《长腿叔叔》第二章（下）
<p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="think">think</span>, <span word="Daddy">Daddy</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="instructor">instructor</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="originality">originality</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="did">did</span>, <span word="truly">truly</span>. <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="words">words</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>, <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eighteen">eighteen</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="had">had</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Grier">Grier</span> <span word="Home">Home</span> (<span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="doubtless">doubtless</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="heartily">heartily</span> <span word="approve">approve</span> <span word="of">of</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ninety">ninety</span>-<span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="orphans">orphans</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="ninety">ninety</span>-<span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="twins">twins</span>.</p><p>叔叔，您猜怎么着？英文老师夸奖我上一篇作文别出心裁。她真的这么说！她就是这么讲的。想想我这18年来受的训练，这似乎不太可能，不是吗？约翰•格利尔孤儿院的目的，就是要把97个小孤儿变成97个相貌、言行举止都一样的人。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="artistic">artistic</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="exhibit">exhibit</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="drawing">drawing</span> <span word="chalk">chalk</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mrs">Mrs</span>. <span word="Lippett">Lippett</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="woodshed">woodshed</span> <span word="door">door</span>.</p><p>我不寻常的艺术天分，倒是在很小时就在门板上画李皮太太培养出来的。</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="criticize">criticize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="youth">youth</span>? <span word="But">But</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="impertinent">impertinent</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="payment">payment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="cheques">cheques</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="polite">polite</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>--<span word="but">but</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="manners">manners</span>; <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foundling">foundling</span> <span word="asylum">asylum</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="ladies">ladies</span>' <span word="finishing">finishing</span> <span word="school">school</span>.</p><p>我对小时候的家说长道短，希望您不要不高兴。不过您大权在握，如果我冒犯了您，您随时可以停止您的资助。这样说是不够礼貌，不过您不能期望我有什么教养，孤儿院毕竟不是淑女训练学校。</p>
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