Kirkwall
柯克沃尔
mparisonwiththeisolationoftheIslanditwasallbustleandexcitement.
Thenarrowpavedstreetsonwhichpedestrians,eharborgreatshipslayatanchorbearingthenamesoffarawayplaceslikeAberdeenandevenLeith;and,mostexcitingofall,upatthefarendofthemainstreet,shelteredbythebuildings,theregrewatree!ldnothavesurprisedusifapantherhadlurkedamongitsbrancheswaitingtopouncedownonanunwarypasser-byorifbrightlyplumagedparrotshadhoppedfromtwigtotwig.
AnAutumnDay
秋日掠影
Itwas,asIhavesaid,afineautumnalday,theskywasclearandserene,andnaturethatrichandoldenliverywhichwealwaysassociatewiththeideaofabund(wore)orestshadputontheirsoberbrownandyellow,whilesometreesofthetenderedkinkhadbeennippedbythefrostsintobrilliantdyesoforange,amingfilesofwildducksbegantomaketheirappearancehighintheair;thebarkofthesquirrelmightbeheardfromthegrovesofbeachandhickorynuts,andthepensivewhistleofthequailatintervalsfromtheneighboringstubble-field.
efullnessoftheirrevelry,theyfluttered,chirpingandfrolicking,frombushtobush,andtreetotree,ewasthehonestcock-robinthefavoritegameofstriplingsportsmen,withitsloudquerulousnote;andthetwitteringblackbirdsflyingthesableclouds;andthegolden-wingedwoodpecker,withhiscrimsoncrest,hisbroadblackgorget,andsplendidplumage;andthecedarbird,withitsred-tippedwingsandyellow-tippedtail,anditslittlemonteirocapoffeathers;andtheblue-jay,thatnoisycoxcomb,inhisgaylightbluecoatandwhiteunder-clothes;screamingandchattering,noddingandbobbingandbowing,andpretendingtobeongoodtermswitheverysongsterofthegrove.
