Chapter2 暗夜魔法石 The Magic Stone at Dark
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埃德加·愛倫·坡
EdgarAllenPoe
埃德加·愛倫·坡（EdgarAllenPoe，1809—1849），美國浪漫主義文學大師，19世紀美國最著名、最具代表性的作家之一，在短篇小說的發展歷史中佔有突出的地位。愛倫·坡的短篇小說大致分爲三類：恐怖故事、謀殺疑案和科學難解之謎。他開創了偵探小說的先河，被稱爲“偵探小說之父”。本文被公認爲他最完美的短篇小說之一，也是世界最佳短篇小說之一，充分體現了他關於短篇小說的理論和風格特徵。
Forthemostwild,yetmosthomelynarrativewhichIamabouttoen,Ineitherexectnorsolicitbelief.MadindeedwouldIbetoexectit,inacasewheremyverysensesrejecttheirownevidence.Yet,madamInot-andverysurelydoInotdream.ButtomorrowIdie,andtodayIwouldunburthenmysoul.Myimmediateuroseistolacebeforetheworld,lainly,succinctly,andwithoutcomment,aseriesofmerehouseholdevents.Intheirconsequences,theseeventshaveterrifed-havetortured-havedestroyedme.YetIwillnotattemttoexoundthem.Tome,theyhaveresentedlittlebutHorror-tomanytheywillseemlessterriblethanbaroque.Hereafter,erhas,someintellectmaybefoundwhichwillreducemyhantasmtothecommon-lace-someintellectmorecalm,morelogical,andfarlessexcitablethanmyown,whichwillerceive,inthecircumstancesIdetailwithawe,nothingmorethananordinarysuccessionofverynaturalcausesandeffects.
FrommyinfancyIwasnotedforthedocilityandhumanityofmydisosition.Mytendernessofheartwasevensoconsicuousastomakemethejestofmycomanions.Iwaseseciallyfondofanimals,andwasindulgedbymyarentswithagreatvarietyofets.WiththeseIsentmostofmytime,andneverwassohayaswhenfeedingandcaressingthem.Thiseculiarityofcharactergrewwithmygrowth,andinmymanhood,Iderivedfromitoneofmyrincialsourcesofleasure.Tothosewhohavecherishedanaffectionforafaithfulandsagaciousdog,Ineedhardlybeatthetroubleofexlainingthenatureortheintensityofthegratifcationthusderivable.Thereissomethingintheunselfshandself-sacrifcingloveofabrute,whichgoesdirectlytotheheartofhimwhohashadfrequentoccasiontotestthealtryfriendshiandgossamerfdelityofmereMan.
Imarriedearly,andwashaytofndinmywifeadisositionnotuncongenialwithmyown.Observingmyartialityfordomesticets,shelostnooortunityofrocuringthoseofthemostagreeablekind.Wehadbirds,goldfsh,afnedog,rabbits,asmallmonkey,andacat.
