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Text B The Dolls House（第1页）

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KatherineMansfield

[1]WhendearoldMrs.HaywentbaafterstayingwiththeBurheadoll’shouse.ItwassobigthatthedPatcarrieditiyard，aayed，proppedupontwowoodehefeed-roomdoor.Noharmeofit;itwassummer.Ahesmellofpaintwouldhavegohetimeithadtobetakenihesmellofpaintthatdoll’shouse（“SweetofoldMrs.Hay，ofostsweetandgenerous!”

）—butthesmellofpaintwasquiteenoughtomakeanyoneseriouslyill，inAuntBeryl’sopiniohesagwastakenoff.A>

[2]Therestoodthedoll’shouse，adark，oily，spina，pickedoutwithbrightyellow.Itstwosolidlittleeys，gluedontotheroof，werepaintedredahedleamingwithyellowvarnish，waslikealittleslaboftoffee.Fourindows，weredividedintopanesbyabrreeuallyatinyporch，too，paihbiglumpsofgealedpainthangingalongtheedge.

[3]Butperfect，perfectlittlehouse!Whoiartofthejoy，partofthenewness.

[4]“Openitquieone!”

[5]Thehookatthesidewasstuckfast.Patprieditopenwithhispehewholehbad—thereyatohesamemomentint-roomanddining-room，thekitdtwobedrooms.Thatisthewayforahousetoopen!Whydon’tallhousesope?Howmuchmoreexgthahroughtheslitofadoorilehallwithahat-standandtwoumbrellas!Thatis—isn’tit?—whatyoulongtoknowaboutahousewhenyouputyourhandonthekistheedeadofakiurnwithanangel....

[6]“Oh-oh!”

TheBurnellsouhoughtheywereiwastoomarvellous;itwastoomu.Theyhadhiheirlives.Alltheroomsered.Therewerepitheaihepaper，withgoldframesplete.Redcarpetcoveredallthefloorsexceptthekit;redplushthedrawing-room，greeninthedining-room;tables，bedswithrealbedclothes，acradle，astove，adresserwithtinyplatesandonebigjug.ButwhatKezialikedmorethananything，whatshelikedfrightfully，.Itstoodinthemiddleofthedining-roomtable，aelittleamberlampwithawhiteglobe.Itwasevenfilledallreadyf，though，ofcourse，you’tlightit.Buttherewassomethilookedlikeoil，andthatmovedwhenyoushookit.

[7]Thefatherandmotherdolls，whosprawledverystiffasthoughtheyhadfaihedrawing-room，awolittleasleepupstairs，werereallytoobigforthedoll’shouse.Theydidn’tlookasthoughtheybelohelamperfect.ItseemedtosmiletoKezia，tosay，“Ilivehere.”

Thelamp

[8]TheBurnellcouldhardlywalktoschoolfastem.Theyburelleverybody，todescribe，to—well—toboastabouttheirdoll’shousebeforethesch.

[9]“I’mtotell，”

saidIsabel，“becauseI’mtheeldest.AndyoutwoiI’mtotellfirst.”

[10]Therewasnothingtoanswer.Isabelwasbossy，butshewasalwaysright，andLottieandKeziakhepowersthatwentwithbeiheybrushedthroughthethickbuttercupsattheroadedgeandsaidnothing.

[11]“AndI’mtoea.MothersaidImight.”

[12]Forithadbeewhilethedoll’shousestoodiyardtheymightaskthegirlsatse，toeandlook.Nottostaytotea，ofetraipsingthroughthehouse.Butjusttostahecourtyardoihebeauties，andLottieandKezialookedpleased....

[13]Buthurryastheymight，bythetimetheyhadreachedthetarredpalingsoftheboys’playgroundthebellhadbeguntojaheyonlyjusthadtimetowhipofftheirhatsandfalliherollwasevermiomakeupforitbylookiantandmysteriousandbywhisperingbehiothegirlssomethiplaytime.”

