《长腿叔叔》第一章[1]
<p><span word="Part">Part</span> 1 <span word="Blue">Blue</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span></p><p>第一章 蓝色的星期三</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Perfectly">Perfectly</span> <span word="Awful">Awful</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>--<span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="awaited">awaited</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="dread">dread</span>, <span word="endured">endured</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="courage">courage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forgotten">forgotten</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="haste">haste</span>. <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="spotless">spotless</span>, <span word="every">every</span> <span word="chair">chair</span> <span word="dustless">dustless</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wrinkle">wrinkle</span>. <span word="Ninety">Ninety</span>-<span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="squirming">squirming</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="orphans">orphans</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="scrubbed">scrubbed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="combed">combed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="buttoned">buttoned</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="freshly">freshly</span> <span word="starched">starched</span> <span word="ginghams">ginghams</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="ninety">ninety</span>-<span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="reminded">reminded</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="manners">manners</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, '<span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="sir">sir</span>,' '<span word="No">No</span>, <span word="sir">sir</span>,' <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Trustee">Trustee</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span>.</p><p>每个月的第一个星期三是个糟糕的日子——它是个在忧虑中等待，勇敢地忍耐，然后在忙碌中忘记的日子。这一天，每层楼的地板都必须纤尘不染，每张椅子都要光洁照人，全部床单都不能有半条皱褶。还要把97个四处乱跳的小孤儿梳洗一遍，给他们穿上浆洗过的格子衬衫，嘱咐他们要注意礼貌。回答理事们的问话时要说，“是的，先生。”“不是的，先生。”</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="distressing">distressing</span> <span word="time">time</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="Jerusha">Jerusha</span> <span word="Abbott">Abbott</span>, <span word="being">being</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oldest">oldest</span> <span word="orphan">orphan</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bear">bear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brunt">brunt</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="predecessors">predecessors</span>, <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="dragged">dragged</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="close">close</span>. <span word="Jerusha">Jerusha</span> <span word="escaped">escaped</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pantry">pantry</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="sandwiches">sandwiches</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="asylum">asylum</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="guests">guests</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="upstairs">upstairs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accomplish">accomplish</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="F">F</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="eleven">eleven</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="tots">tots</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seven">seven</span>, <span word="occupied">occupied</span> <span word="eleven">eleven</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="cots">cots</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="row">row</span>. <span word="Jerusha">Jerusha</span> <span word="assembled">assembled</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="charges">charges</span>, <span word="straightened">straightened</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="rumpled">rumpled</span> <span word="frocks">frocks</span>, <span word="wiped">wiped</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="noses">noses</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="orderly">orderly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dining">dining</span>-<span word="room">room</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="engage">engage</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blessed">blessed</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="bread">bread</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="milk">milk</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prune">prune</span> <span word="pudding">pudding</span>.</p>
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