find an overworked man of extraordinary cheerfulness； responsive； ready to laugh。 He is master of his business—a fact emphasised by the fog—to a degree refreshing to one whose experience of men professing some practical calling is that the great majority； some from mere stupidity； some from over…hasty enthusiasm； are quite inpetent。 When finally I left him； his mate piloted me through wheels and horses to the pavement； and I felt I had been among folk who deserve to live。 On Sunday night I walked a mile to my abode； and made a point of asking my whereabouts of every one I met。 Not one churlish or even hurried answer： politeness； jokes； reminiscences； laughter。 We are a kindly people； and it is worth a fog to know it。 Another pleasure of a fog is a mild but extended form of the pleasure we feel when we hear that a millionaire has broken his leg。 The too fortunate are suffering a discontent health cannot remove。 There was in that block a fat brougham containing an important…looking old man who foamed at the mouth； and one reflected that there was a temporary equality of fortunes。
Such are the pleasures we may take in a London fog。
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郁金香（1）
＇英国＇约瑟夫·艾迪生
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约瑟夫·艾迪生（1672—1719），英国著名作家。他于1672年生于英国一个乡村牧师家庭，后受教于牛津大学，并于1693年获得硕士学位。从1708年开始，艾迪生先后担任过议会议员、国务大臣助理、英国驻爱尔兰总督秘书等职。后曾为理查德·斯梯尔主编的《闲话报》撰写文章。1711年，他与斯梯尔合作创办报纸《旁观者》并担任主编。他的散文文风优美，文笔流畅，亲切通俗，主题明晰，对以后的散文作家有很大的影响。
今年夏天的一个清晨，我碰巧起得很早。于是，便跑去乡间散步，希望能在绿草丛中和田野间得到一份安逸。夏天，正是绿草芬芳，百花绽放的季