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第39章买书Book-Buying
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奥古斯丁·比勒尔AugustineBirrell
奥古斯丁·比勒尔（1850—1933），英国政治家、散文家。
曾任教育大臣、爱尔兰事务大臣。
因出版两部题为《余论》的散文集而享誉英国文坛。
《买书》一文以平和的口吻谈及书、藏书，心怀喜悦而又无可奈何地回忆起过去书的物美价廉，其爱书藏书的痴情发人深思。
&distinguishedoflivingEnglishmeasheisinmaions，isperhapsilymoreamahananythingelse，hasbeenoverheardmournfullytodeclarethatthereweremorebooksellers'shopsinhisownsixtyyearsago，whenhewasaboyinit，thaobefoundwithinitsboutheplace"allu;nowboastsitsbooklessselfacity!
Mr.Gladstonewas，ofctosedbookshops.herhenoranyotherseshimselfoutaboutnewbooks.Whenanewbookispublished，readaheadviceofasoundthoughsurlycritic.
Itisosofletterstohaveglorifiedtheterm"sed"，whichothercraftshave"soiledtoallig;.Butwhyithasbeehisisobvious.Allthebestbooksarenecessarilysed.Thewritersoftodaygrumble.Letthem"bideawee."Iftheirbooksareworthanythioo，onedaywillbesed.Iftheirbooksarenotworthanythingtherearearadesstilliionamongstus--thepastrydthetrunk-makers--whomusthavepaper.
Butisthereanysubstahatnobodynowbuysbooks，meaningtherebysedbooks?ThelateMarkPattison，whohad16000volumes，awordhastherefht，ohehadbeeninformed，andverilybelieved，thatthereweremenofhisowyofOxfordwho，beinginuntrolledpossessionofannualilessthan￡500，thoughttheyweredoihinghaheyexpended￡50ayearupontheirlibraries.ButwearenotbouhisuherewasatouorosethelaterectorofLinwhichledhimtotakegloomyviewsofmen，partien.
Numentsapriorimayreadilybefoundtosupportthetioofbook-buyingisonthedee.Ifesstoknowiwomen，notOxfordmeCambridgemen（andthepassioneforliteratureisaby-word），who，onthepleaofbeihbusiheyweregoingtoafuneral，havepassedabookshopinastrahoutsomuchassteppi;justtoseewhetherthefellowhadanything".Butpainfulasfactsofthissortnecessarilyare，anydamagingifeeldisposedtodrawfromthemisdispelledbyaparisos.pareabookseller'scatalogueof1862withoyear，andyourpessimismiswashedawaybythetearswhirestrainedlyflowasyourseewhatbounesyouhavelost.AyoungbhtwellturnoutuponPrimrosesHillandbemoanhisyouth，afterparingoldcatalogueswithnew.
NothingbutAmeripetition，grumblesomeoldstagers.
Well!Whynot?Thishebooksisafreefight，notaprivateone，andbiahas"joi;.Lowerpriottobelookedfor.Thebook-buyerof1900willbegladtobuyatto-day'sprices.Itakepleasureinthibeabletodoso.Goodfindsgrowsdscarcer.Trueitisthatbutafewshortickedup（suchisthehappyphrase，mostapttodescribewhatwasi;streetcasualty"）acopyiionofEndymios'spoem--Osubsudie's!--notLordBeasfield'sheeasyequivalentofhalf-a---butthenthatwasoneofmyluckydays.Theenormousincreaseofbooksellers'cataloguesandtheirwideciroradehasalreadyproducedahatefuluniformityowhereyouwillitisallthesametotheoddsixpeimewaswhenyouapoutthetryforyourselfwithsomehopefulnessofpluhereweredistrictswheretheElizabethandramatistswerebutsleected.Araidi;bohtries"sentyouhomeagaihchap-booksaholdpamphletsofterests;whilsttheWestofEnglandseldomfailedtoyieldaettingapletesetoftheBrontebooksintheiorquay，Imaysay，f.Thosedaysareover.Yourtrybookselleris，infact，morelikely，suchtalesdoeshehearofLondonaudsuchcataloguesdoeshehearofLondonaudsuchcataloguesdoeshereceivebyeverypost，toexaggeratethevalueofhisartwiththempleasantly，andasatrybooksellershould，"justtoclearmyshelves，youknow，aofroo"Theoionforthisistheselves.Yougetthem，atleast，f，anditotbedeheymakemightyprettyreading.
