高中生必看的经典英文名著珊瑚岛太平洋的故事.docx
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高中生必看的经典英文名著珊瑚岛太平洋的故事
TheCoralIsland:
ATaleofthePacificOcean
by
ROBERTMICHAELBALLANTYNE,
authorof “hudson’sbay; or, every-daylifeinthewildsofnorthamerica;
”snow-flakesandsun-beams; or, theyoungfur-traders;”
“ungava:
ataleoftheesquimaux,” etc., etc.
withillustrationsbydalziel.
London:
THOMASNELSONANDSONS,PATERNOSTERROW.
edinburgh; andnewyork.
1884.
Preface
IwasaboywhenIwentthroughthewonderfuladventureshereinsetdown. Withthememoryofmyboyishfeelingsstronguponme,Ipresentmybookspeciallytoboys,intheearnesthopethattheymayderivevaluableinformation,muchpleasure,greatprofit,andunboundedamusementfromitspages.
Onewordmore. Ifthereisanyboyormanwholovestobemelancholyandmorose,andwhocannotenterwithkindlysympathyintotheregionsoffun,letmeseriouslyadvisehimtoshutmybookandputitaway. Itisnotmeantforhim.
RALPHROVER
CHAPTERI.
Thebeginning—Myearlylifeandcharacter—Ithirstforadventureinforeignlandsandgotosea.
Rovinghasalwaysbeen,andstillis,myrulingpassion,thejoyofmyheart,theverysunshineofmyexistence. Inchildhood,inboyhood,andinman’sestate,Ihavebeenarover;notamererambleramongthewoodyglensanduponthehill-topsofmyownnativeland,butanenthusiasticroverthroughoutthelengthandbreadthofthewidewideworld.
Itwasawild,blacknightofhowlingstorm,thenightinwhichIwasbornonthefoamingbosomofthebroadAtlanticOcean. Myfatherwasasea-captain;mygrandfatherwasasea-captain;mygreat-grandfatherhadbeenamarine. Nobodycouldtellpositivelywhatoccupation his fatherhadfollowed;butmydearmotherusedtoassertthathehadbeenamidshipman,whosegrandfather,onthemother’sside,hadbeenanadmiralintheroyalnavy. Atanyrateweknewthat,asfarbackasourfamilycouldbetraced,ithadbeenintimatelyconnectedwiththegreatwaterywaste. Indeedthiswasthecaseonbothsidesofthehouse;formymotheralwayswenttoseawithmyfatheronhislongvoyages,andsospentthegreaterpartofherlifeuponthewater.
Thusitwas,Isuppose,thatIcametoinheritarovingdisposition. SoonafterIwasborn,myfather,beingold,retiredfromaseafaringlife,purchasedasmallcottageinafishingvillageonthewestcoastofEngland,andsettleddowntospendtheeveningofhislifeontheshoresofthatseawhichhadforsomanyyearsbeenhishome. ItwasnotlongafterthisthatIbegantoshowtherovingspiritthatdweltwithinme. Forsometimepastmyinfantlegshadbeengainingstrength,sothatIcametobedissatisfiedwithrubbingtheskinoffmychubbykneesbywalkingonthem,andmademanyattemptstostandupandwalklikeaman;allofwhichattempts,however,resultedinmysittingdownviolentlyandinsuddensurprise. OnedayItookadvantageofmydearmother’sabsencetomakeanothereffort;and,tomyjoy,Iactuallysucceededinreachingthedoorstep,overwhichItumbledintoapoolofmuddywaterthatlaybeforemyfather’scottagedoor. Ah,howvividlyIrememberthehorrorofmypoormotherwhenshefoundmeswelteringinthemudamongstagroupofcacklingducks,andthetendernesswithwhichshestrippedoffmydrippingclothesandwashedmydirtylittlebody!
Fromthistimeforthmyramblesbecamemorefrequent,and,asIgrewolder,moredistant,untilatlastIhadwanderedfarandnearontheshoreandinthewoodsaroundourhumbledwelling,anddidnotrestcontentuntilmyfatherboundmeapprenticetoacoastingvessel,andletmegotosea.
ForsomeyearsIwashappyinvisitingthesea-ports,andincoastingalongtheshoresofmynativeland. MyChristiannamewasRalph,andmycomradesaddedtothisthenameofRover,inconsequenceofthepassionwhichIalwaysevincedfortravelling. Roverwasnotmyrealname,butasIneverreceivedanyotherIcameatlasttoanswertoitasnaturallyastomypropername;and,asitisnotabadone,IseenogoodreasonwhyIshouldnotintroducemyselftothereaderasRalphRover. Myshipmateswerekind,good-naturedfellows,andtheyandIgotonverywelltogether. Theydid,indeed,veryfrequentlymakegameofandbanterme,butnotunkindly;andIoverheardthemsometimessayingthatRalphRoverwasa“queer,old-fashionedfellow.” This,Imustconfess,surprisedmemuch,andIponderedthesayinglong,butcouldcomeatnosatisfactoryconclusionastothatwhereinmyold-fashionednesslay. ItistrueIwasaquietlad,andseldomspokeexceptwhenspokento. Moreover,Inevercouldunderstandthejokesofmycompanionsevenwhentheywereexplainedtome:
whichdulnessinapprehensionoccasionedmemuchgrief;however,ItriedtomakeupforitbysmilingandlookingpleasedwhenIobservedthattheywerelaughingatsomewitticismwhichIhadfailedtodetect. Iwasalsov
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