日出前的一个小时(An Hour before Sunrise)

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anhourbeforesunriseinthecitythereisanairofcold,solitarydesolationaboutthenoiselessstreets,whichweareaustomedtoseethrongedatothertimesbyabusy,eagercrowd,andoverthequiet,closelyshutbuildingswhichthroughoutthedayareswarmingwithlife.

thedrunken,thedissipated(放荡者),andthecriminalhavedisappeared;themoresoberandorderlypartofthepopulationhavenotyetawakenedtothelaborsoftheday,andthestillnessofdeathisoverthestreets;itsveryhueseemstobeimpartedtotheme,coldandlifelessastheylookinthegray,somberlightofdaybreak.apartiallyopenedbedroomwindowhereandtherebespeakstheheatoftheweatherandtheuneasyslumbersofitsoupant;andthedimscantyflickerofalightthroughtheblindsofyonderwindowsdenotesthechamberofwatchingandsickness.

savef.rthatsadlight,thestreetspresentnosignsoflife,northehousesofhabitation.