part02-第6章

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great　deference；　as　the　custodian　of　the　palace；　and　pay　their　court

to　her　by　bringing　the　news　of　the　place；　or　the　rumors　that　may

have　straggled　up　from　Granada。　In　listening　to　these　evening

gossipings　I　have　picked　up　many　curious　facts；　illustrative　of　the

manners　of　the　people　and　the　peculiarities　of　the　neighborhood。

　　These　are　simple　details　of　simple　pleasures；　it　is　the　nature　of

the　place　alone　that　gives　them　interest　and　importance。　I　tread

haunted　ground；　and　am　surrounded　by　romantic　associations。　From

earliest　boyhood；　when；　on　the　banks　of　the　Hudson；　I　first　pored　over

the　pages　of　old　Gines　Perez　de　Hytas's　apocryphal　but　chivalresque

history　of　the　civil　wars　of　Granada；　and　the　feuds　of　its　gallant

cavaliers；　the　Zegries　and　Abencerrages；　that　city　has　ever　been　a

subject　of　my　waking　dreams；　and　often　have　I　trod　in　fancy　the

romantic　halls　of　the　Alhambra。　Behold　for　once　a　day…dream

realized；　yet　I　can　scarce　credit　my　senses；　or　believe　that　I　do

indeed　inhabit　the　palace　of　Boabdil；　and　look　down　from　its　balconies

upon　chivalric　Granada。　As　I　loiter　through　these　Oriental　chambers；

and　hear　the　murmur　of　fountains　and　the　song　of　the　nightingale；　as　I

inhale　the　odor　of　the　rose；　and　feel　the　influence　of　the　balmy

climate；　I　am　almost　tempted　to　fancy　myself　in　the　paradise　of

Mahomet；　and　that　the　plump　little　Dolores　is　one　of　the　bright…eyed

houris；　destined　to　administer　to　the　happiness　of　true　believers。