第36章十月之湖（1）
OctoberLake
赫伯特·厄内斯特·贝茨HerbertEres
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Allsummer，inthisworldofwater-lilies，theoorhenlivedabewilderedlife。Therelacewherethey，andalldaytheycouldbeseenwalkingdaintily，headsslightlyasideandslightlydown，crossthelily-hiddenwater，asbemusedbytheworldofleavesastheyhadbeeheworldofibrokewosmallislands。Thisbirds，asthef？ittakesthem，dashmadlyupanddownit，takingoffandtoulikesmallfussyblacksea-plahemthearrivalofthewildduck，atmuchhigherspeed，isalmostmajestic。Theyplahehedrakesshininglikeroyalgreensatin，withtheairofsquadronsinginafterlongf？lightsfromhome。
Itwasnotuntillatesummerf？ishingossible。Theaerdroughtthatthef？ishcouldbeseedarkshoals，sunningthemselves，shy，impossibletolyintheevenings，astheairdthewaterdarkehesurfacewasbrokenwiththesilverdaherisingshoals，wouldyetabiteortergattheworm，aroaobiggerthanasardihetime，hthsespecially，greatpikewouldlieoutinthemiddleofthelakeinshoalsoftey，likeblacktorpedoes，transf？ixed，nevermoviinsuddehatrockedthewater-surfacewithrings。