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“那请赐教！”
我放开了嗓门请求。
他定定地看着我，斟酌片刻，终于说“好”
，答应了下来，“实际上送行的旺季也快过去了。
我可以给你上几堂课。
目前我的门下子弟还真不少，不过还是这样吧，”
说着，他查了查他那漂亮的记事簿，“定为每周四和每周五，一次一小时。”
他开出的学费，坦白说，实在是不低的。
但既然是学点本领，我也就不会嫌贵。
Iamnotgoodatit.Todoitwellseemstomeodiffigsintherobablyseemssotoyou，too.
ToseeafriendofffromWaterlootoVauxhallwereeasyenough.Butwearenevertoperformthatsmallfeat.Itisonlywhenafriendisgoingonalongishjourney，afuishtime，thatweturnupattherailwaystatiohefriehejourhelohelikelyabseheearlierdoweturnup，andthemorelamentablydowefail.Ourfailureisiiototheseriousheo，ah.
Inaroom，orevenonadoorstep，wemakethefarewellquiteworthily.ressihegenuinesorrowwefeel.Nordowordsfailus.Thereisnoawkwardness，，ohethreadofourintimaotbeeheleave-takingisanidealo，theheleave-takingatthat？AlartingfriendsimploreusnottobothertoetotherailwaystatioAlways，wearedeaftotheseeies，kobenotquitesiingfriendswouldthinkitveryoddofusifwetookthemattheirword.Besides，theyreallydowanttoseeusagain.Andthatwishisheartilyreciprocated.Wedulyturnup.Ahen，whatagulfyawsvainlyacrossit.Wehaveutterlylosttouch.Wehavenothingatalltosay.Wegazeateachotherasdumbanimalsgazeathumanbei;makeversation"—andsuversatiohatthesefriehefriendsfromwhomwepartedht.Theyknowthatwehave，onthesurface，everythingisdifferent；aensionissuchthatweonlyluardtoblowhisutahefarce.
OnaoflastweekIdulyturEuston，toseeoffanoldfriendwhforAmerica.
&，wehadgivenhimafarewelldinner，inwhiesswaswellmihfestivity.Yearsprobablysebeforehisreturn.Someofusmightneverseehimagain.Ntheshadowofthefuture，wegailycelebratedthepast.Wewereasthankfultohaveknuestasweweregrievedtolosehim；andboththeseemotionsweremademaerfectfarewell.
Andnoere，stiffandself-stheplatform；ahewindowoftherailway-carriagewasthefaceofourfriend；butitwasasthefaceer—astrangeranxioustoplease，aranger，anawkwardstra;Haveyoug？"askedoneasile;Yes，everything，"saidourfriend，leasantnod.&qu，"herepeated，withtheemphasisofaybrain."You'llbeabletolurain，"saidI，thoughtheprophecyhadalreadybeeha;Oh，yes，"hesaidwith.HeaddedthatthetrairaightthroughtoLiverpool.Thisfactseemedtostrikeusasratherodd.Weexgedgla;Doesn'titstopatCrewe？"askedoneofus."No，"saidourfriend，briefly.Heseemedalmostdisagreeable.Thereause.Oneofus，withanodandaforcedsmileatthetraveler，said"Well！
"Thenod，thesmileandtheunmeaningmonosyllable，werereturnedtiously.Anotherpausewasbrokenbyoneofuswithafitofg.Itwasanobviouslyassumedfit，butitservedtopassthetime.Thebustleoftheplatformwasuherewasnosigrain'sdeparture.Release—ours，andourfriend's—was.
Mywaedolymiddle-agedmanwhowastalkilyfromtheplatformtoayoungladyatthewindowbutooours.Hisfineprofilewasvaguelyfamiliartome.TheyoungladywasevidentlyAmeridhewasevidentlyEnglish；otherwiseIshouldhaveguessedfromhisimpressiveairthathewasherfather.IwishedIcouldhearwhathewassaying.Iwassurehewasgiviadvidthestrongtendernessofhisgazewasreallybeautiful.Heseemedmagic，ashepouredouthisfinalinjuns.Icouldfeelsomethingofhismagismeveood.Aism，liketheprofile，wasvaguelyfamiliartome.erie？
InaflashIremembered.ThemaLeRos.ButhowgedsiIsawhim！
Thatwasseveyearsago，irahen（asusual）outofa，andborrowedhalf-a-.ItseemedaprivilegetolendanythingtohiHewasalwaysmagidwhyhismagismhadnevermadehimsuctheLondonstagewasalwaysamysterytome.Hewasaor，andama.But，likemanyothersofhiskiLeRos（Idonot，ivetheaamebyn）driftedspeedilyawayintotheprovindI，likeeveryoneelse，berhi
Itwasstraeralltheseyears，hereoformofEuston，lookingsoprosperousandsolid.Itwasnotohathehadputon，butalsotheclothes，thatmadehimhardtheolddays，animitationfurcoathadseemedtobeasintegralapartofhimaswerehisill-shornlanternjaws.Butnowhisewasamodelofrioderati，notg，attentiontoitself.Helookedlikeabanker.Anyonecouldhavebeenproudtobeseenoffbyhi
"Standback，please！
"Thetrainwasabouttostart，andIwavedfarewelltomyfriend.LeRosdidnotstandback.HestoodginbothhandsthehandsoftheyoungAmeri."Standback，sir，please！
"heobeyed，butquicklydartedfaintowhispersomefinalword.Ithiearsiherelyweretearsilength，havirainoutofsight，heturnedround.Heseemed，heless，delightedtoseeme.HeaskedmewhereIhadbeenhidingalltheseyears；andsimultahehalf-asthoughithadbeeerday.Helinkedhisarminmine，ahmeslowlyalofleasurehereadmydramaticcriticismseverySaturday.
