Actions and Reactions

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第8章

Actions and Reactions Rudyard Kipling

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  said:\'WecannotgotothatSheshaheliplacewithoutahundredrifles。Wehaveherefive。\'TheHajjisaid:\'Ihaveuntiedasknotinmyhead-handkerchiefwhichwillbemoretousthanathousand。\'Isawthathehadsolooseditthatitlayflagwiseonhisshoulder。ThenIknewthathewasaGreatOnewithvirtueinhim。

  \"WecametothehighlandsoftheSheshahelionthedawnofthesecondday——aboutthetimeofthestirringofthecoldwind。TheHajjiwalkeddelicatelyacrosstheopenplacewheretheirfilthis,andscratcheduponthegatewhichwasshut。WhenitopenedI

  sawtheman-eaterslyingontheircotsundertheeavesofthehuts。Theyrolledoff:theyroseup,onebehindtheotherthelengthofthestreet,andthefearontheirfaceswasasleaveswhiteningtoabreeze。TheHajjistoodinthegateguardinghisskirtsfromdefilement。TheHajjisaid:\'Iamhereonceagain。

  Givemesixandyokeup。\'Theyzealouslythenpushedtouswithpolessix,andyokedthemwithaheavytree。TheHajjithensaid:

  \"Fetchfirefromthemorninghearth,andcometowindward。\'Thewindisstrongonthoseheadlandsatsunrise,sowheneachhademptiedhiscrockoffireinfrontofthatwhichwasbeforehim,thebroadsideofthetownroaredintoflame,andallwent。TheHajjithensaid:\'Attheendofatimetherewillcomeherethewhitemanyeoncechasedforsport。Hewilldemandlabourtoplantsuchandsuchstuff。Yearethatlabour,andyourspawnafteryou。\'Theysaid,liftingtheirheadsaverylittlefromtheedgeoftheashes:\'Wearethatlabour,andourspawnafterus。\'

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