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1、BOOKTHEFIRSTRECALLEDTOLIFECHAPTERIThePeriodItwasthebestoftimesitwasthewstoftimesitwastheageofwisdomitwastheageoffoolishnessitwastheepochofbeliefitwastheepochofincredulityitwastheseasonofLightitwastheseasonofDarknessitwas
2、thespringofhopeitwasthewinterofdespairwehadeverythingbefeuswehadnothingbefeuswewereallgoingdirecttoHeavenwewereallgoingdirecttheotherwayinshttheperiodwasso.farlikethepresentperiodthatsomeofitsnoisiestauthitiesinsistedoni
3、tsbeingreceivedfgoodfevilinthesuperlativedegreeofcomparisononly.TherewereakingwithalargejawaqueenwithaplainfaceonthethroneofEngltherewereakingwithalargejawaqueenwithafairfaceonthethroneofFrance.Inbothcountriesitwascleare
4、rthancrystaltotheldsoftheStatepreservesofloavesfishesthatthingsingeneralweresettledfever.ItwastheyearofOurLdonethoussevenhundredseventyfive.SpiritualrevelationswereconcededtoEnglatthatfavouredperiodasatthis.Mrs.Southcott
5、hadrecentlyattainedherfivetwentiethblessedbirthdayofwhomapropheticprivateintheLifeGuardshadheraldedthesublimeappearancebyannouncingthatarrangementsweremadeftheswallowingupofLondonWestminster.EventheCocklaneghosthadbeenla
6、idonlyarounddozenofyearsafterrappingoutitsmessagesasthespiritsofthisveryyearlastpast(supernaturallydeficientiniginality)rappedouttheirs.MeremessagesintheearthlyderofeventshadlatelycometotheEnglishCrownPeoplefromacongress
7、ofBritishsubjectsinAmerica:whichstrangetorelatehaveprovedmeimptanttothehumanracethananycommunicationsyetreceivedthroughanyofthechickensoftheCocklanebrood.Francelessfavouredonthewholeastomattersspiritualthanhersisterofthe
8、shieldtridentrolledwithexceedingsmoothnessdownhillmakingpapermoneyspendingit.UndertheguidanceofherChristianpastssheentertainedherselfbesideswithsuchhumaneachievementsassentencingayouthtohavehishscutoffhistonguetnoutwithp
9、incershisbodyburnedalivebecausehehadnotkneeleddownintheraintodohonourtoadirtyprocessionofmonkswhichpassedwithinhisviewatadistanceofsomefiftysixtyyards.ItislikelyenoughthatrootedinthewoodsofFranceNwaythereweregrowingtrees
10、whenthatsuffererwasputtodeathalreadymarkedbytheWoodmanFatetocomedownbesawnintoboardstomakeacertainmovableframewkwithasackaknifeinitterribleinhisty.Itislikelyenoughthatintheroughouthousesoldsometillersoftheheavylsadjacent
11、toParistherewereshelteredfromtheweatherthatverydayrudecartsbespatteredwithrusticmiresnuffedaboutbypigsroostedinbypoultrywhichtheFarmerDeathhadalreadysetaparttobehistumbrilsoftheRevolution.ButthatWoodmanthatFarmerthoughth
12、eywkunceasinglywksilentlynooneheardthemastheywentaboutwithmuffledtread:theratherfasmuchastoentertainanysuspicionthattheywereawakewastobeatheisticaltraitous.InEngltherewasscarcelyanamountofderprotectiontojustifymuchnation
13、alboasting.Daringburglariesbyarmedmenhighwayrobberiestookplaceinthecapitalitselfeverynightfamilieswerepubliclycautionednottogooutoftownwithoutremovingtheirfurnituretoupholstererswarehousesfsecuritythehighwaymaninthedarkw
14、asaCityunwholesomeseamightdo.Itwasdenseenoughtoshutouteverythingfromthelightofthecoachlampsbuttheseitsownwkingsafewyardsofroadthereekofthelabouringhsesteamedintoitasiftheyhadmadeitall.Twootherpassengersbesidestheonewerep
15、loddingupthehillbythesideofthemail.Allthreewerewrappedtothecheekbonesovertheearswejackboots.Notoneofthethreecouldhavesaidfromanythinghesawwhateitheroftheothertwowaslikeeachwashiddenunderalmostasmanywrappersfromtheeyesoft
16、hemindasfromtheeyesofthebodyofhistwocompanions.Inthosedaystravellerswereveryshyofbeingconfidentialonshtnoticefanybodyontheroadmightbearobberinleaguewithrobbers.Astothelatterwheneverypostinghousealehousecouldproducesomebo
17、dyin`theCaptainspayrangingfromthelldtotheloweststablenondeitwasthelikeliestthinguponthecards.SotheguardoftheDovermailthoughttohimselfthatFridaynightinNovemberonethoussevenhundredseventyfivelumberingupShootersHillashestoo
18、donhisownparticularperchbehindthemailbeatinghisfeetkeepinganeyeahonthearmchestbefehimwherealoadedblunderbusslayatthetopofsixeightloadedhsepistolsdepositedonasubstratumofcutlass.TheDovermailwasinitsusualgenialpositionthat
19、theguardsuspectedthepassengersthepassengerssuspectedoneanothertheguardtheyallsuspectedeverybodyelsethecoachmanwassureofnothingbutthehsesastowhichcattlehecouldwithaclearconsciencehavetakenhisoathonthetwoTestamentsthatthey
20、werenotfitfthejourney.`Woho!saidthecoachman.`SothenOnemepullyoureatthetopbedamnedtoyoufIhavehadtroubleenoughtogetyoutoitJoe!`Halloatheguardreplied.`WhatoclockdoyoumakeitJoe`Tenminutesgoodpasteleven.`Mybloodejaculatedthev
21、exedcoachman`notatopofShootersyet!Tst!Yah!Getonwithyou!Theemphatichsecutshtbythewhipinamostdecidednegativemadeadecidedscramblefitthethreeotherhsesfollowedsuit.OncemetheDovermailstruggledonwiththejackbootsofitspassengerss
22、quashingalongbyitsside.Theyhadstoppedwhenthecoachstoppedtheykeptclosecompanywithit.Ifanyoneofthethreehadhadthehardihoodtoproposetoanothertowalkonalittleaheadintothemistdarknesshewouldhaveputhimselfinafairwayofgettingshot
23、instantlyasahighwayman.Thelastburstcarriedthemailtothesummitofthehill.Thehsesstoppedtobreatheagaintheguardgotdowntoskidthewheelfthedescentopenthecoachdotoletthepassengersin.`TstJoe!criedthecoachmaninawarningvoicelookingd
24、ownfromhisbox.WhatdoyousayTomTheybothlistened.`IsayahseatacantercomingupJoe.`IsayahseatagallopTomreturnedtheguardleavinghisholdofthedomountingnimblytohisplace.`Gentlemen!Inthekingsnameallofyou!Withthishurriedadjurationhe
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