Mr. Daddy-Long-Legs (1)-长腿叔叔 (1)

Mr.Daddy-Long-Legs(1)|长腿叔叔（1）24thSeptemberDearKind-Trustee2-Who-Sends-Orphans3-to-College,HereIam!Itraveledyesterdayforfourhoursinatrain.It’safunnysensation4,isn’tit?Ineverrodeinonebefore.Collegeisthebiggest,mostbewildering5place－IgetlostwheneverIleavemyroom.IwillwriteyouadescriptionlaterwhenI’mfeelinglessmuddled6;alsoIwilltellyouaboutmylessons.Classesdon’tbeginuntilMondaymorning,andthisisSaturdaynight.ButIwantedtowritealetterfirstjusttogetacquainted7.Itseemsqueer8tobewritingletterstosomebodyyoudon’tknow.Itseemsqueerformetobewritinglettersatall－I’veneverwrittenmorethanthreeorfourinmylife,sopleaseoverlookitifthesearenotamodelkind.Beforeleavingyesterdaymorning,Mrs.LippettandIhadaveryserioustalk.Shetoldmehowtobehavealltherestofmylife,andespeciallyhowtobehavetowardsthekindgentlemanwhoisdoingsomuchforme.ImusttakecaretobeVeryRespectful.ButhowcanonebeveryrespectfultoapersonwhowishestobecalledJohnSmith?Whycouldn’tyouhavepickedoutanamewithalittlepersonality?ImightaswellwriteletterstoDearHitching-Post9orDearClothes-Prop10.Ihavebeenthinkingaboutyouagreatdealthissummer;havingsomebodytakeaninterestinmeafteralltheseyearsmakesmefeelasthoughIhadfoundasortoffamily.ItseemsasthoughIbelongedtosomebodynow,andit’saverycomfortablesensation.Imustsay,however,thatwhenIthinkaboutyou,myimaginationhasverylittletoworkupon.TherearejustthreethingsthatIknow:I.Youaretall.II.Youarerich.III.Youhategirls.IsupposeImightcallyouDearMr.Girl-Hater.Onlythat’sratherinsulting11tome.OrDearMr.Rich-Man,butthat’sinsultingtoyou,asthoughmoneyweretheonlyimportantthingaboutyou.Besides,beingrichissuchaveryexternalquality.Maybeyouwon’tstayrichallyourlife;lotsofveryclevermengetsmashedup12inWallStreet.Butatleastyouwillstaytallallyourlife!SoI’vedecidedtocallyouDearDaddy-Long-Legs.Ihopeyouwon’tmind.It’sjustaprivatepetnamewewon’ttellMrs.Lippett.Theteno’clockbellisgoingtoringintwominutes.Ourdayisdividedintosectionsbybells.Weeatandsleepandstudybybells.It’sveryenlivening13;Ifeellikeafirehorseallofthetime.Thereitgoes!Lightsout.Goodnight.ObservewithwhatprecisionIobeyrules－duetomytrainingintheJohnGrierHome.Yoursmostrespectfully,JerushaAbbottToMr.Daddy-Long-LegsSmith弗高森大厦215号9月24日亲爱的送孤儿来大学的好心董事：我终于到了!我昨天搭了4个钟头的火车。真有趣,不是吗?我以前从没搭过火车。大学真是大,好容易把人搞糊涂——我只要一离开房间就会迷路。等我觉得不那么混乱时,我会再写一封信给您;到时我会跟您谈谈我的功课。现在是星期六晚上,星期一早上才开课。不过我还是想先写封信让我们彼此认识一下。写信给陌生人是件挺奇怪的事。写信对我来说本来就够奇怪的——我这辈子到现在写的信不超过3、4封,所以如果写得不是很标准,请您睁只眼闭只眼吧。不过昨天早上出发前,李皮太太跟我很严肃地谈了一会儿。她要我今后谨言慎行,尤其对有恩于我的好心先生更要注意自己的言行。我必须做到“很尊敬”。但是对一个叫约翰·史密斯的人,怎么能“很尊敬”得起来?您为什么不挑个有点个性的名字呢?我就像在写信给亲爱的“拴马桩”或“晾衣架”先生一样。我这个夏天想了很多关于您的事;这么多年来终于有人对我感兴趣了,这让我觉得好像找到了家一样，让我觉得有归属感,这是种很舒服的感觉。无论如何,我必须承认,当我想到您的时候,我的想象力就不起什么作用了。我只知道3件有关您的事:1.您长得很高2.您很有钱3.您讨厌女孩子我想我可以称您为“亲爱的恨女孩先生”，不过这太侮辱我自己了。或许我可以称您为“亲爱的有钱人”,不过这样又太侮辱您了,好像您唯一值得提的就是钱。此外,“富有”是一种很肤浅的特质。您也许不会一辈子都有钱;有很多聪明人都在华尔街惨糟滑铁卢。不过您身高是不会改变的!所以我决定称您为亲爱的长腿叔叔。希望您别介意。这只是私底下的昵称,不要告诉李皮太太了吧。再过两分钟就要敲响10点的钟声了。我们的生活被钟声分成好几段。我们吃饭、睡觉跟上课都照着钟声来。这让我精神十足，觉得自己时刻像匹野马。熄灯了。祝您晚安。您看我多守规矩,全亏约翰格利尔之家的训练。您最恭敬的,乔若莎·阿伯特致长腿叔叔-史密斯.=========================