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1、TheChaserJoh n CollierAla n Auste n, as n ervous as a kitte n, went up certa in dark and creaky stairs in the n eighborhood of P ell Street , and p eered about for a long time on the dim landing before he found the n ame he wan ted written obscurely on one of the doors.He pu shed open this door, as

2、he had bee n told to do, and found himself in a tiny room, which contained no furn iture but a plain kitche n table, a rock in g-chair, and an ordinary chair. On one of the dirty buffcolored walls were a couple of shelves, containing in all p erha ps a doze n bottles and jars.An old man sat in the r

3、ock in g-chair, readi ng a n ews paper. Ala n, without a word, han ded him the card he had bee n give n. "Sit dow n, Mr. Auste n," said the old man very po litely. "I am glad to make your acqua intan ce.""Is it true," asked Ala n, "that you have a certa in mixture

4、that has- er-quite extraord inary effects""My dear sir," rep lied the old man, "my stock in trade is not very large-I don't deal in laxatives and teeth ing mixtures-but such as it is, it is varied. I think nothing I sell has effects which could be p recisely described as ordi

5、n ary.""Well, the fact is-" bega n Ala n."Here, for exa mpl e," i nterrup ted the old man, reach ing for a bottle from the shelf. "Here is a liquid as colorless as water, almost tasteless, quite imp erce ptible in coffee, wine, or any other beverage. It is also quite im

6、p erce ptible to any known method of aut op sy.""Do you mean it is a poison" cried Ala n, very much horrified."Call it a glove-clea ner if you like," said the old manin differe ntly. "Maybe it will clea n gloves. I have n ever tried. One might call it a life-clea ner. L

7、ives n eed clea ning sometimes.""I want nothing of that sort," said Ala n."P robably it is just as well," said the old man. "Do you know the price of this For one teas poon ful, which is sufficie nt, I ask five thousa nd dollars. Never less. Not a penny less.""

8、;I hope all your mixtures are not as expen sive," said Ala n app rehe nsively."Oh dear, n o," said the old man. "It would be no good charg ing that sort of price for a love po ti on, for exa mple. Young people who n eed a love po ti on very seldom have five thousa nd dollars. Oth

9、erwise they would not n eed a love po ti on.""I am glad to hear that," said Ala n."I look at it like this," said the old man. " Please a customer with one article, and he will come back whe n he n eeds ano ther. Even if it is more costly. He will save up for it, if n ec

10、essary.""So," said Ala n, "you really do sell love po ti ons""If I did not sell love po ti on s," said the old man, reach ing for ano ther bottle, "I should not have men ti oned the other matter to you. It is only whe n one is in a po siti on to oblige that on

11、e can afford to be so con fide ntial.""And these po ti on s," said Ala n. "They are not just-just-er-""Oh, n 0," said the old man. "Their effects are p erma nent, and exte nd far bey ond casual impu Ise. But they in clude it. Boun tifully, in siste ntly. Everl

12、asti ngly.""Dear me!" said Ala n, atte mp ti ng a look of scie ntific detachme nt."How very in terest in g!""But con sider the sp iritual side," said the old man."I do, i ndeed," said Ala n."For in differe nee," said the old man, "they subs

13、titute devoti on. For scor n, adorati on. Give one tiny measure of this to the young lady-its flavor is imp erce ptible in orange juice, soup, or cocktails-a nd however gay and giddy she is, she will cha nge altogether. She will want nothing but solitude, and you.""I can hardly believe it,

14、" said Ala n. "She is so fond of p arties.""She will not like them any more," said the old man. "She will beafraid of the p retty girls you may meet.""She will actually be jealous" cried Ala n in a rap ture. "Of me""Yes, she will want to be

15、 everyth ing to you.""She is, already. Only she does n't care about it.""She will, whe n she has take n this. She will care inten sely. Youwill be her sole in terest in life.""Won derful!" cried Ala n."She will want to know all you do," said the old m

16、an. "All that has happened to you duri ng the day. Every word of it. She will want to know what you are thinking about, why you smile sudde niy, why you are look ing sad.""That is love!" cried Ala n."Yes," said the old man. "How carefully she will look after you! S

17、hewill n ever allow you to be tired, to sit in a draught, to n eglect your food. If you are an hour late, she will be terrified. She will thi nk you are killed, or that some sire n has caught you.""I can hardly imagi ne Dia na like that!" cried Ala n, overwhelmed withjoy."You wil

18、l not have to use your imagi nati on," said the old man. "And, by the way, since there are always sire ns, if by any cha nee you should, later on, sli p a little, you n eed not worry. She will forgive you, in the end. She will be terribly hurt, of course, but she will forgive you-i n the e

19、n d.""That will not happen," said Ala n ferven tly."Of course no t," said the old man. "But, if it did, you n eed notworry. She would n ever divorce you. Oh, no! And, of course, she herself will n ever give you the least, the very least, grounds for-un eas in ess."

20、"And how much," said Ala n, "is this won derful mixture""It is not as dear," said the old man, "as the glove-clea ner, orlife-clea ner, as I sometimes call it. No. That is five thousa nd dollars, n ever a penny less. One has to be older tha n you are, to in dulge i

21、n that sort of thi ng. One has to save up for it.""But the love po ti on" said Ala n."Oh, that," said the old man, opening the drawer in the kitche n table, and tak ing out a tiny, rather dirty-look ing p hial. "That is just a dollar.""I can't tell you how

22、 grateful I am," said Ala n, watch ing him fillit."I like to oblige," said the old man. "The n customers come back, later in life, whe n they are better off, and want more expen sive thin gs. Here you are. You will find it very effective.""Tha nk you aga in," said

23、Ala n. "Good-bye.""Au revoir," said the man.弖幟宀John CollierAlan Auste n,諸嫖仇幸弌竪匯劎恠貧阻Pell瞬匯官惣促椎菜圧議促杢椎促杢家貧肇捷隼珊氏食屹。麿壓菜圧嶄寵沫阻載海扮寂適薦掩范彭心音賠議仇中嶮噐棲欺阻匯只壇念-宸只壇貧咨咨埃埃嗤匯幸麿豚李心欺議兆兎。麿容蝕壇屎泌瓜御岑仇椎劎。昧軸麿窟麿附侃壓匯幸弌型寂嶄膨巔短嗤社醤率鏡匯嫖高雄雄議釜彑匯嫖辧厠才匯嫖噸宥厠徨。壓凪嶄匯中壜揩揩議致弼能中貧嗤叱幸尺徨貧中嗤寄古12幸匿合。匯幸析游恫壓辧厠貧響彭烏崕。Alan匯鞘三脅珊短傍枠弓貧阻匯嫖

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