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afriendinneedBritishplaywright,novelistandshortstorywriter,whosenovelsandshortstoriesarecharacterizedbygreatnarrativefacility,simplicityofstyle,andadisillusionedandironicpointofview.TheauthorEdwardHydeBurtonLennyBurtonHewasatinylittlefellow,notmuchmorethanfivefeetfourinheight,andveryslender,withwhitehair,aredfacemuchwrinkled,andblueeyes.IsupposehewasaboutsixtywhenIknewhim.Hewasalwaysneatlyandquietlydressedinaccordancewithhisageandstation.(paragraph2)Hisvoicewasgentle;youcouldnotimaginethathecouldpossiblyraiseitinanger;hissmilewasbenign.Herewasamanwhoattractedyoubecauseyoufeltinhimarealloveforhisfellows.Atthesametimehelikedhisgameofcardsandhiscocktail,hecouldtellwithpointagoodandspicystory,andinhisyouthhehadbeensomethingofanathlete.Hewasarichmanandhehadmadeeverypennyhimself.Isupposeonethingthatmadeyoulikehimwasthathewassosmallandfrail;hearousedyourinstinctsofprotection.Youfeltthathecouldnotbeartohurtafly."DoyouknowTurner?"saidBurtonasInoddedagreeting."I'vemethimattheclub.I'mtoldhe'saremittanceman.""Yes,Ibelieveheis.Wehaveagoodmanyhere.""Heplaysbridgewell.""Theygenerallydo.Therewasafellowherelastyear,oddlyenoughanamesakeofmine,whowasthebestbridgeplayerIevermet.IsupposeyounevercameacrosshiminLondon.LennyBurtonhecalledhimself.Ibelievehe'dbelongedtosomeverygoodclubs.""No,Idon'tbelieveIrememberthename."OnedayLennywenttoBurtontoaskforajob.BrutontoldLennythatifhecouldsuccessfullyswimforthreemiles,hewouldgavehimajob.BurtonknewitwouldbeverydifficultforLennytomakeit,Lennyacceptedthechallengeanddrowned.Popularfeelingisseparatedbyabelly人心隔肚皮awell-dressedmanofbeastlytemper衣冠禽兽Edwardwasnot“afriendinneed”,butacold,calculatingandinhumanperson.Hehadnocompassionforpeopleindistress.Onthecontrary,hegloatedoverthemisfortuneofhisnamesake,andsimplytookadvantageofLenny’sdesperatesituation.Thetitle“AFriendinNeed”isthusheavilyironic.Bye
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