first visit to new england-第21章

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not　at　all　console　myself　for　its　loss　with　the　book　I　have　written
myself。

At　Lowell's　table　that　day　they　spoke　of　what　sort　of　winter　I　should
find　in　Venice；　and　he　inclined　to　the　belief　that　I　should　want　a　fire
there。　　On　his　study　hearth　a　very　brisk　one　burned　when　we　went　back　to
it；　and　kept　out　the　chill　of　a　cold　easterly　storm。　　We　looked　through
one　of　the　windows　at　the　rain；　and　he　said　he　could　remember　standing
and　looking　out　of　that　window　at　such　a　storm　when　he　was　a　child；　for
he　was　born　in　that　house；　and　his　life　had　kept　coming　back　to　it。　　He
died　in　it；　at　last。

In　a　lifting　of　the　rain　he　walked　with　me　down　to　the　village；　as　he
always　called　the　denser　part　of　the　town　about　Harvard　Square；　and　saw
me　aboard　a　horse…car　for　Boston。　　Before　we　parted　he　gave　me　two
charges：　to　open　my　mouth　when　I　began　to　speak　Italian；　and　to　think
well　of　women。　　He　said　that　our　race　spoke　its　own　tongue　with　its　teeth
shut；　and　so　failed　to　master　the　languages　that　wanted　freer　utterance。
As　to　women；　he　said　there　were　unworthy　ones；　but　a　good　woman　was　the
best　thing　in　the　world；　and　a　man　was　always　the　better　for　honoring
women。









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