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WilliamGolding
[1]WhileIwasstillaboy，Icametothethattherewerethreegradesofthinking;andsinceIwaslatertokingasmyhobby，Ievenstrangerely，thatImyselfotthinkatall.
[2]Imusthavebeenanunsatisfactorychildfrowh.Irememberhowiheyappearedtomeatfirst，butnot，ofcourse，hoearedtotheItwastheheadmasterofmygrammarschohtthesubjekihoughheway，norwiththeresultheintended.Hehadsomestatuettesinhisstudy.Theystoodonahighcupboardbehindhisdesk.Onewasaladywearingnothingbutabathtowel.Sheseemedfrozeernalpahebathtowelslipdownanyfarther，andsinceshehadnoarms，shewasinanuiontopullthetowelupagaioher，crouchedthestatuetteofaleopard，readytdodrawerofafililabeledA-AH.Myierpretedthisasthevictim’slast，despairiheleopardwasanaked，mustleman，whosat，lookingdown，withhishisfistandhiselbowonhiskerlymiserable.
[3]Sometimelater，Ilearhesestatuettes.Theheadmasterhadplacedthemwheretheywouldfaquent，becausetheysymbolizedtohimtowholeoflife.ThenakedladywastheVenusofMilo.ShewasLove.Shewashetowel.ShewasjustbusybeiheleopardwasNature，andhewasbeingnatural.Thenaked，mustlemanwasnotmiserable.HewasRodin’sThinker，animageht.Itiseasytobuysmallplastermodelsofwhatyouthinklifeislike.
[4]IhadbetterexplainthatIwasafrequentvisitortotheheadmaster’sstudy，becauseofthelatestthingIhaddoundone.Asased.Iwas，ifanything，disied;andIuzzled.Grownupsnevermadesense.WheneverIfoundmyselfiioheheadmaster’sdesk，withthestatuettesglimmeringwhitelyabovehim，Iwouldsinkmyhead，claspmyhandsbehindmybadwritheoheother.
[5]Theheadmasterwouldlookopaquelyatmethroughflashiacles.“Whatarewegoingtodowithyou?”
&weretheygoingtodowithme?Iwouldwrithemyshoesomemoreathew.
[7]“Lookup，boy!’tyoulookup?”
[8]ThenIwouldlookatthecupboard，wherethenakedladywasfrozeninherpanidthemustlemahehiheleopardinendlessglooIhadnothingtosaytotheheadmaster.HisspectaclescaughtthelightsothatyoucouldseenothinghumaheThereossibilityofuni.
[9]“Dohinkatall?”
[10]No，Ididn’tthink，wasn’tthinking，’tthink—Ilywaitinginanguishfortheiop.
[11]“Theerlearn—hadn’tyou?”
[12]Ononeotheheadmasterleapedtohisfeet，readplonkedRodin’smasterpiethedeskbeforeme.
[13]“That’swhatamanlookslikewhehinking.”
[14]Isurveyedthegehoutiorprehension.
[15]“Gobacktoyourclass.”
[16]Clearlytherewassomethingmissiurehadeofthehumahasixthse.Thismustbeso，Imused，onmywaybacktothecewhetherIhadbrokenawindow，orfailedtorememberBoyle’sLaw，orbeenlateforsyteaeoanswer:“Why’tyouthink?”
[17]AsIsawthecase，IhadbrokenthewindowbecauseIhadtriedtohitJaeywithacricketballandmissedhim;IberBoyle’sLawbecauseIhadheredtolearnit;andIwaslateforschoolbecauseIpreferredlookihebridgeintotheriver.Infact，Ieremyteachers，perhaps，sogoodthattheyotuhedepthsofmydepravity?Weretheytormentedpeoplewhocoulddirecttheireveryabythismysteriousbusihihingrehensible.Inmyearlieryears，IfouatuetteoftheThinkerg.Ididnotbelieveanyofmyteacherswerenaked，ever.Likesomeobitterlydetermiofindoutaboutsound，Iwatchedmyteacherstofindoutaboutthought.
[18]TherewasMr.Houghton.Hewasalwaystellihink.Withamodestsatisfa，hewouldtellthathehadthoughtabithimself.Thenwhydidhespendsomuchtimedrinking?Orwastheremoresenseindrinkingthanthereappearedtobe?Butifnot，andifdriruih—andMr.Houghtonwasruiherewasnodoubtaboutthat—aystalkingaboutthelifeauesoffreshair?Hewouldspreadhisarmswidewiththeaanwhohabituallyspenthistimestridingalongmes.
[19]“Openairdoesmegood，boys—Iknowit!”
[20]Sometimes，exaltedbyhisownoratory，hefromhisdeskasideintoahideouswind.
[21]“Now，boys!Deepbreaths!FeelitrightdowninsideyhtsofGod’sgoodair!”
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