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TheWhistle
本杰明?富兰克林 / BenjaminFranklin
Ireceivedmydearfriend’s2letters, , , indolentasIam, andaversetowriting, thefearofhavingnomoreofyourpleasingepistles, ifIdonotcontributetothecorrespondence, obligesmetotakeupmypen; , insteadofspendingthisWednesdayevening, asIhavedoneitsnamesakes, inyourdelightfulcompany, Isitdowntospenditinthinkingofyou, inwritingtoyou, andinreadingoverandoveragainyourletters.
IamcharmedwithyourdescriptionofParadise, andwithyourplanoflivingthere; andIapprovemuchofyourconclusion, that, inthemeantime, , andsufferlessevil, .
YouaskwhatImean? Youlovestories, andwillexcusemytellingoneofmyself.
WhenIwasachildof7yearsold, myfriends, onaholiday, ; andbeingcharmedwiththesoundofawhistle, thatImetbythewayinthehandsofanotherboy, , andwentwhistlingalloverthehouse, muchpleasedwithmywhistle, , andsisters, andcousins, understandingthebargainIhadmade, toldmeIhadgivenfourtimesasmuchforitasitwasworth; putmeinmindwhatgoodthingsImighthaveboughtwiththerestofthemoney; andlaughedatmesomuchformyfolly, thatIcriedwithvexation; andthereflectionsgavememorechagrinthanthewhistlegavemepleasure.
This, however, wasafterwardsofusetome, theimpressioncontinuingonmymind; sothatoften, whenIwastemptedtobuysomeunnecessarythings, Isaidtomyself, “Don’tgivetoomuchforthewhistle.”AndIsavedmymoney.
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