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第28章 这就是纽约HEREISNEWYORK3（第1页）

第28章这就是纽约HEREISNEWYORK（3）

&hesemerelytoshowthatNewYorkispeculiarlystructedtoabsorbalmostanythingthatesalohousand-footlioftheEastoratwenty-thousand-maoftheWest）withoutinflitheeventonitsinhabitants，sothateveryeventis，iional，aantisinthehappypositionofbeiochoosehisspedsoservehissoul。Iropolises，smallahechoiceisoftennotwiththeindividualatall。HeisthrowheLionsare;theeventisunavoidable。Aicefalls，andithitseverythehead，everylastmanintowhinkthattheohitseveryheheadistheannualSt。Patrick’sDayparade，whichisfairlypeheIrishareahardraeout，andthereare500，000oftheminresidence。

&yihatisinhabitantsfromlifemaysimplyweakenthemasindividuals。Perhapsitishealthiertoliveinaunitywhere，whenaicefalls，youfeeltheblohenthegovernorpasses，youseeata。

IamnotdefendingNewYorkinthisregard。Manyofitssettlersareprobablyheremerelytoesotface，reality。Butwhateveritmeans，itisaratherraregift，ahasapositiveeffethecreativecapacitiesofNewYorker-forisihebusinessthegreatandsmalldistras。

AlthoughNewYorkoftenimpartsafeeliforlornnessorforsakeseldomseemsdeadorunresourdyoualwaysfeelthateitherbyshiftingyourloblocksyourfortunebyfivedollarsyouexperieion。Manypeoplewhohavenorealindependenceofspiritdeperemendousvarietyandsourentforspiritualsustenandmaintenanorale。Irythereareafewcesofsuddeion-ashiftiher，perhaps，orsomethingarriviihedless。Ithinkthatalthoughmanypersonsareherefromsomeexcessofspirit（whichcausedthemtobreakawayfromtheirsmalltowoo，areherefromadeficyofspirit，whofindinNerote，oraitution。

Thereareroughlythreehereis，first，theNewYorkofthemanorasborakesthecityfrantedassizeanditsturbuleuralaable。Sed，thereistheNewYorkoftheuter-thecitythatisdevouredbylocustseadspatouteaight。Third，thereistheNewYorkofthepersonwhowasbornsomewhereelseaoNewYorkiofsomethihreetrembliilegreatestisthelast-thecityoffiiohatisagoal。Itisthisthirdcitythatatsfht-strungdispositioieios，anditsinparableats。utersgivethecityitstidalrestlessivegiveitsolidityanduity，butthesettlersgiveitpassioisafarmerarrivingfromItalytosetupasmalltowninMississippitoescapetheindignityofbeingobservedbyherneighbors，orabfromtheBelttinhissuitdapainimakesnodifference：eachabsorbsNewYorkwiththefresheyesofaurer，eaeratesheatandlighttodwarfthesolidatedEdisonpany。

&eristhequeerestbirdofall。Thesuburbheinhabitshasalityofitsownawhereheesatday’sendtogottosleep。Exrarecases，themanwholivesitleeanedworksinNewYork，disuchaboutthecityexceptthetimeofarrivalaureoftrainsahepathtoaquich。Heisdesk-bound，andhasnever，idlyroaminginthegloaming，stumbledsuddeowerinthePark，seesrisesheerfromthewaterofthepond，andtheboysalongtheshforminnows，girlsstretegligentlyoherocks;hehasneveresuddenlyonanythingatallinNewYorkasaloiterer，becausehehashadrains。HehasfishedinManhattaanddugoutsbuthaseoManhattahing，neverawakesm，neverdroppedofftosleepinitsnight。About400，000menandwomenegontotheislandeachweekdaym，outofthemouthsoftubesamanyamongthemhaveeverspentadrowsyafternoorustlingoakehereadingroomofthePublicLibrary，withthebookelevator（likeanoldingoutbooksoheytendtheirfurheBowery，thefiresthatburninoildrumsoernights。TheymayworkinthefinancialdistritowheextravagantplantingsofRockefellerter-thedaffodilsahsaheflagstrimmedtothewindonafineminspring。

OrtheymayworkinamidtownoffidmayletawhroundwithoutsightingGovernorsIslandfromtheseawall。Theuterdieswithtremeohiscreditbutheisrasaremoredeviousthanthoseinaprairie-dogvillage，andhecalmlyplaysbridgewhileburiedihebottomoftheEastRiver。TheLongIslandRailRoadaloymillioyear，butmahesamefellhissteps。

&errainofNewYorkissuchthataresideravelsfarther，ihanauter。IrvingBerlin’sjourneyfromCherryStreetiSidetoaownwasthroughanalleyandwasonlythreeorfourmileiitwaslikegoiimesaroundtheworld。