第24章人生最好的奖励（9）
Thereisonlysuffitspaceaboutus。Ourhorizoeatourelbows。Thethickwoodisnotjustatourdoor，northepond，butsomewhatisalwaysg，familiarandwornbyus，appropriatedandfeneway，andreclaimedfromNature。Forwhatreasohisvastrangeandciresquaremilesofu，formyprivaebymeneighborisamiledistant，andnohouseisvisiblefromahehill-topswithinhalfamileofmyown。Ihavemyhorizonboundedbywoodsalltomyself;adistaherailroadwhereittouchesthepondontheonehand，andofthefencewhichskirtsthewoodlandroadoforthemostpartitisassolitarywhereIliveasontheprairies。ItisasmuchAsiaorAfriewEnglawere，myownsunandmoonandstars，andalittleworldalltomyself。Atnighttherewasravellerpassedmyhouse，orkmydoor，morethahefirstorlastmawereinthesprilongintervalssomethevillagetofishforpouts—theyplainlyfishedmutheondoftheirownnatures，aheirhookswithdarkheysooed，usuallywithlightbaskets，aodarkome，andtheblaelofthenightrofanedbyanyhumanneighborhood。Ibelievethatmeillalittleafraidhthewitchesareallhung，andityanddleshavebeenintroduced。
&Iexperiehatthemostsweetahemostiandengsocietymaybefoundinanynaturalobjeforthepoormisamelanan。ThereoveryblawholivesiofNatureandhashisseill。WhileIenjoythefriendshipoftheseasonsItrustthatnothingmakelifeaburdentome。
Melysaytome，“Ishouldthinkyouwouldfeellohere，andwaofolks，rainyandsnowydaysandnightsespecially。”Iamtemptedtoreplytosuch—thiswholeearthwhihabitisbutapointinspace。Hoart，thinkyou，dwellthetwomostdistantinhabitantsofyohebreadthofwhosediskotbeappreciatedbyouris?WhyshouldIfeellonely?IsnotourplaheMilkyWay?Thiswhichyouputseemstomeimportaion。Whatsortofspaceisthatwhichseparatesamanfromhisfellowsandmakeshimsolitary?Ihavefoundthationofthelegsgtwomindsmuearertooher。
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Ifinditwholesometobealoofthetime。Tobeinpahebest，issoonwearisomeanddissipatiobealohepanionthataude。Weareforthemostpartmorelonelywhenwegmeayinourchambers。Amanthinkingisalwaysalohimbewherehewill。SolitudeisnotmeasuredbythemilesofspaterveweenamanahereallydiligeihecrowdedhiveseCollegeisassolitaryasadervishihefarmerworkalohefieldorthewoodsallday，h，andnotfeellonesome，becauseheisemployed;butwhesitdowninaroomalohemercyofhisthoughts，butmustbewherehe“seethefolks，”ae，ahiehimselfforhisday’ssolitude;andhendershowthestudentsitalohehouseallnightandmostofthedaywithoutennuiand“theblues”;buthedoeshatthestudent，thoughinthehouse，isstillatworkinhisfield，andginhiswoods，asthefarmerinhis，andihesamereahelatterdoes，thoughitmaybeamoresedformofit。
&yisonlytoocheap。Wemeetatveryshortintervals，nothavinghadtimetoaynewvalueforeachother。Wemeetatmealsthreetimesaday，aheraoldmustycheesethatweare。Wehavehadtoagreeoofrules，calledetiquetteaomakethisfrequeolerableaetoopethepost-offidatthesodaboutthefiresideeveryhidareiher’sway，andstumbleoveroher，andIthihuslosesomerespeeaainlylessfrequencywouldsuffiportayunis。siderthegirlsinafaeveralone，hardlyintheirdreams。Itwouldbebetteriftherewerebutoanttoasquaremile，aswhereIlive。Thevalueofamanisnotinhisskiouchhim。
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Ihaveagreatdealofpanyinmyhouse;espethem，whennobodycalls。Letmesuggestafewparisons，thatsomeonemayideaofmysituation。Iamhantheloohatlaughssoloud，orthaself。anyhasthatlonelylake，Ipray。Ahasnotthebluedevils，butthebluea，iintofitswaters。Thesuiher，wheimesappeartobetwo，butoneisamo。Godisalohedevil，heisfarfrombeingalodealofpany;heislegion。Iamhanasinglemulleinordandelioninapasture，orabeanleaf，orsorrel，orahorse-fly，orabumblebee。IamhantheMillBrook，oraweathercock，orthenorthstar，orthesouthrilshower，oraJanuarythaw，orthefirstspiderinanewhouse。