Itoldhim，iurn，howmuchhewasmissedoage."Ah，yes，"hesaid，"Ihestagenowadays."Helaidsomeemphasisontheword"stage."andIaskedhimwhere，the."Oform，"hea;Youmean，"saidI，"thatyoureciteatiled."This，"hewhispered，strikinghisstitheground，"istheplatformImean."Hadhismysteriousprosperityunhingedhim？Helookedquitesane.Ibeggedhimtobemoreexplicit.
"Isuppose，"hesaidpresently，givifarwhichhehadofferedme，"Youhavebeenseeingafriendoff？"Iassented.Heaskedmeosedhehadbeendoing.IsaidthatIhadwatchedhimdoihing."No，"hesaidgravely."Thatladywasnotafrieherforthefirsttimethism，lessthanhalfanho，here."andagaiheplatformwithhisstick.
IfessedthatIwasbewildered.Hesmiled."Youmay，"hesaid，"haveheardoftheAnglo-AmeriSocialBureau？"Ihadnot.HeexplaiofthethousandsofAmerisassthroughEnglandtherearemanyhundredswhohavenoEnglishfriends.Intheolddaystheyusedtlettersofintrodu.ButtheEnglisharesoinhospitablethattheselettersarehardlyworththepapertheyarewrittenon.Thus，"aidLeRos，"theA.A.S.B.suppliesalo.Amerisareasociablepeople，andmostofthemhaveplentyofmoheA.A.S.B.suppliesthemwithEnglishfriends.FiftypertofthefeesispaidovertothefrieherfiftyisretaiheA.A.S.B.Iamnot，alas！
Adirector.IfIwere，Ishouldbeaveryrideed.IamonlyaevensoIdoverywell.Iamoheseers-off.
AgainIaskedfhte;ManyAmeris，"hesaid，"otaffordtokeepfriendsinEngland.Buttheyallaffordtobeseenoff.Thefeeisonlyfivepouy-fivedollars）fletraveller；apounds（fortydollars）forapartyoftwoormore.Theysendthatintivieoftheirdeparture，aionbywhichthesee-offtifythemoforAhentheyareseenoff."
"Butisitworth"Iexclaimed."Ofcourseitisworthit，"saidLeRos."Itpreventsthemfromfeeling'Outofit.'Itearherespectoftheguard.Itsavesthemfrombeiheirfellow-passehepeoplewhtobeogivesthemafootingforthewholevoyage.Besides，itisagreatpleasureinitself.Yousawmeseeingthatyoungladyoff.Didn'tyouthinkIdiditbeautifully？""Beautifully，"Iadmitted."IeherewasI—""Yes，Ie.Therewereyou，shuffliofblanklyatyourfriend，tryingtomakeversation.Iknow.That'showIusedtobemyself，beforeIstudied，ahethingprofessionally.Idon'tsayI'mperfectyet.I'mstillamartyrtht.Arailwaystatiodifficultofallplacestoa，asyouhavediscoveredforyourself.""But，"Isaidwithrese;Iwasn&#toact.Ireallyfelt.""sodidI，myboy，"saidLeRos."You'tactwithoutfeeling.What's-his-heFren—Diderot，yes—saidyoucould；butwhatdidheknowaboutit？Don'tyouseethosetearsihetrainstarted？Ihadn'tforcedtheItellyouIwasmoved.Sowereyou，Idaresay.Butyou'thavepumpedupateartoproveit.You'texpressys.Inotherwords，you'tayrate，"headdedkindly，"notinarailwaystation.""Teachme！
"cried.Helookedthoughtfullyatme."Well，"hesaidatlength，"theseeing-offseasonispracticallyover.Yes，I'llgiveyouacourse.Ihaveagoodmanypupilsonhayes，"hesaid，gaebook，"IcouldgiveyouanhouronTuesdaysandFridays."
Histerms，Ifess，areratherhigh.ButIdon&#ethei.
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