the realm of the unreal 1-凯发k8官网

for a part of the distance between auburn and newcastle the road -- first on one side of a ¹（小溪） and then on the other -- occupies the whole bottom of the ravine（沟壑，山涧） , being partly cut out of the steep hillside, and partly built up with ²（岩石） removed from the creek-bed by the miners. the hills are wooded, the course of the ravine is ³. in a dark night careful driving is required in order not to go off into the water. the night that i have in memory was dark, the creek a ⁴, ⁵ by a recent storm. i had driven up from newcastle and was within about a mile of auburn in the darkest and narrowest part of the ravine, looking intently ahead of my horse for the roadway. suddenly i saw a man almost under the animal's nose, and ⁶ in with a jerk that came near setting the creature upon its haunches（腰部，臀部） .

'i beg your pardon,' i said; 'i did not see you, sir.'

'you could hardly be expected to see me,' the man replied civilly, approaching the side of the vehicle; 'and the noise of the creek prevented my hearing you.'

i at once recognized the voice, although five years had passed since i had heard it. i was not particularly well pleased to hear it now.

'you are dr. dorrimore, i think,' said i.

'yes; and you are my good friend mr. manrich. i am more than glad to see you -- the excess,' he added, with a light laugh, 'being due to the fact that i am going your way, and naturally expect an invitation to ride with you.'

'which i extend with all my heart.'

that was not altogether true.

dr. dorrimore thanked me as he seated himself beside me, and i drove cautiously forward, as before. doubtless it is fancy, but it seems to me now that the remaining distance was made in a chill fog; that i was uncomfortably cold; that the way was longer than ever before, and the town, when we reached it, cheerless, forbidding, and ⁷. it must have been early in the evening, yet i do not ⁸ a light in any of the houses nor a living thing in the streets. dorrimore explained at some length how he happened to be there, and where he had been during the years that had elapsed since i had seen him. i recall the fact of the ⁹, but none of the facts ¹⁰. he had been in foreign countries and had returned -- this is all that my memory retains, and this i already knew. as to myself i cannot remember that i ¹¹ a word, though doubtless i did.