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Chaptet 1 There Are Heroisms All Round Us
Chaptet 2 Try Your Luek wifh Professor Challenger
Chaptet 3 He Is a Perfecfly Isible Person
Chaptet 4 It's Just the Very Diggest Thing in the World
Chaptet 5 Ouesfion！
Chaptet 6 I Was the Flail of the Lord
Chaptet 7 Tomorrow We Disappear into the Unknown
Chaptet 8 The Ouflying Pickers of the New World
Chaptet 9 Who Could Have Foreseen It？
Chaptet 10 The Mosf Wonderful Things Have Happened
Chaptet 11 For Once I Was the Hero
Chaptet 12 It Was Dreaf n the Forest
Chaptet 13 A Sight I Shall Never Forger
Chaptet 14 Those Were the Real Conquesfs
Chaptet 15 Our Eyes Have Seen Greaf Wonders
Chaptet 16 A Procession！ A Procession！

MR.HUNGERTON，herfather，reallywasthemosttactlesspersonuponearth-afluffy，feathery，untidycockatooofaman，perfectlygood-natured，butabsolutelycentereduponhisownsillyself.IfanythingcouldhavedrivenmefromGladys，itwouldhavebeenthethoughtofsuchafather-in-law.IamconvincedthathereallybelievedinhisheartthatIcameroundtotheChestnutsthreedaysaweekforthepleasureofhiscompany，andveryespeciallytohearhisviewsuponbimetallism-asubjectuponwhichhewasbywayofbeinganauthority.ForanhourormorethateveningIlistenedtohismonotonouschirrupaboutbadmoneydrivingoutgood，thetokenvalueofsilver，thedepreciationoftherupee，andthetruestandardsofexchange."Suppose，"hecried，withfeebleviolence，"thatallthedebtsintheworldwerecalledupsimultaneouslyandimmediatepaymentinsistedupon.What，underourpresentconditions，wouldhapnhe？"Igavetheself-evidentanswerthatIshouldbearuinedman，uponwhichhejumpefohischair，reprovedmemyhabituallevity，whichmadeitisibleforioiscussanyreasonablesubjetiypresence，andbouncedoffoutoftheroomtodressforaMasonicmeeting.AtlastIwasalonewithGladys，andthemomentoffatehadcome！
AllthateveningIhadfeltlikethesoldierwhoawaitsthesignalwhichwillsendhimonaforlornhope，hopeofvictoryandfearofrepulsealternatinginhismind.Shesatwiththatproud，delicateprofileofhersoutlinedagainsttheredcurtain.Howbeautifulshewas！ Andyethowaloof！Wehadbeenfriends，quitegoodfriends;butnevercouldIgetbeyondthesamecomradeshipwhichImighthaveestablishedwithoneofmyfellow-reportersupontheGazette-perfectlyfrank，perfectlykindly，andperfectlyunsexual.Myinstinctsareallagainstawomanbeingtoofrankandathereasewithme.Itisnocomplimenttoaman.Wheretherealsexeeinbegins，timidityanddistrustareitscompanions，heritagefromoldwickeddayswhenloveandviolencewentoftenhandinhand.Thebenthead，theavertedeye，thefalteringvoice，thewincingfigure-these，andnottheunshrinkinggazeandfrankreply，arethetruesignalsofpassion.EveninmyshortlifeIhadlearnedasmuchasthat-orhadinheriteditinthatrace-memorywhichwecallinstinct.Gladyswasfullofeverywomanlyquality.Somejudgedhertobecoldandhard，butsuchathoughtwastreason.Thatdelicately-bronzedskin，almostOrientalinitscoloring，thatravenhair，thelargeliquideyes，thefullbutexquisitelips-allthestigmataofpassionwerethere.ButIwassadlyconsciousthatuptonowIhadneverfoundthesecretofdrawingitforth.However，comewhatmight，Ishouldhavedonewithsuspenseandbringmatterstoaheadtonight.Shecouldbutrefuseme，andbetterbearepulsedloverthananacceptedbrother.Sofarmythoughtshadcarriedme，andIwasabouttobreakthelonganduneasysilencewhentwocriticaldarkeyeslookedroundatme，andtheproudheadwasshakeninsmilingreproof."Ihaveapresentimentthatyouaregoingtopropose，Ned.Idowishyouwouldn't，forthingsaresomuchnicerastheyare."Iewychairalittlenearer."Now，howdidyouknowthatIwasgoingtopropose？"Iasked，ingenuinewonder."Don'twomenalwaysknow？ Doyousupposeanywomanintheworldwasevertakenunawares？ But，oh，Ned，ourfriendshiphasbeensogoodandsopleasant！ Whatapitytospoilit！ Don'tyoufeelhowsplendiditisthatayoungmanandayoungwomanshouldbeabletotalkfacetofaceaswehavetalked？""Idon'tknow，Gladys.Yousee，Icantalkfacetofacewith-withthestation-master."Ican'timaginehowthatofficialcameintothematter，butinhetrottedandsetusbothlaughing."Thatdoesnotsatisfymeintheleast.Iwantmyarmsroundyouandyourheadonmybreast，and，oh，Gladys，Iwant-"ShehadsprungfromherchairasshesawsignsthaIrpoedtodemonstratesomeofmywants."You'vespoiledeverything，Ned，"shesaid."It'sallsobeautifulandnaturaluntilthiskindofthingcomesin.Itissuchapity.Whycan'tyoucontrolyourself？.""Ididn'tinventit，"Ipleaded."It'snature.It'slove！""Well，perhapsifbothloveitmaybedifferent.Ihaveneverfeltit.""But，youmust-you，withyourbeauty，withyoursoul！ Oh，Gladys，youweremadeforlove！ Youmustlove！""Onemustwaittillitcomes.""Butwhycan'tyouloveme，Gladys？ Isitmyappearance，orwhat？"Shedidunbendalittle.Sheputforwardahand-suchagracious，stoopingattitudeitwas-andshepressedbackmea.Thenshelookedintomyupturnedfacewithaverywistfulsmile."Noitisn'tthat，"shesaidatlast."You'renotaconceitedboybynature，andsoIcansafelytellyouitisnotthat.It'sdeeper.""Mycharacter？"Shenoddedseverely."WhatcanIdotomendit？ Dositdownandtalkitover.No，reallyIwon't，ifyou'llonlysitdown！"Shelookedatmewithawonderingdistrustwhichwasmuchmoretomymindthanherwhole-heartedconfidenceHowprimitiveandbestialitlookswhenyouputitdowninblackandwhite！ Andperhapsafterallitisonlyaeeinpeculiartomyself.Anyhow，shesatdown."Nowtellmewhat'samisswithme.""I'minlovewithsomebodyelse，"saidshe.Itwasmyturntojumpoutofmychair."It'snobodyinparticular，"sheexplained，laughingattheexpressionofmyface，"onlyanideal.I'venevermetthekindofmanImean.""Tellmeabouthim.Whatdoeshelooklike？""Oh，hemightlookverymuchlikeyou.""Howdearofyoutosaythat！ Well，whatisitthathedoesthatIdon'tdo？ Justsaytheword-teetotal，vegetarian，aeronaut，Theosophist，Superman-I'llhaveatryatit，Gladys，ifyouwillonlygivemeanideawhatwouldpleaseyou."P1-4

《失落的世界》由阿瑟·柯南·道尔所著，世纪之初，一队探险者踏上征途，想明一几乎不可能的事，明当时存在一个史前世界。一个空想家、一个女富翁、一个猎手、一个科学家和一个记者，都在追寻一个亘古流传的故事，他们被困于荒蛮之地，结识了一个野美，他们在这个失落的文明世界和恐怖的生物群落同寻找，他们必须找到通往现代文明的路，逃出那个被遗失的世界……