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A Special Visit
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As I stepped out of the train I felt unusually solitary, since I was the only passenger to alight. I was accustomed to arriving in the summer, when holiday makers throng coastal resorts, and this was my first visit when the season was over. My destination was a little village eight miles distant by the road, but only four if you took the cliff path over the moor. This I always did, unless it was raining: and I left my luggage at the bus office beside the railway station, to be conveyed for me on the next bus, so that I could enjoy my walk unhampered by a suitcase.
It took me only a few minutes to come to the foot of the cliff path. Half way up I paused to enjoy the sight of the purple hills stretching away to my right and to my left the open sea. When I reached the top I had left all signs of habitation behind me. The moorland turf was springy under my feet, the air was like wine and I felt rejuvenated and intoxicated with it. Glancing seaward a minute or two later, I was surprised to notice that the sky was already aflame with the sunset. The air grew perceptibly cooler and I began to look forward to the delectable hot meal I should have when I reached the inn. It seemed to be getting dark amazingly quickly. I did not think that I had walked unduly slowly and I was at a loss to account for the exceptionally early end of daylight, until I recollected that on previous visits I had walked in high summer and now it was October and the nights were drawing in.
All at once it was night. The track was grassy and even in daylight showed up hardly at all against the moor, so it was difficult to keep on it now. If only I had been a smoker with matches always to hand, or if my torch had been in my pocket instead of in the suitcase, I could have walked with more assurance. As it was, I was terrified of hurtling over the edge of the cliff to the rocks below. When I did stray, however, it was towards the hills. I felt my feet squelching and sticking in something soggy. There was no bog to my knowledge near the track, so I must have wandered a long way off my course. I extricated myself with difficulty and very cautiously edged myself towards the sound of the sea. Then I bumped into a little clump of trees that suddenly loomed up in front of me. This was providential rest and shelter until the moon rose. I climbed up the nearest trunk and managed to find a tolerably comfortable fork in which to sit. The waiting seemed interminable and was relieved only by my attempts to identify the little stirrings and noises of animal life that I could hear. I grew colder and colder and managed to sleep only in uneasy, fitful starts, waking when my position got cramped. At last, when the moon came up I discovered that I was not more than fifty yards from the track and I was soon on my way again.
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As I stepped out of the train I felt unusually solitary, since I was the only passenger to alight. I was accustomed to arriving in the summer, when holiday makers throng coastal resorts, and this was my first visit when the season was over. My destination was a little village eight miles distant by the road, but only four if you took the cliff path over the moor. This I always did, unless it was raining: and I left my luggage at the bus office beside the railway station, to be conveyed for me on the next bus, so that I could enjoy my walk unhampered by a suitcase.
It took me only a few minutes to come to the foot of the cliff path. Half way up I paused to enjoy the sight of the purple hills stretching away to my right and to my left the open sea. When I reached the top I had left all signs of habitation behind me. The moorland turf was springy under my feet, the air was like wine and I felt rejuvenated and intoxicated with it. Glancing seaward a minute or two later, I was surprised to notice that the sky was already aflame with the sunset. The air grew perceptibly cooler and I began to look forward to the delectable hot meal I should have when I reached the inn. It seemed to be getting dark amazingly quickly. I did not think that I had walked unduly slowly and I was at a loss to account for the exceptionally early end of daylight, until I recollected that on previous visits I had walked in high summer and now it was October and the nights were drawing in.
All at once it was night. The track was grassy and even in daylight showed up hardly at all against the moor, so it was difficult to keep on it now. If only I had been a smoker with matches always to hand, or if my torch had been in my pocket instead of in the suitcase, I could have walked with more assurance. As it was, I was terrified of hurtling over the edge of the cliff to the rocks below. When I did stray, however, it was towards the hills. I felt my feet squelching and sticking in something soggy. There was no bog to my knowledge near the track, so I must have wandered a long way off my course. I extricated myself with difficulty and very cautiously edged myself towards the sound of the sea. Then I bumped into a little clump of trees that suddenly loomed up in front of me. This was providential rest and shelter until the moon rose. I climbed up the nearest trunk and managed to find a tolerably comfortable fork in which to sit. The waiting seemed interminable and was relieved only by my attempts to identify the little stirrings and noises of animal life that I could hear. I grew colder and colder and managed to sleep only in uneasy, fitful starts, waking when my position got cramped. At last, when the moon came up I discovered that I was not more than fifty yards from the track and I was soon on my way again.
下火车时，我感到格外孤单，因为整列车只有我一个人在这里下车。往常我总在夏季来，海滨度假地挤满游客；旅游季结束后到访，这还是第一次。我要去的是一个小村庄，走公路有八英里，沿着荒原上的悬崖小路过去，却只有四英里。只要不下雨，我一向都走小路。这次也一样，我把行李留在车站旁的公共汽车办事处，请他们用下一班车捎去，好让自己不受箱子拖累，轻轻松松地享受步行。
几分钟后，我就来到悬崖小路的起点。爬到半山时，我停下欣赏风景：右边是连绵远去的紫色山丘，左边是一望无际的大海。到达崖顶后，人烟的痕迹已全被甩在身后。荒原的草皮在脚下松软而有弹性，空气像美酒一样让人陶醉，我仿佛又年轻了。过了一两分钟，我朝海上望去，惊讶地发现晚霞已经烧红天空。空气明显凉下来，我开始盼着到旅店吃上一顿美味的热饭。天似乎黑得出奇地快。我觉得自己走得并不算太慢，怎么也想不通，为什么白昼这么早就结束了。直到这时才记起，往常来时正值盛夏，而如今已经十月，夜晚来得越来越早了。
转眼间，夜色就完全落了下来。小路上长着草，即使白天也很难从荒原中辨认，此刻更难沿路前进。要是我抽烟，身边总带着火柴；或者手电筒就在口袋里，而不是放进行李箱里，我就能走得踏实些。可眼下，我生怕一脚踏空，从悬崖边摔向下面的岩石。不过，真正走偏时，我却朝山丘那边去了。脚下开始咕叽作响，踩进湿软的东西里，还被粘住了。我记得路边并没有沼泽，看来自己已偏离路线很远。我费力挣脱，极小心地朝海声传来的方向一点点挪动，忽然撞上一小片从黑暗中冒出的树林。这简直是天赐的歇脚和避风处，可以等到月亮升起。我爬上最近的一棵树，找了个还算舒服的枝杈坐下。等待漫长得仿佛没有尽头，只有听见动物活动时细微的窸窣声，再猜一猜是什么，才稍能排遣。我越来越冷，只能不安稳地时睡时醒，姿势一挤得难受，就会醒来。月亮终于升起时，我才发现，自己离小路还不到五十码，很快便重新上路了。
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