第33章让心灵去旅行(9)
Itmustnotbeimagiawalkingtour,assomewouldhaveusfancy,ismerelyabetterorworsewayofseeiry。Therearemanywaysofseeinglaeasgood;andnonemorevivid,iies,thanfromarailwaytrain。Butlandsawalkingtourisquiteaccessory。Hewhoisihebrotherhooddoesofthepicturesque,butoforsofthehopeandspiritwithwhichthemarsatm,andthepeadspiritualrepletionoftheeve。Heottellwhetherheputshisknapsa,ortakesitoff,withmht。Theextofthedepartureputshimihatofthearrival。Whateverhedoesisnotonlyarewardiwillbefurtherrewardedinthesequel;andsopleasureleadsontopleasureinanendless。Itisthisthatsofewderstand;theywilleitherbealwaysloungingoralwaysatfivemilesanhour;theydonotplayofftheotheother,preparealldayfortheevening,andalleveniday。Aisherethatyouroverwalkerfailsofprehensiorisesagainstthosewhodrinktheirliqueurglasses,whenhehimselfswillitinabrowbelievethattheflavourismoredelithesmallerdose。Hewillowalkthisunabledistaostupefyandbrutalizehimself,aohisinn,atnight,withasortoffrostos,andastarlessnightofdarknessinhisspirit。Notforhimthemildlumihetemperatewalker!Hehasofmanbutaphysieedforbedtimeandadoublenightdevenhispipe,ifhebeasmoker,willbesavorlessaed。Itisthefateofsuetotaketwiceasmuchtroubleasisainhappiness,andmissthehappiheehemanoftheproverb,inshoesfartherandfaresworse。
Now,tobeproperlyenjoyed,awalkingtourshouldbegoneuponalone。Ifyougoinapany,oreveninpairs,itisnolongerawalkingtourinanythingbutissomethingelseahenatureofapiic。Awalkingtourshouldbegoneuponalone,becausefreedomisoftheessence;becauseyoushouldbeabletostopandgoon,andfollowthiswayorthat,asthefreaktakesyou;ahaveyourownpaeithertrotalongsideawalker,imewithagirl。Andthenyoumustbeopentoallimpressiohoughtstakewhatyousee。Youshouldbeasapipeforanywindtoplayupon。“Iotseethewit,”saysHazlitt,“ofwalkingandtalkiime。WhenIamiryIwishtovegetatelikethetry,”whichisthegistofallthatbesaidupoer。Thereshouldbenocackleofvoicesatyourelbow,tojaroivesilehem。Andsolongasamanisreasosurrehatfioxithatotionihatbeginsinasortofdazzleandsluggishhebrain,andendsipassesprehension。
Duridayorsoofanytourtherearemomentsofbitterravellerfeelsmorethancoldlytowardshisknapsaheishalfinamindtothrowitbeaianonasimilaro,“givethreeleapsandgoonsinging。”Asoonacquiresapropertyofeasibeagofthejouroit。Andnosoonerhaveyoupassedthestrapsoveryourshoulderthantheleesofsleepareclearedfromyou,youpullyetherwithashake,andfallatooyourstride。Andsurely,ofallpossiblemoods,this,inwhitakestheroad,isthebest。Ofcourse,ifhewillkeepthinkingofhisaies,ifhewillopeAbudah’sdwalkarm-in-armwiththehag—why,whereverheis,aherhewalksfastorslow,thecesarethathewillnotbehappy。Andsomuetohimself!Thereareperhapsthirtymeingforthatthatsamehour,andIwouldlayalargewagerthereisnotanotherdullfagthethirty。Itwouldbeafiofollow,inacoatofdarkerahesewayfarers,s,forthefirstfewmilesupohisone,whowalksfast,withakeenlookinhiseyes,isalltratedinhisowhisloom,weaviosetthelaowords。Thiso,ashegoes,amongthegrasses;hewaitsbythealtowatchthedragonflies;heleaeofthepasture,andotlookenoughupontheplae。Andhereesaalking,laughiingtohimself。Hisfagesfromtimetotime,asindignationflashesfromhiseyesercloudshisforehead。Heisposingarticles,deliveringorations,andgthemostimpassioerviews,bytheway。Alittlefartheron,anditisaslikeasnothewillbegintosing。Andwellforhim,supposinghimtobeerinthatart,ifhestumblesaostolidpeasantataer;foronsuo,Isowwhichisthemoretroubled,orwhetheritisworsetosuffertheofyourtroubadour,ortheunfeignedalarmofyour。Asedentarypopulation,aed,besides,temeigofthep,owiseexplaihegaietyofthesepassersby。Iknewonemanwhowasarrestedasarunawayluhoughafull-growharedbeard,heskippedashewentlikeadyouwouldbeastonishedifIweretotellyouallthegraveandlearnedheadswhohavefessedtomethat,whenonwalkingtours,theysang—andsangveryill—andhadapairofredearswhen,asdescribedabove,theinauspiciouspeasaheirarmsfromroundaer。
我的人生已逝
MyLifeIsOver
乔治·吉辛Geissing
然而,我的人生已经逝去。