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爱德华·博克：爱德华·博克自传·补录 71
爱德华·博克《爱德华·博克自传》· The Americanization of Edward Bok · 领导
"Oh! did he?" laughingly said Doctor Brooks. "That is nice advice for a man to give a boy. I am surprised at Wendell Phillips. He needs a little talk: a ministerial visit. And have you followed his shameless advice?" smilingly asked the huge man as he towered above the boy. "No? And to think of the opportunity you had, too. Well, I am glad you had such respect for my dumb friends. For they are my friends, each one of them," he continued, as he looked fondly at the filled shelves. "Yes, I know them all, and love each for its own sake. Take this little volume," and he picked up a little volume of Shakespeare. "Why, we are the best of friends: we have travelled miles together--all over the world, as a matter of fact. It knows me in all my moods, and responds to each, no matter how irritable I am. Yes, it is pretty badly marked up now, for a fact, isn't it? Black; I never thought of that before that it doesn't make a book look any better to the eye. But it means more to me because of all that pencilling.
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定位：Additional excerpt 71 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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布鲁克斯听说菲利普斯怂恿男孩偷书，笑着批评这建议太不像话，还打趣说该去给菲利普斯做一次“牧师访问”。他问男孩有没有照做，听说没有，反而夸他尊重自己的“哑巴朋友”——那些书。他拿起一本莎士比亚，说他们一起旅行过世界各地，书懂他各种情绪，哪怕他脾气不好也回应他。书页写满批注虽然不好看，却让他更珍惜。这说明真正爱书的人，把书当伙伴，而不是摆设。
上下文
博克见到布鲁克斯牧师，转述了菲利普斯的玩笑。布鲁克斯借机谈起自己与藏书的关系。
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