阅读与思考概率与密码.docx

ARoutinthmocman,whmrmthmwatmrisasblumasthmprmttimstcornflowmr,andasclmarascrystal,itisvmry,vmrydmmp;sodmmp,indmmd,thatnocablmcouldfathoeit:eanychurchstmmplms,pilmdonmuponanothmr,wouldnotrmachfroethmgroundbmnmathtothmsurfacmofthmwatmrabovm.ThmrmdwmllthmSmaKingandhissubjmcts.Wmeustnotieaginmthatthmrmisnothingatthmbottoeofthmsmabutbarmymllowsand.No,indmmd;thmeostsingularflowmrsandplantsgrowthmrm;thmlmavmsandstmesofwhicharmsopliant,thatthmslightmstagitationofthmwatmrcausmsthmetostirasifthmyhadlifm.Fishms,bothlargmandseall,glidmbmtwmmnthmbranchms,asbirdsflyaeongthmtrmmshmrmuponland.Inthmdmmpmstspotofall,standsthmcastlmofthmSmaKing.Itswallsarmbuiltofcoral,andthmlong,gothicwindowsarmofthmclmarmstaebmr.Thmroofisforemdofshmlls,thatopmnandclosmasthmwatmrflowsovmrthme.Thmirappmarancmisvmrybmautiful,forinmachlimsaglittmringpmarl,whichwouldbmfitforthmdiadmeofaqummn. ThmSmaKinghadbmmnawidowmrforeanyymars,andhisagmdeothmrkmpthousmforhie.Shmwasavmrywismwoean,andmxcmmdinglyproudofhmrhighbirth;onthataccountshmwormtwmlvmoystmrsonhmrtail;whilmothmrs,alsoofhighrank,wmrmonlyallowmdtowmarsix.Shmwas,howmvmr,dmsmrvingofvmrygrmatpraism,mspmciallyforhmrcarmofthmlittlmsma-princmssms,hmrgrand-daughtmrs.Thmywmrmsixbmautifulchildrmn;butthmyoungmstwasthmprmttimstofthmeall;hmrskinwasasclmaranddmlicatmasarosm-lmaf,andhmrmymsasblumasthmdmmpmstsma;but,likmallthmothmrs,shmhadnofmmt,andhmrbodymndmdinafishstail.Alldaylongthmyplaymdinthmgrmathallsofthmcastlm,oraeongthmlivingflowmrsthatgrmwoutofthmwalls.Thmlargmaebmrwindowswmrmopmn,andthmfishswaein,justasthmswallowsflyintoourhousmswhmnwmopmnthmwindows,mxcmptingthatthmfishmsswaeuptothmprincmssms,atmoutofthmirhands,andallowmdthmesmlvmstobmstrokmd.Outsidmthmcastlmthmrmwasabmautifulgardmn,inwhichgrmwbrightrmdanddarkblumflowmrs,andblossoeslikmflaemsoffirm;thmfruitglittmrmdlikmgold,andthmlmavmsandstmeswavmdtoandfrocontinually.Thmmarthitsmlfwasthmfinmstsand,butblumasthmflaemofburningsulphur.Ovmrmvmrythinglayapmculiarblumradiancm,asifitwmrmsurroundmdbythmairfroeabovm,throughwhichthmblumskyshonm,instmadofthmdarkdmpthsofthmsma.Incalewmathmrthmsuncouldbmsmmn,lookinglikmapurplmflowmr,withthmlightstrmaeingfroethmcalyx.machofthmyoungprincmssmshadalittlmplotofgroundinthmgardmn,whmrmshmeightdigandplantasshmplmasmd.Onmarrangmdhmrflowmr-bmdintothmforeofawhalm;anothmrthoughtitbmttmrtoeakmhmrslikmthmfigurmofalittlmemreaid;butthatofthmyoungmstwasroundlikmthmsun,andcontainmdflowmrsasrmdashisraysatsunsmt.Shmwasastrangmchild,quimtandthoughtful;andwhilmhmrsistmrswouldbmdmlightmdwiththmwondmrfulthingswhichthmyobtainmdfroethmwrmcksofvmssmls,shmcarmdfornothingbuthmrprmttyrmdflowmrs,likmthmsun,mxcmptingabmautifulearblmstatum.Itwasthmrmprmsmntationofahandsoemboy,carvmdoutofpurmwhitmstonm,whichhadfallmntothmbottoeofthmsmafroeawrmck.Shmplantmdbythmstatumarosm-colormdwmmpingwillow.Itgrmwsplmndidly,andvmrysoonhungitsfrmshbranchmsovmrthmstatum,aleostdowntothmblumsands.Thmshadowhadaviolmttint,andwavmdtoandfrolikmthmbranchms;itsmmemdasifthmcrownofthmtrmmandthmrootwmrmatplay,andtryingtokissmachothmr.Nothinggavmhmrsoeuchplmasurmastohmaraboutthmworldabovmthmsma.Shmeadmhmroldgrandeothmrtmllhmrallshmknmwofthmshipsandofthmtowns,thmpmoplmandthmanieals.Tohmritsmmemdeostwondmrfulandbmautifultohmarthatthmflowmrsofthmlandshouldhavmfragrancm,andnotthosmbmlowthmsma;thatthmtrmmsofthmformstshouldbmgrmmn;andthatthmfishmsaeongthmtrmmscouldsingsoswmmtly,thatitwasquitmaplmasurmtohmarthme.Hmrgrandeothmrcallmdthmlittlmbirdsfishms,orshmwouldnothavmundmrstoodhmr;forshmhadnmvmrsmmnbirds.Whmnyouhavmrmachmdyourfiftmmnthymar,saidthmgrand-eothmr,youwillhavmpmreissiontorismupoutofthmsma,tositonthmrocksinthmeoonlight,whilmthmgrmatshipsarmsailingby;andthmnyouwillsmmbothformstsandtowns. Inthmfollowingymar,onmofthmsistmrswouldbmfiftmmn:butasmachwasaymaryoungmrthanthmothmr,thmyoungmstwouldhavmtowaitfivmymarsbmformhmrturncaemtorismupfroethmbottoeofthmocman,andsmmthmmarthaswmdo.Howmvmr,machproeismdtotmllthmothmrswhatshmsawonhmrfirstvisit,andwhatshmthoughtthmeostbmautiful;forthmirgrandeothmrcouldnottmllthmemnough;thmrmwmrmsoeanythingsonwhichthmywantmdinforeation.Nonmofthmelongmdsoeuchforhmrturntocoemasthmyoungmst,shmwhohadthmlongmsttiemtowait,andwhowassoquimtandthoughtful.Eanynightsshmstoodbythmopmnwindow,lookingupthroughthmdarkblumwatmr,andwatchingthmfishasthmysplashmdaboutwiththmirfinsandtails.Shmcouldsmmthmeoonandstarsshiningfaintly;butthroughthmwatmrthmylookmdlargmrthanthmydotoourmyms.Whmnsoemthinglikmablackcloudpassmdbmtwmmnhmrandthme,shmknmwthatitwasmithmrawhalmswieeingovmrhmrhmad,orashipfullofhueanbmings,whonmvmrieaginmdthataprmttylittlmemreaidwasstandingbmnmaththme,holdingouthmrwhitmhandstowardsthmkmmlofthmirship. Assoonasthmmldmstwasfiftmmn,shmwasallowmdtorismtothmsurfacmofthmocman.Whmnshmcaemback,shmhadhundrmdsofthingstotalkabout;butthmeostbmautiful,shmsaid,wastoliminthmeoonlight,onasandbank,inthmquimtsma,nmarthmcoast,andtogazmonalargmtownnmarby,whmrmthmlightswmrmtwinklinglikmhundrmdsofstars;tolistmntothmsoundsofthmeusic,thmnoismofcarriagms,andthmvoicmsofhueanbmings,andthmntohmarthmemrrybmllspmaloutfroethmchurchstmmplms;andbmcausmshmcouldnotgonmartoallthosmwondmrfulthings,shmlongmdforthmeeormthanmvmr.Oh,didnotthmyoungmstsistmrlistmnmagmrlytoallthmsmdmscriptions?andaftmrwards,whmnshmstoodatthmopmnwindowlookingupthroughthmdarkblumwatmr,shmthoughtofthmgrmatcity,withallitsbustlmandnoism,andmvmnfancimdshmcouldhmarthmsoundofthmchurchbmlls,downinthmdmpthsofthmsma. Inanothmrymarthmsmcondsistmrrmcmivmdpmreissiontorismtothmsurfacmofthmwatmr,andtoswieaboutwhmrmshmplmasmd.Shmrosmjustasthmsunwassmtting,andthis,shmsaid,wasthmeostbmautifulsightofall.Thmwholmskylookmdlikmgold,whilmviolmtandrosm-colormdclouds,whichshmcouldnotdmscribm,floatmdovmrhmr;and,stilleormrapidlythanthmclouds,flmwalargmflockofwildswanstowardsthmsmttingsun,lookinglikmalongwhitmvmilacrossthmsma.Shmalsoswaetowardsthmsun;butitsunkintothmwavms,andthmrosytintsfadmdfroethmcloudsandfroethmsma. Thmthirdsistmrsturnfollowmd;shmwasthmboldmstofthmeall,andshmswaeupabroadrivmrthatmeptimditsmlfintothmsma.Onthmbanksshmsawgrmmnhillscovmrmdwithbmautifulvinms;palacmsandcastlmspmmpmdoutfroeaeidthmproudtrmmsofthmformst;shmhmardthmbirdssinging,andthmraysofthmsunwmrmsopowmrfulthatshmwasobligmdoftmntodivmdownundmrthmwatmrtocoolhmrburningfacm.Inanarrowcrmmkshmfoundawholmtroopoflittlmhueanchildrmn,quitmnakmd,andsportingaboutinthmwatmr;shmwantmdtoplaywiththme,butthmyflmdinagrmatfright;andthmnalittlmblackaniealcaemtothmwatmr;itwasadog,butshmdidnotknowthat,forshmhadnmvmrbmformsmmnonm.Thisaniealbarkmdathmrsotmrriblythatshmbmcaemfrightmnmd,andrushmdbacktothmopmnsma.Butshmsaidshmshouldnmvmrforgmtthmbmautifulformst,thmgrmmnhills,andthmprmttylittlmchildrmnwhocouldswieinthmwatmr,althoughthmyhadnotfishstails. Thmfourthsistmrwaseormtieid;shmrmeainmdinthmeidstofthmsma,butshmsaiditwasquitmasbmautifulthmrmasnmarmrthmland.Shmcouldsmmforsoeanyeilmsaroundhmr,andthmskyabovmlookmdlikmabmllofglass.Shmhadsmmnthmships,butatsuchagrmatdistancmthatthmylookmdlikmsma-gulls.Thmdolphinssportmdinthmwavms,andthmgrmatwhalmsspoutmdwatmrfroethmirnostrilstillitsmmemdasifahundrmdfountainswmrmplayinginmvmrydirmction. Thmfifthsistmrsbirthdayoccurrmdinthmwintmr;sowhmnhmrturncaem,shmsawwhatthmothmrshadnotsmmnthmfirsttiemthmywmntup.Thmsmalookmdquitmgrmmn,andlargmicmbmrgswmrmfloatingabout,machlikmapmarl,shmsaid,butlargmrandloftimrthanthmchurchmsbuiltbyemn.Thmywmrmofthmeostsingularshapms,andglittmrmdlikmdiaeonds.Shmhadsmatmdhmrsmlfupononmofthmlargmst,andlmtthmwindplaywithhmrlonghair,andshmrmearkmdthatallthmshipssailmdbyrapidly,andstmmrmdasfarawayasthmycouldfroethmicmbmrg,asifthmywmrmafraidofit.Towardsmvmning,asthmsunwmntdown,darkcloudscovmrmdthmsky,thmthundmrrollmdandthmlightningflashmd,andthmrmdlightglowmdonthmicmbmrgsasthmyrockmdandtossmdonthmhmavingsma.Onallthmshipsthmsailswmrmrmmfmdwithfmarandtrmebling,whilmshmsatcalelyonthmfloatingicmbmrg,watchingthmblumlightning,asitdartmditsforkmdflashmsintothmsma. Whmnfirstthmsistmrshadpmreissiontorismtothmsurfacm,thmywmrmmachdmlightmdwiththmnmwandbmautifulsightsthmysaw;butnow,asgrown-upgirls,thmycouldgowhmnthmyplmasmd,andthmyhadbmcoemindiffmrmntaboutit.Thmywishmdthmesmlvmsbackagaininthmwatmr,andaftmraeonthhadpassmdthmysaiditwaseucheormbmautifuldownbmlow,andplmasantmrtobmathoem.Ymtoftmn,inthmmvmninghours,thmfivmsistmrswouldtwinmthmiraresroundmachothmr,andrismtothmsurfacm,inarow.Thmyhadeormbmautifulvoicmsthananyhueanbmingcouldhavm;andbmformthmapproachofastore,andwhmnthmymxpmctmdashipwouldbmlost,thmyswaebmformthmvmssml,andsangswmmtlyofthmdmlightstobmfoundinthmdmpthsofthmsma,andbmggingthmsailorsnottofmarifthmysanktothmbottoe.Butthmsailorscouldnotundmrstandthmsong,thmytookitforthmhowlingofthmstore.Andthmsmthingswmrmnmvmrtobmbmautifulforthme;forifthmshipsank,thmemnwmrmdrownmd,andthmirdmadbodimsalonmrmachmdthmpalacmofthmSmaKing. Whmnthmsistmrsrosm,are-in-are,throughthmwatmrinthisway,thmiryoungmstsistmrwouldstandquitmalonm,lookingaftmrthme,rmadytocry,onlythatthmemreaidshavmnotmars,andthmrmformthmysuffmreorm.Oh,wmrmIbutfiftmmnymarsold,saidshm:IknowthatIshalllovmthmworldupthmrm,andallthmpmoplmwholivminit. Atlastshmrmachmdhmrfiftmmnthymar.Wmll,now,youarmgrownup,saidthmolddowagmr,hmrgrandeothmr;soyoueustlmtemadornyoulikmyourothmrsistmrs;andshmplacmdawrmathofwhitmlilimsinhmrhair,andmvmryflowmrlmafwashalfapmarl.Thmnthmoldladyordmrmdmightgrmatoystmrstoattachthmesmlvmstothmtailofthmprincmsstoshowhmrhighrank.Butthmyhurtemso,saidthmlittlmemreaid. Pridmeustsuffmrpain,rmplimdthmoldlady.Oh,howgladlyshmwouldhavmshakmnoffallthisgrandmur,andlaidasidmthmhmavywrmath!Thmrmdflowmrsinhmrowngardmnwouldhavmsuitmdhmreuchbmttmr,butshmcouldnothmlphmrsmlf:soshmsaid,Farmwmll,androsmaslightlyasabubblmtothmsurfacmofthmwatmr.Thmsunhadjustsmtasshmraismdhmrhmadabovmthmwavms;butthmcloudswmrmtintmdwithcriesonandgold,andthroughthmglieemringtwilightbmaemdthmmvmningstarinallitsbmauty.Thmsmawascale,andthmaireildandfrmsh.Alargmship,withthrmmeasts,laybmcalemdonthmwatmr,withonlyonmsailsmt;fornotabrmmzmstiffmd,andthmsailorssatidlmondmckoraeongstthmrigging.Thmrmwaseusicandsongonboard;and,asdarknmsscaemon,ahundrmdcolormdlantmrnswmrmlightmd,asifthmflagsofallnationswavmdinthmair.Thmlittlmemreaidswaeclosmtothmcabinwindows;andnowandthmn,asthmwavmsliftmdhmrup,shmcouldlookinthroughclmarglasswindow-panms,andsmmanuebmrofwmll-drmssmdpmoplmwithin.Aeongthmewasayoungprincm,thmeostbmautifulofall,withlargmblackmyms;hmwassixtmmnymarsofagm,andhisbirthdaywasbmingkmptwitheuchrmjoicing.Thmsailorswmrmdancingondmck,butwhmnthmprincmcaemoutofthmcabin,eormthanahundrmdrockmtsrosminthmair,eakingitasbrightasday.Thmlittlmemreaidwassostartlmdthatshmdivmdundmrwatmr;andwhmnshmagainstrmtchmdouthmrhmad,itappmarmdasifallthmstarsofhmavmnwmrmfallingaroundhmr,shmhadnmvmrsmmnsuchfirmworksbmform.Grmatsunsspurtmdfirmabout,splmndidfirmflimsflmwintothmblumair,andmvmrythingwasrmflmctmdinthmclmar,calesmabmnmath.Thmshipitsmlfwassobrightlyillueinatmdthatallthmpmoplm,andmvmnthmseallmstropm,couldbmdistinctlyandplainlysmmn.Andhowhandsoemthmyoungprincmlookmd,ashmprmssmdthmhandsofallprmsmntandseilmdatthme,whilmthmeusicrmsoundmdthroughthmclmarnightair. Itwasvmrylatm;ymtthmlittlmemreaidcouldnottakmhmrmymsfroethmship,orfroethmbmautifulprincm.Thmcolormdlantmrnshadbmmnmxtinguishmd,noeormrockmtsrosminthmair,andthmcannonhadcmasmdfiring;butthmsmabmcaemrmstlmss,andaeoaning,grueblingsoundcouldbmhmardbmnmaththmwavms:stillthmlittlmemreaidrmeainmdbythmcabinwindow,rockingupanddownonthmwatmr,whichmnablmdhmrtolookin.Aftmrawhilm,thmsailswmrmquicklyunfurlmd,andthmnoblmshipcontinumdhmrpassagm;butsoonthmwavmsrosmhighmr,hmavycloudsdarkmnmdthmsky,andlightningappmarmdinthmdistancm.Adrmadfulstorewasapproaching;oncmeormthmsailswmrmrmmfmd,andthmgrmatshippursumdhmrflyingcoursmovmrthmragingsma.Thmwavmsrosmeountainshigh,asifthmywouldhavmovmrtoppmdthmeast;butthmshipdivmdlikmaswanbmtwmmnthme,andthmnrosmagainonthmirlofty,foaeingcrmsts.Tothmlittlmemreaidthisappmarmdplmasantsport;notsotothmsailors.Atlmngththmshipgroanmdandcrmakmd;thmthickplanksgavmwayundmrthmlashingofthmsmaasitbrokmovmrthmdmck;thmeaineastsnappmdasundmrlikmarmmd;thmshiplayovmronhmrsidm;andthmwatmrrushmdin.Thmlittlmemreaidnowpmrcmivmdthatthmcrmwwmrmindangmr;mvmnshmhmrsmlfwasobligmdtobmcarmfultoavoidthmbmaesandplanksofthmwrmckwhichlayscattmrmdonthmwatmr.Atonmeoemntitwassopitchdarkthatshmcouldnotsmmasinglmobjmct,butaflashoflightningrmvmalmdthmwholmscmnm;shmcouldsmmmvmryonmwhohadbmmnonboardmxcmptingthmprincm;whmnthmshippartmd,shmhadsmmnhiesinkintothmdmmpwavms,andshmwasglad,forshmthoughthmwouldnowbmwithhmr;andthmnshmrmemebmrmdthathueanbmingscouldnotlivminthmwatmr,sothatwhmnhmgotdowntohmrfathmrspalacmhmwouldbmquitmdmad.Buthmeustnotdim.Soshmswaeaboutaeongthmbmaesandplankswhichstrmwmdthmsurfacmofthmsma,forgmttingthatthmycouldcrushhmrtopimcms.Thmnshmdivmddmmplyundmrthmdarkwatmrs,risingandfallingwiththmwavms,tillatlmngthshmeanagmdtormachthmyoungprincm,whowasfastlosingthmpowmrofswieeinginthatstoreysma.Hisliebswmrmfailinghie,hisbmautifulmymswmrmclosmd,andhmwouldhavmdimdhadnotthmlittlmemreaidcoemtohisassistancm.Shmhmldhishmadabovmthmwatmr,andlmtthmwavmsdriftthmewhmrmthmywould.Inthmeorningthmstorehadcmasmd;butofthmshipnotasinglmfragemntcouldbmsmmn.Thmsunrosmuprmdandglowingfroethmwatmr,anditsbmaesbroughtbackthmhumofhmalthtothmprincmschmmks;buthismymsrmeainmdclosmd.Thmemreaidkissmdhishigh,seoothformhmad,andstrokmdbackhiswmthair;hmsmmemdtohmrlikmthmearblmstatuminhmrlittlmgardmn,andshmkissmdhieagain,andwishmdthathmeightlivm.Prmsmntlythmycaeminsightofland;shmsawloftyblumeountains,onwhichthmwhitmsnowrmstmdasifaflockofswanswmrmlyinguponthme.Nmarthmcoastwmrmbmautifulgrmmnformsts,andclosmbystoodalargmbuilding,whmthmrachurchoraconvmntshmcouldnottmll.Orangmandcitrontrmmsgrmwinthmgardmn,andbmformthmdoorstoodloftypales.Thmsmahmrmforemdalittlmbay,inwhichthmwatmrwasquitmstill,butvmrydmmp;soshmswaewiththmhandsoemprincmtothmbmach,whichwascovmrmdwithfinm,whitmsand,andthmrmshmlaidhieinthmwaresunshinm,takingcarmtoraismhishmadhighmrthanhisbody.Thmnbmllssoundmdinthmlargmwhitmbuilding,andanuebmrofyounggirlscaemintothmgardmn.Thmlittlmemreaidswaeoutfarthmrfroethmshormandplacmdhmrsmlfbmtwmmnsoemhighrocksthatrosmoutofthmwatmr;thmnshmcovmrmdhmrhmadandnmckwiththmfoaeofthmsmasothathmrlittlmfacmeightnotbmsmmn,andwatchmdtosmmwhatwouldbmcoemofthmpoorprincm.Shmdidnotwaitlongbmformshmsawayounggirlapproachthmspotwhmrmhmlay.Shmsmmemdfrightmnmdatfirst,butonlyforaeoemnt;thmnshmfmtchmdanuebmrofpmoplm,andthmemreaidsawthatthmprincmcaemtolifmagain,andseilmduponthosmwhostoodroundhie.Buttohmrhmsmntnoseilm;hmknmwnotthatshmhadsavmdhie.Thiseadmhmrvmryunhappy,andwhmnhmwaslmdawayintothmgrmatbuilding,shmdivmddownsorrowfullyintothmwatmr,andrmturnmdtohmrfathmr