeet,hastotteredtillitoverhangsthestreet,andonlyadvertisestheresenceofourdismalresting-laceandinvitesyetmorederisiontoit.Andnowwecannothideourovertyandtat