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the hunting of the snark-第4部分
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Went bellowing on to the last。
Thus the Barrister dreamed; while the bellowing seemed
To grow every moment more clear:
Till he woke to the knell of a furious bell;
Which the Bellman rang close at his ear。
Fit the Seventh
THE BANKER'S FATE
They sought it with thimbles; they sought it with care;
They pursued it with forks and hope;
They threatened its life with a railway…share;
They charmed it with smiles and soap。
And the Banker; inspired with a courage so new
It was matter for general remark;
Rushed madly ahead and was lost to their view
In his zeal to discover the Snark
But while he was seeking with thimbles and care;
A Bandersnatch swiftly drew nigh
And grabbed at the Banker; who shrieked in despair;
For he knew it was useless to fly。
He offered large discounthe offered a check
(Drawn 〃to bearer〃) for seven…pounds…ten:
But the Bandersnatch merely extended its neck
And grabbed at the Banker again。
Without rest or pausewhile those frumious jaws
Went savagely snapping around…
He skipped and he hopped; and he floundered and flopped;
Till fainting he fell to the ground。
The Bandersnatch fled as the others appeared
Led on by that fear…stricken yell:
And the Bellman remarked 〃It is just as I feared!〃
And solemnly tolled on his bell。
He was black in the face; and they scarcely could trace
The least likeness to what he had been:
While so great was his fright that his waistcoat turned white…
A wonderful thing to be seen!
To the horror of all who were present that day。
He uprose in full evening dress;
And with senseless grimaces endeavored to say
What his tongue could no longer express。
Down he sank in a chairran his hands through his hair
And chanted in mimsiest tones
Words whose utter inanity proved his insanity;
While he rattled a couple of bones。
〃Leave him here to his fateit is getting so late!〃
The Bellman exclaimed in a fright。
〃We have lost half the day。 Any further delay;
And we sha'nt catch a Snark before night!〃
Fit the Eighth
THE VANISHING
They sought it with thimbles; they sought it with care;
They pursued it with forks and hope;
They threatened its life with a railway…share;
They charmed it with smiles and soap。
They shuddered to think that the chase might fail;
And the Beaver; excited at last;
Went bounding along on the tip of its tail;
For the daylight was nearly past。
〃There is Thingumbob shouting!〃 the Bellman said;
〃He is shouting like mad; only hark!
He is waving his hands; he is wagging his head;
He has certainly found a Snark!〃
They gazed in delight; while the Butcher exclaimed
〃He was always a desperate wag!〃
They beheld himtheir Bakertheir hero unnamed
On the top of a neighboring crag。
Erect and sublime; for one moment of time。
In the next; that wild figure they saw
(As if stung by a spasm) plunge into a chasm;
While they waited and listened in awe。
〃It's a Snark!〃 was the sound that first came to their ears;
And seemed almost too good to be true。
Then followed a torrent of laughter and cheers:
Then the ominous words 〃It's a Boo…〃
Then; silence。 Some fancied they heard in the air
A weary and wandering sigh
Then sounded like 〃…jum!〃 but the others declare
It was only a breeze that went by。
They hunted till darkness came on; but they found
Not a button; or feather; or mark;
By which they could tell that they stood on the ground
Where the Baker had met with the Snark。
In the midst of the word he was trying to say;
In the midst of his laughter and glee;
He had softly and suddenly vanished away…
For the Snark *was* a Boojum; you see。
THE END
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