Doctor MarigoldWord文档格式.docx
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AstolookingattheargumentthroughthemediumoftheRegister,WillumMarigoldcomeintotheworldbeforeRegisterscomeupmuch,--andwentoutofittoo.Theywouldn'
thavebeengreatlyinhislineneither,iftheyhadchancedtocomeupbeforehim.
IwasbornontheQueen'
shighway,butitwastheKing'
satthattime.Adoctorwasfetchedtomyownmotherbymyownfather,whenittookplaceonacommon;
andinconsequenceofhisbeingaverykindgentleman,andacceptingnofeebutatea-tray,IwasnamedDoctor,outofgratitudeandcomplimenttohim.Thereyouhaveme.
DoctorMarigold.
Iamatpresentamiddle-agedmanofabroadishbuild,incords,leggings,andasleevedwaistcoatthestringsofwhichisalwaysgonebehind.Repairthemhowyouwill,theygolikefiddle-strings.
Youhavebeentothetheatre,andyouhaveseenoneofthewiolin-
playersscrewuphiswiolin,afterlisteningtoitasifithadbeenwhisperingthesecrettohimthatitfeareditwasoutoforder,andthenyouhavehearditsnap.That'
sasexactlysimilartomywaistcoatasawaistcoatandawiolincanbelikeoneanother.
Iampartialtoawhitehat,andIlikeashawlroundmyneckworelooseandeasy.Sittingdownismyfavouriteposture.IfIhaveatasteinpointofpersonaljewelry,itismother-of-pearlbuttons.
Thereyouhavemeagain,aslargeaslife.
Thedoctorhavingacceptedatea-tray,you'
llguessthatmyfatherwasaCheapJackbeforeme.Youareright.Hewas.Itwasaprettytray.Itrepresentedalargeladygoingalongaserpentiningup-hillgravel-walk,toattendalittlechurch.Twoswanshadlikewisecomeastraywiththesameintentions.WhenIcallheralargelady,Idon'
tmeaninpointofbreadth,forthereshefellbelowmyviews,butshemorethanmadeitupinheighth;
herheighthandslimnesswas--inshortTHEheighthofboth.
Ioftensawthattray,afterIwastheinnocentlysmilingcause(ormorelikelyscreechingone)ofthedoctor'
sstandingituponatableagainstthewallinhisconsulting-room.Whenevermyownfatherandmotherwereinthatpartofthecountry,Iusedtoputmyhead(Ihaveheardmyownmothersayitwasflaxencurlsatthattime,thoughyouwouldn'
tknowanoldhearth-broomfromitnowtillyoucometothehandle,andfounditwasn'
tme)inatthedoctor'
sdoor,andthedoctorwasalwaysgladtoseeme,andsaid,"
Aha,mybrotherpractitioner!
Comein,littleM.D.Howareyourinclinationsastosixpence?
"
Youcan'
tgoonforever,you'
llfind,noryetcouldmyfathernoryetmymother.Ifyoudon'
tgooffasawholewhenyouareaboutdue,you'
reliabletogooffinpart,andtwotooneyourhead'
sthepart.Graduallymyfatherwentoffhis,andmymotherwentoffhers.Itwasinaharmlessway,butitputoutthefamilywhereI
boardedthem.Theoldcouple,thoughretired,gottobewhollyandsolelydevotedtotheCheapJackbusiness,andwerealwayssellingthefamilyoff.Whenevertheclothwaslaidfordinner,myfatherbeganrattlingtheplatesanddishes,aswedoinourlinewhenweputupcrockeryforabid,onlyhehadlostthetrickofit,andmostlylet'
emdropandbroke'
em.Astheoldladyhadbeenusedtositinthecart,andhandthearticlesoutonebyonetotheoldgentlemanonthefootboardtosell,justinthesamewayshehandedhimeveryitemofthefamily'
sproperty,andtheydisposedofitintheirownimaginationsfrommorningtonight.Atlasttheoldgentleman,lyingbedriddeninthesameroomwiththeoldlady,criesoutintheoldpatter,fluent,afterhavingbeensilentfortwodaysandnights:
"
Nowhere,myjollycompanionseveryone,--whichtheNightingaleclubinavillagewasheld,AtthesignoftheCabbageandShears,Wherethesingersnodoubtwouldhavegreatlyexcelled,Butforwantoftaste,voicesandears,--now,here,myjollycompanions,everyone,isaworkingmodelofaused-upoldCheapJack,withoutatoothinhishead,andwithapainineverybone:
solikelifethatitwouldbejustasgoodifitwasn'
tbetter,justasbadifitwasn'
tworse,andjustasnewifitwasn'
twornout.
BidfortheworkingmodeloftheoldCheapJack,whohasdrunkmoregunpowder-teawiththeladiesinhistimethanwouldblowthelidoffawasherwoman'
scopper,andcarryitasmanythousandsofmileshigherthanthemoonasnaughtnixnaught,dividedbythenationaldebt,carrynothingtothepoor-rates,threeunder,andtwoover.
Now,myheartsofoakandmenofstraw,whatdoyousayforthelo
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