刎頸之交英文原文

刎頸之交英文原文 Telemachus,Friend（O·Henry） Returningfromahuntingtrip,IwaitedatthelittletownofLosPinos,inNewMexico,forthesouth-boundtrain,whichwasonehourlate.IsatontheporchoftheSummitHouseanddiscussedthefunctionsoflifewithTelemachusHicks,thehotelproprietor. Perceivingthatpersonalitieswerenotoutoforder,Iaskedhimwhatspeciesofbeasthadlongagotwistedandmutilatedhisleftear.Beingahunter,Iwasconcernedintheevilsthatmaybefalloneinthepursuitofgame. "Thatear,"saysHicks,"istherelicoftruefriendship." "Anaccident?"Ipersisted. "Nofriendshipisanaccident,"saidTelemachusandIwassilent. "TheonlyperfectcaseoftruefriendshipIeverknew,"wentonmyhost,"wasacordialintentbetweenaConnecticutmanandamonkey.ThemonkeyclimbedpalmsinBarranquillaandthrewdowncocoanutstotheman.Themansawedthemintwoandmadedippers,whichhesoldfortworealeseachandboughtrum.Themonkeydrankthemilkofthenuts.Througheachbeingsatisfiedwithhisownshareofthegraft,theylivedlikebrothers. "Butinthecaseofhumanbeings,friendshipisatransitoryart,subjecttodiscontinuancewithoutfurthernotice. "Ihadafriendonce,oftheentitlementofPaisleyFish,thatIimaginedwassealedtomeforanendlessspaceoftime.Sidebysideforsevenyearswehadmined,ranched,soldpatentchurns,herdedsheep,tookphotographsandotherthings,builtwirefences,andpickedprunes.ThinksI,neitherhomocidenorflatterynorrichesnorsophistrynordrinkcanmaketroublebetweenmeandPaisleyFish.Wewasfriendsanamountyoucouldhardlyguessat.Wewasfriendsinbusiness,andweletouramicablequalitieslapoverandseasonourhoursofrecreationandfolly.WecertainlyhaddaysofDamonandnightsofPythias. "OnesummermeandPaisleygallopsdownintotheseSanAndresmountainsforthepurposeofamonth'ssurceaseandlevity,dressedinthenaturalstorehabilimentsofman.WehitthistownofLosPinos,whichcertainlywasaroof-gardenspotoftheworld,andflowingwithcondensedmilkandhoney.Ithadastreetortwo,andair,andhens,andaeating-houseandthatwasenoughforus. "Westrikesthetownaftersupper-time,andweconcludestosamplewhateverefficacythereisinthiseating-housedownbytherailroadtracks.Bythetimewehadsetdownandpriedupourplateswithaknifefromtheredoil-cloth,alongintrudesWidowJessupwiththehotbiscuitandthefriedliver. "Now,therewasawomanthatwouldhavetemptedananchovytoforgethisvows.Shewasnotsosmallasshewaslargeandakindofwelcomeairseemedtomitigatehervicinity.Thepinkofherfacewastheinhocsignoofaculinarytemperandawarmdisposition,andhersmilewouldhavebroughtoutthedogwoodblossomsinDecember. "WidowJessuptalkstousalotofgarrulousnessabouttheclimateandhistoryandTennysonandprunesandthescarcityofmutton,andfinallywantstoknowwherewecamefrom. "'Spring