帶家具出租的房間英文原文_The Furnished Room
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帶家具出租的房間英文原文（英語）：
TheFurnishedRoom
Restless,shifting,fugaciousastimeitselfisacertainvastbulk
ofthepopulationoftheredbrickdistrictofthelowerWestSide.
Homeless,theyhaveahundredhomes.Theyflitfromfurnishedroom
tofurnishedroom,transientsforever--transientsinabode,
transientsinheartandmind.Theysing"Home,SweetHome"in
ragtimetheycarrytheir~laresetpenates~inabandboxtheirvine
isentwinedaboutapicturehatarubberplantistheirfigtree.
Hencethehousesofthisdistrict,havinghadathousanddwellers,
shouldhaveathousandtalestotell,mostlydullones,nodoubtbut
itwouldbestrangeiftherecouldnotbefoundaghostortwointhe
wakeofallthesevagrantguests.
Oneeveningafterdarkayoungmanprowledamongthesecrumblingred
mansions,ringingtheirbells.Atthetwelfthherestedhislean
hand-baggageuponthestepandwipedthedustfromhishatbandand
forehead.Thebellsoundedfaintandfarawayinsomeremote,hollow
depths.
Tothedoorofthis,thetwelfthhousewhosebellhehadrung,came
ahousekeeperwhomadehimthinkofanunwholesome,surfeitedworm
thathadeatenitsnuttoahollowshellandnowsoughttofillthe
vacancywithediblelodgers.
Heaskediftherewasaroomtolet.
"Comein,"saidthehousekeeper.Hervoicecamefromherthroather
throatseemedlinedwithfur."Ihavethethirdfloorback,vacant
sinceaweekback.Shouldyouwishtolookatit?"
Theyoungmanfollowedherupthestairs.Afaintlightfromno
particularsourcemitigatedtheshadowsofthehalls.Theytrod
noiselesslyuponastaircarpetthatitsownloomwouldhave
forsworn.Itseemedtohavebecomevegetabletohavedegeneratedin
thatrank,sunlessairtolushlichenorspreadingmossthatgrewin
patchestothestaircaseandwasviscidunderthefootlikeorganic
matter.Ateachturnofthestairswerevacantnichesinthewall.
Perhapsplantshadoncebeensetwithinthem.Ifsotheyhaddiedin
thatfoulandtaintedair.Itmaybethatstatuesofthesaintshad
stoodthere,butitwasnotdifficulttoconceivethatimpsand
devilshaddraggedthemforthinthedarknessanddowntotheunholy
depthsofsomefurnishedpitbelow.
"Thisistheroom,"saidthehousekeeper,fromherfurrythroat.
"It'saniceroom.Itain'toftenvacant.Ihadsomemostelegant
peopleinitlastsummer--notroubleatall,andpaidinadvanceto
theminute.Thewater'sattheendofthehall.SprowlsandMooney
keptitthreemonths.Theydoneavaudevillesketch.MissB'retta
Sprowls--youmayhaveheardofher--Oh,thatwasjustthestagenames
--rightthereoverthedresseriswherethemarriagecertificate
hung,framed.Thegasishere,andyouseethereisplentyofcloset
room.It'