TheStoryofaBadBoybyThomasBaileyAldrich作者简介Aldrich,ThomasBailey奥尔德里奇,托马斯（1836-1907），作家，生于新罕布什尔州朴次茅斯。他著有许多长短篇小说和数部诗集，杰作是讲述他童年经历的自传体小说《一个坏孩子的故事》（TheStoryofaBadBoy,1870）。CONTENTSChapter1..............................................1Chapter2..............................................3Chapter3..............................................6Chapter4.............................................11Chapter5.............................................17Chapter6.............................................23Chapter7.............................................33Chapter8.............................................40Chapter9.............................................47Chapter10.............................................52Chapter11.............................................58Chapter12.............................................62Chapter13.............................................66Chapter14.............................................71Chapter15.............................................81Chapter16.............................................88Chapter17.............................................95Chapter18............................................104Chapter19............................................112Chapter20............................................116Chapter21............................................125Chapter22............................................129TheStoryofaBadBoy1Chapter1InWhichIIntroduceMyselfThisisthestoryofabadboy.Well,notsuchaverybad,butaprettybadboy;andIoughttoknow,forIam,orratherIwas,thatboymyself.Lestthetitleshouldmisleadthereader,IhastentoassurehimherethatIhavenodarkconfessionstomake.Icallmystorythestoryofabadboy,partlytodistinguishmyselffromthosefaultlessyounggentlemenwhogen-erallyfigureinnarrativesofthiskind,andpartlybecauseIreallywasnotacherub.ImaytruthfullysayIwasanamiable,impulsivelad,blessedwithfinedigestivepowers,andnohypocrite.Ididn’twanttobeanangelandwiththeangelsstand;