《夏洛特的网》第十章
<p><span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spider">spider</span> <span word="waited">waited</span>, <span word="head">head</span>-<span word="down">down</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="Hour">Hour</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="motionless">motionless</span>, <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>. <span word="Having">Having</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="Wilbur">Wilbur</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="promise">promise</span>.</p><p>为了想出一个主意，这只蜘蛛在网上倒悬了一天又一天。她就那么一连数小时静静地坐着，苦苦地思索。她已经对威伯许诺过要拯救他的生命，因此她决定实现自己的承诺。</p><p><span word="Charlotte">Charlotte</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="naturally">naturally</span> <span word="patient">patient</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="waited">waited</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="web">web</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Wilbur">Wilbur</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>.</p><p>夏洛天生就十分有耐心。以往的经验告诉她，如果耐心等待得够久，苍蝇会撞到她的网里来的；所以她知道如果对威伯的问题思考的时间足够久，一个好办法最终也会想出来的。</p><p><span word="Finally">Finally</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="July">July</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="came">came</span>. “<span word="Why">Why</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>!” <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="herself">herself</span>. “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="Wilbur">Wilbur</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trick">trick</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Zuckerman">Zuckerman</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="fool">fool</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bug">bug</span>,” <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="Charlotte">Charlotte</span>, “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="surely">surely</span> <span word="fool">fool</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="smart">smart</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="bugs">bugs</span>.”</p><p>将近七月中旬的一个早晨，好主意终于来了。“为什么没早想出来，这主意多简单呐！”她自语道。“拯救威伯的办法就是对祖克曼玩一个把戏。如果我能骗一只小虫子上当，”夏洛想，“我一定也能愚弄一个人。人类未必像虫子一样聪明。”</p>
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