奇书网

第39章 让心灵去旅行15（第1页）

第39章让心灵去旅行（15）

Afterseveralparallelsbetweemen，earedtomealtroundlessandchimerical，IrisedtohearohathevaluedtheBlacemorethantheDukeofVenoms。HowtheDukeofVendosmeshouldbeearivalofBlace，I’tdwasmorestartledwhenIheardase，withgreatvehemeiftheEmperermanywasnotgoingoff，heshouldlikehimbetterthahem。Headded，thatthoughtheseasonwassogeable，theDukehwasinbloomiy。Iwaswtomyselffromwheheyhadreceivedthisoddintelligence:especiallywhehemmentionthenamesofseveralenerals，asthePriheKingofSweden，who，theysaid，werebaway。Towhichtheyadded，whatIentirelyagreedwiththemin，thattheofFrancewasveryweak，butthattheMarshalVillarsstillkepthiscolors。Atlast，ohepany，iftheywouldgoalongwithhim，hewouldshowthemaey-saintedladyinthesamebed，ouldverymuchpleasethem。Theshowerwhichhaddriventhemaswellasmyselfintothehouse，wasnowover;andastheywerepassihegardeoletmebeoheirpany。

&lemaoldme，ifIdelightedihile;forthathebelievedheesuchablowoftulipsaswasthewholetry。

Iacceptedtheoffer，aelyfoundthattheyhadbeentalkinginterms，andthatthekiheyhadmentionedwereonlysomanytulips，towhichthegardeners，agtotheirusual，hadgivensuchhightitlesaionsofhonor。

Iwasverymuchpleasedandastohegloriousshowofthesegayvegetables，thataroseiprofusiononallthebanksaboutus。SometimesIsideredeveryleafasaepieceoftissue，inwhichthethreadsandfiberswerewoveodifferentfigurations，whichgaveadifferentgtothelightasitglaheseveralpartsofthesurfaesIsideredthewholebedoftulips，agtothenotiomathematidphilosopherthateverlived，asamultitudeofoptistruments，desigheseparatinglightintoallthosevariouscolorsofwhichitisposed。

Iwasawakehesemyphilosophicalspes，bytheedtolaughatme。Iatallypraisedatulipasoeversaw;uponwhie，itwasaonFool"sthatIpraisedanother，whichitseemswasbutanotherkindofFool"sCoat。

Ihadthesamefatewithtwoorthreemore，forwhiIdesiredtheardemeknoerethefiheflower;forthatIwassounskillfulihatIthoughtthemostbeautifulwerethemostvaluable，andthatthosewhichhadthegayestcolourswerethemostbeautiful。Thegentlemamyignorance。Heseemedaveryplaiman，andapersonofgoodsehisheadbeehatdistemperwhichHippocratescallstheTulippomania;insomuchthathewouldtalkveryrationallyonaheworldbutatulip。

&oldme，thathevaluedthebedofflowerswhichlaybeforeus，andwasyyardsihandtwoih，morethahebesthundredacresoflandinEngland，aitwouldhavebeenworthtwieyitis，ifafoolishaidofhishadnotalmostruinedhimiwinter，bymistakingahandfuloftuliprootsforaheapofonions，and“bythatmeans，”sayshe，“mademeadishofpottagethateabovethousandp。”Hethehethoughtthefiofhistulips，whidreceivedalltheirvaluefromtheirrarity，andoddness，andputmeinmindreatfortunes，whiotalwaysthegreatestbeauties。