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第47章让生命在书香与自然中升华（17）
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AlthoughNewYorkoftenimpartsafeeliforlornnessorforsakeseldomseemsdeadorunresourdyoualwaysfeelthateitherbyshiftingyourloblocksyourfortunebyfivedollarsyouexperieion.Manypeoplewhohavenorealindependenceofspiritdepey'stremendousvarietyandsourentforspiritualsustenandmaintenanorale.Irythereareafewcesofsuddeion—ashiftiher，perhaps，orsomethingarrivinginthemail.Butihedless.Ithinkthatalthoughmanypersonsareherefromsomeexcessofspirit（whichcausedthemtobreakawayfromtheirsmalltowoo，areherefromadeficyofspirit，whofindinNerote，oraitution.
ThereareroughlythreeNewYorks.Thereis，first，theNewYorkofthemanorasborakesthecityfrantedassizeanditsturbuleuralaable.Sed，thereistheNewYorkoftheuter—thecitythatisdevouredbylocustseadspatouteaight.Third，thereistheNewYorkofthepersonwhowasbornsomewhereelseaoNewYorkiofsomethihreetrembliilegreatestisthelast—thecityoffiiohatisagoal.ItisthisthirdcitythatatsforNewYork'slight-strungdispositioieios，anditsinparableats.utersgivethecityitstidalrestlessivegiveitsolidityanduity，butthesettlersgiveitpassioisafarmerarrivingfromItalytosetupasmalltowninMississippitoescapetheindignityofbeingobservedbyherneighbors，orabfromtheBelttinhissuitdapainimakesnodifference:eachabsorbsNewYorkwiththefresheyesofaurer，eaeratesheatandlighttodwarfthesolidatedEdisonpany.
&eristhequeerestbirdofall.Thesuburbheinhabitshasalityofitsownawhereheesatday'sendtogottosleep.Exrarecases，themanwholivesitleeanedworksinNewYork，disuchaboutthecityexceptthetimeofarrivalaureoftrainsahepathtoaquich.Heisdesk-bound，andhasnever，idlyroaminginthegloaming，stumbledsuddeowerinthePark，seesrisesheerfromthewaterofthepond，andtheboysalongtheshforminnows，girlsstretegligentlyoherocks;hehasneveresuddenlyonanythingatallinNewYorkasaloiterer，becausehehashadrains.HehasfishedinManhattan'swalletanddugoutsbuthaseoManhattan&#，neverawakesm，neverdroppedofftosleepinitsnight.About400，000menandwomenegontotheislandeachweekdaym，outofthemouthsoftubesamanyamongthemhaveeverspentadrowsyafternoorustlingoakehereadingroomofthePublicLibrary，withthebookelevator（likeanoldwaterwheel）spewingoutbooksoheytendtheirfurheBowery，thefiresthatburninoildrumsoernights.TheymayworkinthefinancialdistritowheextravagantplantingsofRockefellerter—thedaffodilsahsaheflagstrimmedtothewindonafineminspring.OrtheymayworkinamidtownoffidmayletawhroundwithoutsightingGovernorsIslandfromtheseawall.Theuterdieswithtremeohiscreditbutheisnorover.Hisentrasaremoredeviousthanthoseinaprairie-dogvillage，andhecalmlyplaysbridgewhileburiedihebottomoftheEastRiver.TheLongIslandRailRoadaloymillioyear，butmahesamefellhissteps.
&errainofNewYorkissuchthataresideravelsfarther，ihanauter.IrvingBerlin'sjourneyfromCherryStreetiSidetoaownwasthroughanalleyandwasonlythreeorfourmileiitwaslikegoiimesaroundtheworld.
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