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methods。 

     They  criticised the   babies。       When   a   fresh   infant   was   published   in  a 

house�察�the critics would call in a body to pass their judgment upon it�察�and 

the young mother would bring it down for them to sample。 

     ;Did you ever see a child anything like that in this world before�拭─�she 

would   say�察  �holding   it   out   to   them。   ;Isn't   it   a   wonderful   baby�拭  �_You_ 

never saw a child with legs like that�察�I know。                Nurse says he's the most 

extraordinary baby she ever attended。             Bless him� ─�

     But the critics did not think anything of it。 

     ;Tut�察�tut�察─�they would reply�察 �there is nothing extraordinary about that 

childno originality whatever。           Why�察�it's exactly like every other baby 

bald   head�察  �red   face�察  �big   mouth�察  �and   stumpy   nose。      Why�察  �that's   only   a 

weak imitation of the baby next door。               It's a plagiarism�察�that's what that 

child    is。  You've      been   wasting     your   time�察  �madam。       If   you   can't   do 

anything   more   original   than   that�察  �we   should   advise   you   to   give   up   the 

business altogether。; 

     That was the end of criticism in that strange land。 

     ;Oh� �look here�察 �we've had enough   of you and   your originality�察─  �said 

the people to the critics�察�after that。          ;Why�察�_you_ are not original�察�when 

one comes to think of it�察�and your criticisms are not original。 You've all of 

you been saying exactly the same thing ever since the time of Solomon。 

We are going to drown you and have a little peace。; 

     ;What�察    �drown     a  critic� ─  �cried   the  critics�察  �never    heard    of  such    a 

monstrous proceeding in our lives� ─�

     ;No�察  �we   flatter   ourselves   it   is   an   original   idea�察─  �replied   the   public�察�

brutally。    ;You ought to be charmed with it。             Out you come� ─�

     So they took the critics out and drowned them�察�and then passed a short 



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act�察�making criticism a capital offense。 

     After that�察�the art and literature of the country followed�察�somewhat�察�the 

methods of the quaint and curious school�察�but the land�察�notwithstanding�察�

was a much more cheerful place to live in�察�I dreamed。 

     But I never finished telling you about the dream in which I thought I 

left my legs behind me when I went into a certain theater。 

     I dreamed that the ticket the man gave me for my legs was No。 19�察�and 

I was worried all through the performance for fear No。 61 should get hold 

of them�察�and leave me his instead。           Mine are rather a fine pair of legs�察�and 

I   am�察  �I   confess�察  �a   little   proud   of   themat   all   events�察  �I   prefer   them   to 

anybody else's。       Besides�察�number sixty´one's might be a skinny pair�察�and 

not fit me。 

     It quite spoiled my evening�察�fretting about this。 

     Another extraordinary dream I had was one in which I dreamed that I 

was engaged to be married to my Aunt Jane。                That was not�察�however�察�the 

extraordinary part   of it�察  �I have   often   known people  to dream  things   like 

that。   I knew a man who once dreamed that he was actually married to his 

own mother´in´law�          �He told me   that never in his life had he loved the 

alarm   clock     with   more    deep   and   grateful   tenderness     than  he   did  that 

morning。      The dream almost reconciled him to being married to his real 

wife。    They lived quite happily together for a few days�察�after that dream。 

     No�察  �the   extraordinary   part   of   my   dream   was�察  �that   I   knew   it   was   a 

dream。      ;What on earth will uncle say to this engagement�拭─�I thought to 

myself�察  �in   my   dream。    ;There's   bound   to   be   a   row   about   it。 We   shall 

have   a   deal   of   trouble   with   uncle�察  �I   feel   sure。; And   this   thought   quite 

troubled     me   until   the  sweet    reflection   came�此     �Ah�     �well�察 �it's  only   a 

dream。; 

     And I made up my mind that I would wake up as soon as uncle found 

out about the engagement�察�and leave him and Aunt Jane to fight the matter 

out between themselves。 

     It  is  a  very    great   comfort�察   �when    the   dream    grows    troubled     and 

alarming�察�to feel that it is only a dream�察�and to know that we shall awake 

soon     and   be  none    the  worse    for   it。 We     can   dream    out   the  foolish 

perplexity with a smile then。 



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     Sometimes the dream of life grows strangely troubled and perplexing�察�

and then he who meets dismay the bravest is he who feels that the fretful 

play is but a dreama brief�察�uneasy dream of three score years and ten�察�or 

thereabouts�察  �from   which�察  �in      a   little   while�察  �he   will   awakeat   least�察  �he 

dreams so。 

     How     dull�察  �how    impossible     life  would    be  without     dreamswaking 

dreams�察�I meanthe dreams that we call ;castles in the air�察─�built by the 

kindly hands of Hope�           �Were it not for the mirage of the oasis�察�drawing 

his footsteps ever onward�察�the weary traveler would lie down in the desert 

sand and die。       It is the mirage of distant success�察�of happiness that�察�like 

the   bunch   of   carrots   fastened   an   inch   beyond   the   donkey's   nose�察  �seems 

always   just   within   our   reach�察  �if   only   we   will   gallop   fast   enough�察  �that 

makes us run so eagerly along the road of Life。 

     Providence�察�like a father with a tired child�察�lures us ever along the way 

with tales and promises�察�until�察�at the frowning gate that ends the road�察�we 

shrink back�察�frightened。         Then�察�promises still more sweet he stoops and 

whispers in our ear�察�and timid yet partly reassured�察�and trying to hide our 

fears�察�we gather up all that is left of our little stock of hope and�察�trusting 

yet half afraid�察�push out our groping feet into the darkness。 



     Notes on the editing of this text�此�

     1。   Italicized phrases are delimited by the underline character �─�_;��。 2。 

Hyphens have been left in the text only where it was the clear intention of 

the author。     For example�察�throughout the text�察 �tonight; and ;tomorrow; 

appear   as   ;to´night;   and   ;to´morrow;。         This   is   intentional�察  �and   is   not 

simply a legacy of words having been broken across lines in the printed 

text。   3。   The   pound   ��currency��   symbol   has   been   replaced   by   the   word 

;pounds;。 



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