第9部分(第2/5 页)

the　mind　of　�stolid�snorting　�I　should　spend　many　of　them　watching　the　delightful　activity　upon　the　river。

假如给我三天光明（13）

I　look　ahead�and　before　me　rise　the　fantastic　towers　of　New　York�a　city　that　seems　to　have　stepped　from　the　pages　of　a　fairy　�inspiring　sight�these　glittering　�structures　such　as　the　gods　might　build　for　themselves！　This　animated　picture　is　a　part　of　the　lives　of　millions　of　people　every　�I　wonder�give　it　so　much　as　a　seconds　glance？　Very　few�I

I　hurry　to　the　top　of　one　of　those　gigantic　structures�the　Empire　State　Building�for　there�a　short　time　ago�I　“saw”　the　city　below　through　the　eyes　of　my　�for　to　me　it　would　be　a　vision　of　another　world。

Now　I　begin　my　rounds　of　the　�I　stand　at　a　busy　corner�merely　looking　at　people�trying　by　sight　of　them　to　understand　something　of　their　�and　I　am　�and　I　am　proud�I　see　suffering�and　I　am　passionate。

I　stroll　down　Fifth　�so　that　I　see　no　particular　object　but　only　a　seething　kaleidoscope　of　's　dresses　moving　in　a　throng　must　be　a　gorgeous　spectacle　of　which　I　should　never　—too　interested　in　styles　and　the　cut　of　individual　dresses　to give　much　attention　to　the　splendor　of　color　in　the　�too�that　I　should　bee　an　inveterate　window　shopper�for　it　must　be　a　delight　to　the　eye　to　view　the　myriad　articles　of　beauty　on　display。

From　Fifth　Avenue　I　make　a　tour　of　the　city—to　Park　Avenue�to　the　slums；to　factories�to　parks　where　children　�at�home　trip　abroad　by　visiting　the　foreign　；it　strives　to　touch　and　hold　closely　each　thing　its　gaze　rests　�filling　the　heart　with　happiness；but　some　are　miserably　�for　they�too�are　part　of

My　third　day　of　sight　is　drawing　to　an　�but　I　am　afraid　that　on　the　evening　of　that　last　day　I　should　again　run　away　to　the　theater�to　a　hilariously　f