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4TheBell钟声Inthenarrowstreetsofalargetownpeopleoftenheardintheeveningwhenthesunwassettingandhislastraysgaveagoldentinttothechimney-potsastrangenoisewhichresembledthesoundofachurchbell;itonlylastedaninstantforitwaslostinthecontinualroaroftrafficandhumofvoiceswhichrosefromthetown.“Theeveningbellisringing”peopleusedtosay;“thesunissetting!”Thosewhowalkedoutsidethetownwherethehouseswerelesscrowdedandinterspersedbygardensandlittlefieldssawtheeveningskymuchbetterandheardthesoundofthebellmuchmoreclearly.Itseemedasthoughthesoundcamefromachurchdeepinthecalmfragrantwoodandthitherpeoplelookedwithdevoutfeelings.Aconsiderabletimeelapsed:onesaidtotheother“Ireallywonderifthereisachurchoutinthewood.Thebellhasindeedastrangesweetsound!Shallwegothereandseewhatthecauseofitis?”Therichdrovethepoorwalkedbutthewayseemedtothemextraordinarilylongandwhentheyarrivedatanumberofwillowtreesontheborderofthewoodtheysatdownlookedupintothegreatbranchesandthoughttheywerenowreallyinthewood.Aconfectionerfromthetownalsocameoutandputupastallthere;thencameanotherconfectionerwhohungabelloverhisstallwhichwascoveredwithpitchtoprotectitfromtherainbuttheclapperwaswanting.Whenpeoplecamehometheyusedtosaythatithadbeenveryromanticandthatreallymeanssomethingelsethanmerelytakingtea.Threepersonsdeclaredthattheyhadgoneasfarastheendofthewood;theyhadalwaysheardthestrangesoundbutthereitseemedtothemasifitcamefromthetown.Oneofthemwroteversesaboutthebellandsaidthatitwaslikethevoiceofamotherspeakingtoanintelligentandbelovedchild;notunehesaidwassweeterthanthesoundofthebell.Theemperorofthecountryheardofitanddeclaredthathewhowouldreallyfindoutwherethesound