34 · 幸运的发现
A Happy Discovery
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Antique shops exert a peculiar fascination on a great many people. The more expensive kind of antique shop where rare objects are beautifully displayed in glass cases to keep them free from dust is usually a forbidding place. But no one has to muster up courage to enter a less pretentious antique shop. There is always hope that in its labyrinth of musty, dark, disordered rooms a real rarity will be found amongst the piles of assorted junk that litter the floors.
No one discovers a rarity by chance. A truly dedicated bargain hunter must have patience, and above all, the ability to recognize the worth of something when he sees it. To do this, he must be at least as knowledgeable as the dealer. Like a scientist bent on making a discovery, he must cherish the hope that one day he will be amply rewarded.
My old friend, Frank Halliday, is just such a person. He has often described to me how he picked up a masterpiece for a mere £50. One Saturday morning, Frank visited an antique shop in my neighbourhood. As he had never been there before, he found a great deal to interest him. The morning passed rapidly and Frank was about to leave when he noticed a large packing case lying on the floor. The dealer told him that it had just come in, but that he could not be bothered to open it. Frank begged him to do so and the dealer reluctantly prised it open. The contents were disappointing. Apart from an interesting-looking carved dagger, the box was full of crockery, much of it broken. Frank gently lifted the crockery out of the box and suddenly noticed a miniature painting at the bottom of the packing case. As its composition and line reminded him of an Italian painting he knew well, he decided to buy it. Glancing at it briefly, the dealer told him that it was worth £50. Frank could hardly conceal his excitement, for he knew that he had made a real discovery. The tiny painting proved to be an unknown masterpiece by Correggio and was worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.
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Antique shops exert a peculiar fascination on a great many people. The more expensive kind of antique shop where rare objects are beautifully displayed in glass cases to keep them free from dust is usually a forbidding place. But no one has to muster up courage to enter a less pretentious antique shop. There is always hope that in its labyrinth of musty, dark, disordered rooms a real rarity will be found amongst the piles of assorted junk that litter the floors.
No one discovers a rarity by chance. A truly dedicated bargain hunter must have patience, and above all, the ability to recognize the worth of something when he sees it. To do this, he must be at least as knowledgeable as the dealer. Like a scientist bent on making a discovery, he must cherish the hope that one day he will be amply rewarded.
My old friend, Frank Halliday, is just such a person. He has often described to me how he picked up a masterpiece for a mere £50. One Saturday morning, Frank visited an antique shop in my neighbourhood. As he had never been there before, he found a great deal to interest him. The morning passed rapidly and Frank was about to leave when he noticed a large packing case lying on the floor. The dealer told him that it had just come in, but that he could not be bothered to open it. Frank begged him to do so and the dealer reluctantly prised it open. The contents were disappointing. Apart from an interesting-looking carved dagger, the box was full of crockery, much of it broken. Frank gently lifted the crockery out of the box and suddenly noticed a miniature painting at the bottom of the packing case. As its composition and line reminded him of an Italian painting he knew well, he decided to buy it. Glancing at it briefly, the dealer told him that it was worth £50. Frank could hardly conceal his excitement, for he knew that he had made a real discovery. The tiny painting proved to be an unknown masterpiece by Correggio and was worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.
古董店对许多人有着一种特别的吸引力。那些较高档的店，把珍稀物件精心陈列在玻璃柜中，免得落灰，通常也让人望而却步。可走进一家不那么讲排场的古董店，就用不着鼓起什么勇气了。那些房间昏暗杂乱、带着霉味，七拐八绕如同迷宫，地上堆满各色旧物，却总让人盼着能从中发现一件真正的珍品。
发现珍品，靠的可不只是运气。真正热衷于“捡漏”的人，必须有耐心，更重要的是有眼力，一看就能识别东西的价值。要做到这一点，他至少得和古董商一样懂行。他还得像一名一心寻找新发现的科学家，始终相信，有朝一日自己的努力会得到丰厚回报。
我的老朋友弗兰克·哈利迪就是这样的人。他常向我讲起，自己如何只花五十英镑就买到了一幅名作。一个星期六的早晨，他来到我家附近的一家古董店。以前从没来过，店里许多东西都让他很感兴趣。一上午转眼过去，他正准备离开，忽然注意到地上有一个大包装箱。店主说，箱子刚运来，自己还懒得打开。弗兰克恳请他开箱，他才不情愿地把箱盖撬开。里面的东西令人失望：除了一把看上去有些意思的雕花短剑，其余全是陶瓷餐具，而且大多已经破损。弗兰克小心地把餐具拿出来，突然发现箱底有一幅小画。画的构图和线条，让他想起一幅自己很熟悉的意大利画作，于是决定买下。店主匆匆看了一眼，开价五十英镑。弗兰克几乎掩饰不住自己的兴奋，因为他知道，自己这回真有了大发现。这幅小画后来被证实是科雷乔一幅此前不为人知的杰作，价值数十万英镑。
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