the way of rivals You might say that Goodloe ran to books, manners, culture, rowing, intellect, and clothes. I would have put you in mind more of baseball and Friday-night debating societies--by way of culture--and maybe of a good horseback rider But in our talks together, and in our visits and conversation with May Martha, neither Goodloe Banks nor I could find out which one of us she preferred May martha was a natural-born non-committal, and knew in her cradle how to keep people guessing I said, old man Mangum was absentminded. After a long time he found out one day--a little butterfly must have told him-that two young men were trying to throw a net over the head of he young person, a daughter, or some such technical appendage, who looked after his comforts I never knew scientists could rise to such occasions. Old Mangum orally labelled and classified Goodloe and myself easily among the lowest orders of the vertebrates; and in English too, without going any further into Latin than the simple references to Orgetorix Rex Helvetii--which is as far as I ever went, myself. And he told us that if he ever caught us around his house again he would add us to his collection Goodloe Banks and I remained away five days, expecting the storm to subside. When dared to call at the house again May Martha Mangum and her father were gone. Gone! The house they had rented was closed. Their little store of goods and chattels was gone also And not a word of farewell to either of us from may Martha--not a white fluttering note pinned to the hawthorn-bush; not a chalk-mark on the gate-post nor a post-card in the post-office to give us a clew For two months Goodloe Banks and I--separately--tried every scheme we could think of to track the runaways. We used our friendship and influence with the ticket-agent, with livery-stable men, railroad conductors, and our one lone, lorn constable, but without results Then we became better friends and worse enemies than ever. We forgathered in the back room of Snyder's saloon every afternoon after work, and played dominoes, and laid conversational traps to find out from each other if anything had been discovered. That is the way of rivals Now, Goodloe Banks had a sarcastic way of displaying his own learning and putting me in the class that was reading"Poor Jane Ray, her bird is dead, she cannot play. "Well, I rather liked oodloe, and I had a contempt for his college learning, and I was always regarded as good natured, so I kept my temper. And I was trying to find out if he knew anything about May Martha, so I endured his society In talking things over one afternoon he said to me Suppose you do find her, Ed, whereby would you profit? Miss Mangum has a mind. Perhaps it is yet uncultured, but she is destined for higher things than you could give her. I have talked with no one who seemed to appreciate more the enchantment of the ancient poets and writers and the modern cults that have assimilated and expended their philosophy of life. Don't you think you are wasting your time looking for her? My idea, "said I, "of a happy home is an eight-room house in a grove of live-oaks by the 知玫·玛莎·曼格姆心里的风吹向哪一边”,意即探知女方更中意谁 6 A natural-born non- committal天生含蓄: Knew in her cradle how to keep people guessing:在摇篮里就知道 如何让人不断捉摸(她的心意) 7我从未想到科学家竟能对付如此场面 Orgetoriⅸx, Rex helvetii: Rex helvetii:赫尔维蒂之王。赫尔维蒂是罗马时期高卢的一部分, Orgetorix曾想 征服高卢却未遂。此处应是老人对两个年轻人的恐吓,要他们永远别想娶到他女儿。the way of rivals. You might say that Goodloe ran to books, manners, culture, rowing, intellect, and clothes. I would have put you in mind more of baseball and Friday-night debating societies--by way of culture--and maybe of a good horseback rider. But in our talks together, and in our visits and conversation with May Martha, neither Goodloe Banks nor I could find out which one of us she preferred. May Martha was a natural-born non-committal, and knew in her cradle how to keep people guessing6 . As I said, old man Mangum was absentminded. After a long time he found out one day--a little butterfly must have told him-that two young men were trying to throw a net over the head of the young person, a daughter, or some such technical appendage, who looked after his comforts. I never knew scientists could rise to such occasions.7 Old Mangum orally labelled and classified Goodloe and myself easily among the lowest orders of the vertebrates; and in English, too, without going any further into Latin than the simple references to Orgetorix, Rex Helvetii8 --which is as far as I ever went, myself. And he told us that if he ever caught us around his house again he would add us to his collection. Goodloe Banks and I remained away five days, expecting the storm to subside. When we dared to call at the house again May Martha Mangum and her father were gone. Gone! The house they had rented was closed. Their little store of goods and chattels was gone also. And not a word of farewell to either of us from May Martha--not a white, fluttering note pinned to the hawthorn-bush; not a chalk-mark on the gate-post nor a post-card in the post-office to give us a clew. For two months Goodloe Banks and I--separately--tried every scheme we could think of to track the runaways. We used our friendship and influence with the ticket-agent, with livery-stable men, railroad conductors, and our one lone, lorn constable, but without results. Then we became better friends and worse enemies than ever. We forgathered in the back room of Snyder's saloon every afternoon after work, and played dominoes, and laid conversational traps to find out from each other if anything had been discovered. That is the way of rivals. Now, Goodloe Banks had a sarcastic way of displaying his own learning and putting me in the class that was reading "Poor Jane Ray, her bird is dead, she cannot play." Well, I rather liked Goodloe, and I had a contempt for his college learning, and I was always regarded as good￾natured, so I kept my temper. And I was trying to find out if he knew anything about May Martha, so I endured his society. In talking things over one afternoon he said to me: "Suppose you do find her, Ed, whereby would you profit? Miss Mangum has a mind. Perhaps it is yet uncultured, but she is destined for higher things than you could give her. I have talked with no one who seemed to appreciate more the enchantment of the ancient poets and writers and the modern cults that have assimilated and expended their philosophy of life. Don't you think you are wasting your time looking for her?" "My idea," said I, "of a happy home is an eight-room house in a grove of live-oaks by the 知玫·玛莎·曼格姆心里的风吹向哪一边”，意即探知女方更中意谁。 6 A natural-born non-committal：天生含蓄；Knew in her cradle how to keep people guessing：在摇篮里就知道 如何让人不断捉摸（她的心意）。 7 我从未想到科学家竟能对付如此场面。 8 Orgetorix, Rex Helvetii：Rex Helvetii：赫尔维蒂之王。赫尔维蒂是罗马时期高卢的一部分，Orgetorix 曾想 征服高卢却未遂。此处应是老人对两个年轻人的恐吓，要他们永远别想娶到他女儿