《安徒生童话》英文版

作者：安徒生[丹麦]

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1872

fairytalesofhanschristianandersen

acheerfultemper

byhanschristianandersen

frommyfatherireceivedthebestinheritance,namelya"good

temper.""andwhowasmyfather?"thathasnothingtodowiththegood

temper;butiwillsayhewaslively,good-lookinground,andfat;

hewasbothinappearanceandcharacteracompletecontradictionto

hisprofession."andpraywhatwashisprofessionandhisstanding

inrespectablesociety?"well,perhaps,ifinthebeginningofa

bookthesewerewrittenandprinted,many,whentheyreadit,would

laythebookdownandsay,"itseemstomeaverymiserabletitle,i

don'tlikethingsofthissort."andyetmyfatherwasnota

skin-dressernoranexecutioner;onthecontrary,hisemployment

placedhimattheheadofthegrandestpeopleofthetown,andit

washisplacebyright.hehadtoprecedethebishop,andeventhe

princesoftheblood;healwayswentfirst,-hewasahearsedriver!

there,now,thetruthisout.andiwillown,thatwhenpeoplesaw

myfatherperchedupinfrontoftheomnibusofdeath,dressedin

hislong,wide,blackcloak,andhisblack-edged,three-corneredhat

onhishead,andthenglancedathisround,jocundface,roundas

thesun,theycouldnotthinkmuchofsorroworthegrave.thatface

said,"itisnothing,itwillallendbetterthanpeoplethink."so

ihaveinheritedfromhim,notonlymygoodtemper,butahabitof

goingoftentothechurchyard,whichisgood,whendoneinaproper

humor;andthenalsoitakeintheintelligencer,justasheusedto

do.

iamnotveryyoung,ihaveneitherwifenorchildren,nora

library,but,asisaid,ireadtheintelligencer,whichisenoughfor

me;itistomeadelightfulpaper,andsoitwastomyfather.it