第22部分(第4/6 页)

ld　understand　a　word　of　English；　he　had　taken　his　girl　for　their　first　theater　date　to　The　Wizard　of　Oz。　It　was　a　wonderful　show；　the　waiter　recalled—a　man　of　straw；　a　man　of　tin。　Wonderful！（And　still　only　eighteen　inches　away。　）　“Mr。　Stone　is　a　very　hearty　eater。”　said　the　waiter　thoughtfully；　content　with　this　fragile　participation　in　destiny；　this　link　with　Oz。。　最好的txt下载网

这里是纽约（4）

New　York　blends　the　gift　of　privacy　with　the　excitement　of　participation；　and　better　than　most　dense　munities　it　succeeds　in　insulating　the　individual　（if　he　wants　it；　and　almost　everybody　wants　or　needs　it）　against　all　enormous4　and　violent　and　wonderful　events　that　are　taking　place　every　minute。　Since　I　have　been　sitting　in　this　miasmic　air　shaft；　a　good　many　rather　splashy　events　have　occurred　in　town。　A　man　shot　and　killed　his　wife　in　a　fit　of　jealousy。　It　caused　no　stir　outside　his　block　and　got　only　small　mention　in　the　papers。　I　did　not　attend。　Since　my　arrival；　the　greatest　air　show　ever　staged　in　all　the　world　took　place　in　town。　I　didn’t　attend　and　neither　did　most　of　the　eight　million　other　inhabitants；　although　they　say　there　was　quite　a　crowd。　I　didn’t　even　hear　any　planes　except　a　couple　of　westbound　mercial　airliners　that　habitually　use　this　air　shaft　to　fly　over。　The　biggest　oceangoing　ships　on　the　North　Atlantic　arrived　and　departed。　I　didn’t　notice　them　and　neither　did　most　other　New　Yorkers。　I　am　told　this　is　the　greatest　seaport　in　the　world；　with　650　miles　of　waterfront；　and　ships　calling　here　from　many　exotic　lands；　but　the　only　boat　I’ve　happened　to notice　since　my　arrival　was　a　small　sloop　tacking　out　of　the　East　River　night　before　last　on　the　ebb　tie　when　I　was　walking　across　the　Brooklyn　Bridge。　I　heard　the　Queen　Mary　blow　one　midnight；　though；　and　t