Chapter2 暗夜魔法石 The Magic Stone at Dark（第1页）

Chapter2暗夜魔法石TheMagieatDark

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埃德加·爱伦·坡EdgarAllenPoe

埃德加·爱伦·坡（EdgarAllenPoe，1809—1849），美国浪漫主义文学大师，19世纪美国最著名、最具代表性的作家之一，在短篇小说的发展历史中占有突出的地位。爱伦·坡的短篇小说大致分为三类：恐怖故事、谋杀疑案和科学难解之谜。他开创了侦探小说的先河，被称为“侦探小说之父”。本文被公认为他最完美的短篇小说之一，也是世界最佳短篇小说之一，充分体现了他关于短篇小说的理论和风格特征。

Forthemostwild，yetmosthomelynarrativewhichIamabouttopeherexpeorsolicitbelief。MadindeedwouldIbetoexpeacasewheremyveryseheirow，madamInot-andverysurelydoIomorrowIdie，andtodayIwouldunburthenmysoul。Myimmediatepurposeistoplacebeforetheworld，plainly，sudwithoutent，aseriesofmerehouseholdevents。Intheirces，theseeveerrifed-havetortured-havedestroyedme。YetIttoexpouome，theyhavepreselebutHorror-tomanytheywillseemlessterriblethaer，perhaps，someimaybefoundwhichwillredutasmtotheoelle，midfarlessexcitablethanmyoillperthecesIdetailwithawe，nothihananordinarysuofverynaturaldeffects。

Frommyinfanotedforthedodhumanityofmydisposition。Mytenderwasevensospicuousastomakemethejestofmypanions。Iedofanimals，andwasindulgedbymyparentswithagreatvarietyofpets。WiththeseIspentmostofmytime，andneveryaswhenfeedingahem。Thispeculiarityrewwithmygrowth，andinmymanhood，Iderivedfromitoneofmyprincipalsourcesofpleasure。Tothosewhohavecherishedaionforafaithfulandsagaciousdog，Ineedhardlybeatthetroubleofexplaiureortheiyofthegratifthusderivable。Thereissomethingintheunselfshandself-sagloveofabrute，whichgoesdirectlytotheheartofhimwhohashadfrequentototestthepaltryfriendshipayofmereMan。

Imarriedearly，andytofndinmyositionnotuhmymypartialityfordomesticpets，shelostnoopportunitythoseofthemostagreeablekind。Wehadbirds，goldfsh，afnedog，rabbits，asmallmonkey，andacat。