第16章郁金香TulipsLove（2）
Afterseveralparallelsbetweemen，earedtomealtroundlessandchimerical，IrisedtohearohevaluedtheBlacemorethantheDukeofVenoms。HowtheDukeofVendosmeshouldbeearivalofBlace，I’tdwasmorestartledwhenIheardase，withgreatvehemeiftheEmperermanywasnotgoingoff，heshouldlikehimbetterthahem。Headded，thatthoughtheseasonwassogeable，theDukehwasinbloomiy。Iwaswtomyselffromwheheyhadreceivedthisoddintelligence：especiallywhehemmentionthenamesofseveralehePriheKiheysaid，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;forthatIwassounskillfuliIthoughtthemostbeautifulwerethemostvaluable，andthatthosewhichhadthegayestcolourswerethemostbeautiful。Thegentlemamyignorance。Heseemedaveryplaiman，andapersonofgoodsehisheadbeehatdistemperwhichHippocratescallstheTulippomania;insomuchthathewouldtalkveryrationallyonaheworldbutatulip。
&oldme，thathevaluedthebedofflowerswhichlaybeforeus，andwasyyardsihandtwoih，morethahebesthundredacresoflandinEngland，awouldhavebeenworthtwieyitis，ifafoolishaidofhishadnotalmostruinedhimiwiakingahandfuloftuliprootsforaheapofonions，and“bythatmeans，”sayshe，“mademeadishofpottagethateabovethousandp。”Hethehethoughtthefiofhistulips，whidreceivedalltheirvaluefromtheirrarity，andoddness，andputmeinmindreatfortunes，whiotalwaysthegreatestbeauties。
IhaveofteasapieceofhappiIhaveneverfallenintoaasticaltastes，hingthemoreforitsbeingtheunonandhardtobemetwith，ForthisreasonIlookuponthewholespringtimeasaspaciousgarden，andmakeasmanyvisitstoaspotofdaisiesorabankofviolets，asafloristdoestohisbordersorparterres。Thereisnotabushinblossomwithinamileofme，whiotatedwith，norscarceadaffodilofcowslipthatwithersawayinmyneighborhoodwithoutmymissingit，Iwalkedhomeinthistemperofmindthroughseveralfieldsahandunspeakablepleasure，notwithoyofProvidencewhichhasmadethemostpleasingaifulobjectsthemostordinaryandmoston。