Text A Young Goodman Brown（第2页）
[21]“thisbesoodmanBrown，withastareofamazementathisundisturbedpanio，Ihavenothingtodowiththegovernorandcil;theyhavetheirownways，andarenoruleforasimplehusba，wereItogoonwiththee，howshouldImeettheeyeofthatgoodoldman，ourmiSalemvillage?Oh，hisvoiakemetremblebothSabbathdayaureday。”
[22]Thusfartheeldertravellerhadlistehduegravity;butnowburstintoafitofirrepressiblemirth，shakinghimselfsoviolentlythathissaffactuallyseemedtleinsympathy。
[23]“Ha!ha!ha!”shoutedheagainandagain;thenself，“Well，goon，Goon;but，prithee，don’tkillmewithlaughing。”
[24]“Well，thehematteratonce，”saidGoodmanBrowtled，“thereismywife，Faith。Itwouldbreakherdearlittleheart;andI’dratherbreakmyown。”
[25]“Nay，ifthatbethesweredtheothyways，GoodmanBrown。IwouldnotfortwentyoldwomeheonehobbliFaithshould。”
[26]Ashespokehepoiaffatafemalefigureoh，inwhomGnizedaverypiousandexemplarydame，whohadtaughthimhiscateyouth，andwasstillhismoralandspiritualadviser，jointlywiththeministerandDea。
[27]“Amarvel，truly，thatGoodyCloyseshouldbesofarinthewildernightfall，”saidhe。“Butwithyourleave，friend，Ishalltakeacutthroughthewoodsuntilwehaveleftthiswomanbehiraoyou，shemightaskwhomIwasgwithandwhitherIwasgoing。”
[28]“Beitso，”saidhisfellow-traveller。“Betakeyoutothewoods，ahepath。”
[29]Aglytheyoungmanturookcaretowatpanion，whoadvalyaloilhehadewithinastaff’slengthoftheolddame。She，meanwhile，wasmakiofherway，withsingularspeedfedawoman，andmumbliinctrayer，doubtless—assheweravellerputforthhisstaffaheredhwhatseemedtheserpent’stail。
[30]“Thedevil!”screamedthepiousoldlady。
[31]“ThenGoodyowsheroldfriehetraveller，gherandleaningstick。
[32]“Ah，forsooth，andisityourworshipindeed?”criedthegooddame。“Yea，trulyisit，andintheveryimageofmyoldgossip，GoodmanBrowherofthesillyfellowthatnowis。But—wouldyourworshipbelieveit?—mybroomstickhathstrangelydisappeared，stolen，asIsuspect，bythatuch，Goodydthat，too，whenIwasallahejuiallage，andquefoil，and>
[33]“Mihfihefatofanew-borheshapeofoldGoodmanBrown。
[34]“Ah，yourworshipknowstherecipe，”criedtheoldlady，galoud。“So，asIwassaying，beihemeeting，andorideon，Imadeupmymindtofootit;fortheytellmethereisaniaakenintounionto-night。Butnoodworshipwilllendmeyourarm，andweshallbethereinatwinkling。”
[35]“Thathardlybe，”answeredherfriend。“ImaynotspareyoodyCloyse;buthereismystaff，ifyouwill。”
[36]Sosayidow，where，perhaps，itassumedlife，beiherodswhierhadformerlyleianmagi。Ofthisfact，hoodmanBrownottakece。Hehadcastuphiseyesinasto，and，lookingdownagaiherGoodyortheserpeaff，buthisfellowtravelleralone，whowaitedforhimascalmlyasifnothinghadhappened。
[37]“Thatoldwomantaughtmemycatechism，”saidtheyoungman;andtherewasaworldofmeaninginthissimpleent。
[38]Theyuedtohiletheeldertravellerexhortedhisakegoodspeedahepath，disgsoaptlythathisargumehertupinthebosomofhisauditorthaedbyhimself。Astheywent，hepluckedabranapletoserveforawalkingstidbegantostripitofthetwigsandlittleboughs，ithevehemomenthisfiouchedthemtheybegelywitheredanddriedupaswithaweek’ssuhepairproceeded，atagoodfreepatilsuddenly，inagloomyhollowoodmanBrownsathimselfdowumpofatreeaogoanyfarther。
[39]“Friend，”saidhe，stubbornly，“mymiaepwillIbudgeonthiserrand。WhatifawretandochoosetogotothedevilwhenIthoughtshewasgoingtoheaven:isthatanyreasonwhyIshouldquitmydearFaithandgoafterher?”
[40]“Youwillthihisbyandby，”saidhisaposedly。“Sithereayourselfawhile;andwhenyoufeellikemovingagaiafftohelpyoualong。”
[41]Withoutmorewords，hethrewhisaplestideedilyoutofsightasifhehadvahedeepeninggloom。Theyoungmasbytheroadside，applaudily，andthinkingwithhowclearaeettheministerinhismwalk，norshrinkfromtheeyeofgoodoldDea。Andwouldbehisthatverynight，whichwastohavebeesowickedly，butsopurelyalynow，inthearmsofFaith!Amidstthesepleasantahymeditations，Goodmaramptheroad，aadvisabletoselfwithiheforest，sciousoftheguiltypurposethathadbroughthimthither，thoughnoilytur。
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