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消遣留到周六下午与周日，而其他时间却尽可能地用来赚钱。黄昏，他们离开办公室，会在固定的时间里聚集在咖啡馆，在相同的林荫大道上散步，或是在阳台上透透气。年轻人的热情强烈但维时不长；年长者的不良嗜好很少超出沉溺于保龄球、宴会和社交的范围，或者是沉湎于那种打出一张牌，就能赚大笔钱的俱乐部。

A　Thoroughly　Negative　Place

Albert　Camus

The　town　itself�let　us　admit�is　�placid　air　and　you　need　time　to　discover　what　it　is　that　makes　it　different　from　so　many　business　centers　in　other　parts　of　the　�for　instance�of　a　town　without　pigeons�without　any　trees　or　gardens�where　you　never　hear　the　beat　of　wings　or　the　rustle　of　leaves—a　thoroughly　negative　place�in　short　？　The　seasons　are　discriminated　only　in　the　's　ing　is　the　feel　of　the　air�or　the　baskets　of　flowers　brought　in　from　the　suburbs　by　peddlers；it's　a　spring　cried　in　the　market��dry�sprinkles　our　walls　with　grayish　dust�and　you　have　no　option　but　to　survive　those　days　of　fire　indoors�behind　closed　�on　the　other　hand�we　have　deluges　of

Perhaps　the　easiest　way　of　making　a　town's　acquaintance　is　to　ascertain　how　the　people　in　it　work�how　they　love�and　how　they　（is　this�one　wonders�an　effect　of　the　climate？）　all　three　are　done　on　much　the　same　lines�with　the　same　feverish　yet　casual　；and　devotes　himself　to　cultivating　�but　solely　with　the　object　of　getting　�and　their　chief　aim　in　life　is�as　they　call　it�“doing　business。”Naturally　they　don't　eschew　such　simpler　pleasures　as　sea�bathing�going　to　the　�very　sensibly�they　reserve　these　pastimes　for　Saturday　afternoons　and　Sundays　and　employ　the　rest　of　the　week　in　making　money�as　much　as　�on　leaving　the　office�they　forgather�at　an　hour　that　never　varies�in　the　cafés�stroll　the　same　boulevard�or　take　the　air　on　their　�lived；the　vices　of　older　men　seldom　range　beyond　an　addiction　to　bowling�to　banquets　and　“socials�〃　or　clubs　where　large　sums　change　hands　on　the　fall　of　a　card。

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