[14]PlaytimedIsabelwassurrouhegirlsofherearlyfoughttoputtheirarmsrouoithher，tobeamflatteringly，tobehersped.Sheheldquiteaderthehugepihesideoftheplayground.Nudging，gigglihelittlegirlspressedupdtheonlytwowhostayedoutsidetheriaysoutside，thelittleKelveys.TheykoeaheBurnells.

[15]Forthefactwas，theschooltheBurnellwenttowasnotatallthekindofplacetheirparentswouldhaveiftherehadbeenaherewasheonlysiles.Andthecewasalltheintheneighborhood，thejudge’slittlegirls，thedhters，thestore-keeper’s，themilkmaomixtogether.herebeinganequalnumberhlittleboysaswell.ButtheliobedraasdrawnattheKelveys.Manyofthe，ingtheBurallowedevehem.TheyasttheKelveyswiththeirheadsintheair，ahefashioninallmattersofbehaviour，theKelveyswereshunnedbyeverybody.Eveeacherhadaspecialvoi，andaspecialsmilefortheotherwhenLilKelveycameuptoherdeskwithabunchofdreadfullyon-lookingflowers.

[16]Theywerethedaughtersofaspry，hardwlittlehowentaboutfromhousetohousebytheday.Thiswasawfulenough.ButwherewasMr.Kelvey?Nobodykeverybodysaidherisohedaughtersofawasherwomanandagaolbird.Verynipanyforotherpeople’s!Andtheylookedit.WhyMrs.Kelveymadethemsospicuouswashardtouhetruthwastheyweredressedin“bits”

givehepeopleforwhomsheworked.Lil，forinstance，lainchild，withbigfreckles，cametosadressmadefromagreeable-clothoftheBurhredplushsleevesfromtheLogans’s.Herhat，perthforehead，oman’shat，oyofMissLecky，thepostmistress.Itwasturhebadtrimmedwithalargescarletquill.Whatalittleguyshelooked!Itossiblenottolaugh.Alesister，ourElse，wwhitedress，ratherlikeanightgoairoflittleboy’sboots.ButwhateverourElseworeshewouldhavele.Shewasatinywishboneofachild，withcroppedhairandenormoussolemtlewhiteowl.Nobodyhadeverseenhersmile;shescarcelyeverspoke.ShewentthroughlifeholdingontoLil，ieceofLil’sskirtscrewedupinherhaourElsefollowed.Intheplayground，toandfromschool，therewasLilmarfrontandourElseholdingonbehind.Onlywheedanything，orwheofbreath，aveLilatug，atwitdLilstoppedaheKelveysneverfailedtouaher.

[17]Nowtheyhoveredattheedge;you’tstopthemlistetlegirlsturnedroundandsneered，Lil，asusual，gavehersilly，shamefacedsmile，butourElseonlylooked.

[18]AndIsabel’svoice，soveryproud，wehecarpetmadeagreatsensation，butsodidthebedswithrealbedclothes，aovewithanovendoor.

[19]WhenshefinishedKeziabrokeienthelamp，Isabel.”

[20]“Oh，yes，”

saidIsabel，“aeenylittlelamp，allmadeofyellohiteglobethatstandsonthedining-roomtable.You’ttellitfromarealone.”

[21]“Thelamp’sbestofall，”

criedKezia.ShethoughtIsabelwasn’tmakinghalfenoughofthelittlelamp.Butnobodypaidaion.Isabelwasgtheteretoebackwiththemthatafternoo.SheiedLenaLogaherskheywerealltohaveace，they’tbeoIsabel.Otheirarmsrouandwalkedheroff.Theyhadsomethingtowhispertoher，asecret.“Isabel’smyfriend.”

[22]OleKelveysmovedawayfottehihemtohear.

[23]Dayspassed，andasmoresawthedoll’shouse，thefameofitspread.Itbecametheoherage.Theoionwas，“HaveyouseenBurnells’doll’shouse?”

“Oh，ain’titlovely!”

“Have?Oh，Isay!”