Thesehighpricestelltheirowntale，andforusthevithatthereneverrivatelibrariesihasthereareto-day.
Librariesareheygrow.Yourfirsttwothousandvolumespresentnodiffidishinglylittlemoney.Given￡400andfiveyears，andanordinarymantheordinarycourse，withoutueanypressureuponhistaste，surrouhisnumberofbooks，allinhisowhenceforwardhaveatleastoheworldinwhichitispossibletobehappy.Butprideisstilloutofthequestion.Tobeproudofhavingtwothousandbookswouldbeabsurd.Youmightaswellbeproudofhavingtwotop-coats.Afteryourfirsttwothousanddifficultybegins，butuntilyouhavetenthousahelessyousayaboutyourlibrarythebetter.Thenyoumaybegintospeak.
Itisnodoubtapleasantthingtohavealibraryleftyou.Thepresentwriterwilldisosuchlegacy，butherebyuoacceptit，howeverdusty.Butgoodasitistoialibrary，itisbettertoe.Eaethelyastranger'seyemayroamfromshelftoshelf，hasitsownindividuality，ahistoryofitsown.Yourememberwhereyougotit，andhowmuchyougaveforit;andyourwordmaysafelybetakeofthesefaotforthesed.
Themanwhohasalibraryofhisowioemplatehimselfobjedisjustifiedinbelievinginhisowehermanbuthereciselysubinationashis.Hadhebeeninadifferentfromwhatheis，hislibrary，asitexists，neverwouldhaveexisted.Therefore，surelyhemayexclaim，asinthegloamiemplatesthebacksofhislovedoheyaremine，andIamtheirs."
Buttheeternalnoteofsadnesswillfinditswayeventhroughthekeyholeofalibrary.Youturnsomefamiliarpage，ofShakespeareitmaybe，andhis"iy"，his"multitudinousmind"suggestssome，andasyouarewoverityouthinkofLycidas，yourfriend，andpromiseyourselfthepleasureofhavinghisopinionofyourdiscoverytheveryimewhenbythefireyoutwo"help:wasteasullenday".Oritis，perhaps，somequaiehatengagesyoursolitaryattehinginSirPhilipSydneyhaurntolookforPhyllis，everthebestieroflove，humanordiviheprintedpagegrowshazybehafilmyeyeasyousuddeLycidasisdead--"deaderehisprime"--andthatthepalecheekofPhylliswillneveragainberelumielightofherpureenthusiasAndthenyoufalltothinkiable，andperhaps，imood，notunwelehour，whe;a;ofyouroldfriendswillbedisturbed，whenrudehandswilldislodgethemfromtheiraednooksaheirgoodlypany.
"Deathburstsamongstthemlikeashell，
Ahemoverallthetown..."
Theywillformnewbinatiohermen'stoil，aher'ssorrow.FoolthatIwastoythingmine!
在英国有一位久负盛名的伟人，他在很多方面成就非凡，尤其以天才作家著称。
有人无意中听见他悲哀地说，六十年前，他的孩提时代，家乡的书店比现在多得多。
但这个地方现在一本书都没有，还“无耻”
地自称是一座城市！
当然，格拉德斯通先生在这里指的是二手书店。
他是不会为新书劳神的，智者都是如此。
一位怪僻而又颇有见地的批评家说过，出新书时读旧书。
作家可以夸耀的事很多，其一就是给二手货增辉，而不是像其他行业那样使它变得俗不可耐。
原因显而易见。
最好的书肯定都是旧书，今天的作家不必不高兴，权且忍耐一下。
如果他们的书真有价值，总有一天也会变成旧书，就算没有一点价值，还有一些历史悠久的职业在我们中间活跃——做糕点的，做箱子的，这些都是需要用纸的。
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