the friendly road(友好的路)-第48章
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surprising readjuster of values。 I paid my way; I think; throughout my
pilgrimage; but I discovered that stamped metal is far from being the
world's only true coin。 As a matter of fact; there are many things that men
prize more highlybecause they are rarer and more precious。
My friend; if you should chance yourself some day to follow the
Friendly Road; you may catch a fleeting glimpse of a man in a rusty hat;
carrying a gray bag; and sometimes humming a little song under his breath
for the joy of being there。 And it may actually happen; if you stop him;
that he will take a tin whistle from his bag and play for you; 〃Money
Musk;〃 or 〃Old Dan Tucker;〃 or he may produce a battered old volume of
Montaigne from which he will read you a passage。 If such an adventure
should befall you; know that you have met
Your friend;
David Grayson。
P。 S。 Harriet bemoans most of all the unsolved mystery of the sign man。
But it doesn't bother me in the least。 I'm glad now I never found him。 The
poet sings his song and goes his way。 If we sought him out how horribly
disappointed we might be! We might find him shaving; or eating sausage;
or drinking a bottle of beer。 We might find him shaggy and unkempt where
we imagined him beautiful; weak where we thought him strong; dull
where we thought him brilliant。 Take then the vintage of his heart and let
him go。 As for me; I'm glad some mystery is left in this world。 A thousand
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THE FRIENDLY ROAD
signs on my roadways are still as unexplainable; as mysterious; and as
beguiling as this。 And I can close my narrative with no better motto for
tired spirits than that of the country roadside:
' REST '
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