《长腿叔叔》第三章（下）
<p><span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="D">D</span>.-<span word="L">L</span>.-<span word="L">L</span>. <span word="Smith">Smith</span>,</p><p>长腿叔叔史密斯先生：</p><p><span word="SIR">SIR</span>: <span word="You">You</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="questions">questions</span>; <span word="you">you</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slightest">slightest</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horridest">horridest</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="horrid">horrid</span> <span word="Trustees">Trustees</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="educating">educating</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Duty">Duty</span>.</p><p>先生，您从不回答任何问题，对我的所作所为没有表示出一点点兴趣。您可能是那些理事里最可恶的一个，您让我受教育，完全是出于一种道义和责任，而毫无半点关怀和爱意。</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="name">name</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="uninspiring">uninspiring</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Thing">Thing</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waste">waste</span>-<span word="basket">basket</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Hereafter">Hereafter</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p><p>我对您一无所知，甚至不知道您的名字；写信给“一个东西”没有丝毫的意义。我丝毫不怀疑您读都不读我的信，就将它们扔进废纸篓。今后，除了学业之外，我再也不写其他任何事情了。</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="examinations">examinations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="geometry">geometry</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span>.</p><p>我的几何学跟拉丁文上星期补考都通过了。我一点问题都没有就过关了。</p><p><span word="Yours">Yours</span> <span word="truly">truly</span>, <span word="Jerusha">Jerusha</span> <span word="Abbott">Abbott</span></p><p>您最真实的乔若莎•艾伯特</p><p>**************************</p><p><span word="Dear">Dear</span> <span word="Daddy">Daddy</span>-<span word="Long">Long</span>-<span word="Legs">Legs</span>,</p>
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