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1、TheGeneral'sfamilylivedonthefirstfloor,andthePorter'sfamilylivedinthecellar.Therewasavastdistancebetweenthem-thewholefirstfloor,aswellasallthegradesofsociety;butbothfamilieslivedunderthesameroof,andtheirwindowslookedoutinthesamestreetandthesamegarden
2、.Inthisgardentherewasabloomingacacia-wheneveritdidbloom-andsometimesthesmartlydressednursewouldsitunderitwiththestillmoresmartlydressedchild,theGeneral's"LittleEmilie."ThePorter'slittleson,withhisdarkhairandlargebrowneyes,usedtodancebarefootbeforethe
3、m;andthelittlegirlwouldlaughandstretchhertinyhandsouttohim.AndiftheGeneralsawthisfromhiswindowhewouldnoddownatthemandsay,"Charmant!"TheGeneral'swife,whowassoyoungthatshemightalmosthavebeenherhusband'sdaughterbyanearliermarriage,neverherselflookedouti
4、ntotheyard;butshehadgivenordersthatthePorter'sboycouldplaynearherownchild,butnevertouchit.Andthenursestrictlycarriedoutthelady'sorders.Thesunshoneinuponthosewhodweltonthefirstfloorandthosewholivedinthecellar.Theacaciaputoutitsblossoms,theyfellaway,an
5、dnewonescamethenextyear.Thetreebloomed,andthePorter'slittlesonbloomed;helookedlikeafreshtulip.TheGeneral'slittledaughtergrewtobeadelicatechild,asdaintyastherosypetaloftheacaciablossom.Nowsheseldomsatunderthetree,forshetookthefreshairinacarriage,Shewe
6、ntwithhermotherondrives,andalwaysnoddedtothePorter'sson,George;yes,andevenkissedherfingerstowardhim,tillhermothertoldhershewasnowtoogrown-upforthat.OnemorninghehadtobringtheGeneralsomepapersandmailthathadbeenleftinthePorter'sroom.Hehadmountedthestair
7、caseandwaspassingthedoorofthebroomclosetwhenheheardapeepfrominsideit.Hethoughtperhapsitwasastraychickenchirping,butitwastheGeneral'slittledaughter,dressedinmuslinandlace."Don'ttellPapaandMamma,fortheywouldbeangry!""What'sthematter,littlelady?"askedGe
8、orge."It'sallburningeverywhere!"shesaid."It'sinfullblaze!"Georgeflungopenthedoortothelittlenursery,wherethewindowcurtainwasnearlyallburned;thecurtainrodhadcaughtfireandwasflaming!Quicklyhesprangforward,pulleditdown,andcalledforhelp:withouthimthewhole
