第21章 英国的农村生活RuralLifeinEngland2（第1页）

第21章英国的农村生活RuralLifeinEngland（2）

Theresidenceofpeopleoffortuiryhasdiffusedadegreeoftasteandeleganruraleythatdesdstothelowestclass。Theverylaborer，withhisthatcheddnarrowslipofgrouheirembellishmerimhedge，thegrass-plotbeforethedoor，thelittleflower-bedborderedwithsnugbox，thewoodbirainedupagainstthewall，andhangingitsblossomsaboutthelattice，thepotofflowersiheholly，providentlyplahehouse，toterofitsdreariothrowinasemblanceofgreeocheerthefireside：allthesebespeaktheie，flowingdhsourdpervadilevelsofthepublid。IfeverLove，aspoetssiovisitacottage，itmustbethecottageofanE。

ThereisahillnearmyhomethatIoftenight。Thehecityisafar-offmurmur。InthehushofdarkIsharetheessofcridtheceofowls。ButitisthedramaofthemooIetosee。Forthatrestoresiandclaritythatthedstoofreely。

FromthishillIhavewatymoonsrise。Eaehaditsownmood。Therehavebeenbroad，tharvestmoonsinautumn;shy，mistymo;loermiersilenink-bladsmoke-smudgedemoohedryfieldsofsummer。Each，likefiedmyheartandthencalmedmysoul。

Moongazingisaoprehistoritersthemoonoverheadwasasunerriheykevery29daysitbecamefull-belliedandbrilliant，thensiddied，andtheheykhewaxingmerandhigheroverheadaftereachsugsuhewaningmooereaightuntilitvahesuohaveuhemoon’spatternsfromexperiehavebeenaprofoundthing。

Butwe，wholiveindoors，havelosttactwiththemoon。Theglarehtsaofpollutiosky。Thoughmenhavewalkedogrowslessfamiliar。Fewofussaywhenthemht。

Still，ittugsatourmiedlyehefullmoon，hugeandyellowoverthehorizohelpbutstarebackatitsandihemoonhasgiftstobestowupoch。

IlearitsgiftsoneJulyeveniains。Mycarhadmysteriouslystalled，andIwasstrandedahesu，andIhatseemedtobethebright-lowofaforestfirebeyetotheeast。Suddeselfseemedtoburstiherisingmoon，hugeandredandgrotesquelymisshapeahesummeratmosphere，loomedupoutofthewoods。

Distortedthusbythehotbreathofearth，themooempereda。Dogsatnearbyfarmhousesbarkednervously，asifthisstrahadwakenedevilspiritsiasthemooheridgeitgatheredfirmnessandauthority。Itsplexiongedfromred，told，toimpassiveyellow。Itseemedthtoutearth，forasitrose，thehillsandvalleysbelowgrewdimmer。Bythetimethemoonstoodclearofthehorizoedandroundandthecolorofivory，andthevalleysweredeepshadowsinthelahedogs，reassuredthatthiswasthefamiliarmoon，st。Andallatoadjoyclosetolaughter。

&ookanhour。Moonriseisslowahsubtleties。Towatchit，wemustslipintoanolder，morepatieime。Towatheristofindanunusualstillhinourselves。inationsbeeawareofthevastdistancesofspace，theimmensityoftheearthandthehugeimprobabilityofourowence。Wefeelsmallbutprivileged。

Moonlightshowsusnoneoflife’sharderedges。Hillsidesseemsilkenaheosstillaslight。Inmoonlightwebeelessg，moredrawnts。

Andoddthingshappeninsuents。OnthatJulynight，Iwatchedthemoonforanhourortwo，abatotheedthekeyiiohee，justasmysteriouslyasithadstalledafewhoursearlier。Idrovedowainswiththemoononmyshoulderandpeamyheart。

Iofteherisingmoon。Iamdrawespeciallywhescrowdeaseandclarityofvisionintoasmallylife。Thishappehefall。ThenIgotomyhillandawaitthehunter’smoon，enormousandgoldoverthehorizon，filliwithvision。

Anowlswoopsfretop，brightasflame。Acricketshrillsinthegrass。Ithisandmusis。OfBeethoven’sMoonlightSonataandofShakespeare，whoseLorenzodeTheMertofVenice，“Howsweetthemoonlightsleepsuponthisbank！Herewillwesitahesoundsofmusiourears。”Iwoheirverseandmusic，likethemusicofcrickets，areinsomewayvoioon。Withsuycitifiedeltiofthenight。

Loversasfinddeepermeaningatnight。ttoposedeeperquestions-abiinies。Weindulgeiherthanintheimpersohatgoverworld。Webeephilosophersandmystics。

Atmoonrise，asweslowourmindstothepaceoftheheavementstealsoverus。Weopesoffeelingandexercisepartsofourmindsthatreasonlocksawaybyday。Wehear，acrossthedistances，murmursofaerahevisiosandlago。