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ThePuppetShowman演木偶戏的人

Onboardthesteamerwasanelderlymanwithsuchajoyfulfacethatifitdidn't

,hesaidhewas

thehappiest;Dane,acountrymanofmine,

lecompanywaswithhimandlayina

largebox,thathisnatural

cheerfulnesshadbeenenlightenedbyaPolytechnicstudent,andtheexperimenthad

tIdidn'tunderstandwhathemeant,butlater

heexplainedthewholethingtome,andhereisthestory.

"InthetownofSlagel,"hesaid,"Igaveaperformanceinthepost-officecourtyard

beforeabrilliantaudience,lya

personinblack,lookinglikeastudent,enteredthehallandsatdown;helaughed

anxioustoknowwhohewas,andIlearnedthathewasastudentfromthePolytechnic

InstituteofCopenhagenwhohadbeenntouttoteachthepeopleintheprovinces.

Myperformanceendedpromptlyateighto'clock,forchildrenmustgotobedearly,

o'clockthestudent

beganhislectureandexperiments,ll

itwentovermyheadandintotheparson's,

asonesays,butitmademethinkthatifwemortalscanlearnsomuchwemustsurely

beintendedtolastlongerthanthelittlespanwe'performed

weremiracles,andthoughonlysmallones,everythingwasdoneaasilyasafoot

fitsintoastocking,aysofMosand

theprophetssuchamanwouldhavebeencountedamongthewimenoftheland;in

'tsleepthatwhole

nextevening,whenIgaveanotherperformance,andthestudentwas

againprent,eardfromanactorthat

whenheplayedthepartofaloverhealwaysthoughtofoneparticularladyinthe

audience;Polytechnic

studentwasmy'she,'myonlyspectator,forwhomaloneIperformed.

"Aftertheperformance,whenthepuppetshadtakentheircurtaincalls,the

Polytechnicstudentinvitedmeintohisroomtohaveaglassofwine;hespokeof

myplays,andIspokeofhisscience,

hadthebetterofit,fortherewasmuchofwhathedidthathecouldn'texplain

tance,apieceofironthatfallsthroughaspiralbecomesmagnetic.

Nowwhydoesthathappen?Thespiritentersit,butwheredoesitcomefrom?Itis

justasitiswiththehumansinourworld,Ithink;ourLordletsthemfallthrough

thespirallineoftime;thespiritentersthem,andtherethenstandsaNapoleon,

aLuther,orsomesuchperson.'Thewholeworldisariesofmiracles,'saidthe

student,'butwe'resoudtothemthatwecallthemeverydaythings.'Andhe

continuedtalkingandexplaininguntilfinallymyskullemedliftedfrommybrain,

andIhonestlyconfesdthatifIweren'talreadyanoldfellowIwouldatonce

attendthePolytechnicInstituteandlearntoexaminetheworldmorecloly,even

thoughIwasoneofthehappiestofmen.

"'Oneofthehappiest!'saidthestudent,andemedtobequitethoughtfulabout

it.'Areyoureallyhappy?'heaskedme.

"'Yes,'Isaid,'townswelcomemewheneverIcomewithmycompany.

ButIdo,tobesure,haveonewish,whichsometimeshauntsmelikeagoblin-a

dliketobearealtheatricalmanager,

directorofatroupeofrealmenandwomen!'

"'Youwishyourpuppetswouldcometolife;youwishtheywouldbecomerealactors,'

hesaid,'andyouwouldbetheirdirector;andthenwouldyoubecompletelyhappy,

youthink?'Hedidn'tbelieveit,butIbelievedit,andwetalkedbackandforth

aboutit,withoutcominganynearerasolution;stillweclinkedglasstogether,

usthavebeensomemagicinit,forotherwi

dn'thappen,though;Ikeptmy

wtherewassunlightintheroom,anditshonefromtheface

methinkoftheoldtalesofthegodsintheir

eternalyouth,imthat,

haveswornthathewasoneoftheoldgodsindisgui,oratleastthathebelonged

totheirfamily!Andhecertainlymusthavebeensomethingofthatsort,formy

greatestwishwastobefulfilled;thepuppetswouldcometolife,andIwouldbe

ktothat.

"Hepackedallmypuppetsintoawoodenbox,strappeditonmyback,andthenlet

illhearhowItumbled;andthenIwaslyingon

thefloor-thisispositivelytrue-andthewholecompanysprangfromthebox!The

spirithadcomeuponallofthem;allthepuppetshadbecomegreatartists-atleast,

hingwasreadyforthefirstperformance.

Butthewholecompanywantedtospeaktome,andthepublic,too.

"Theprimaballerinasaidthatthe'hou'wasgoingto'fall'ifshedidn'tstand

ononelegintheshow;shewasmistressofthewholecompany,andinsistedonbeing

ywhoplayedtheempresswantedtobetreatedasanempress

offstage,whohadonlytodeliver

alettermadehimlfasimportantastheleadingman,forthelittlepartswere

justasimportantasthebigones,andallwereofequalconquenceinmakingup

anartisticwhole,owouldplayonlypartscompodofnothingbut

exitlines,madonnawouldonlyplay

actinaredlight,forthatsuitedherbest;sherefudtoappearinablueone.

Theywerelikeatroupeoffliesinabottle,andIwasinthemiddleofthebottle

withthem,thstopped,andmyheadwasdizzy;Iwas

uiteanewkindofpeopleamongwhomIfound

ishedIhadthemallbackintheirboxandthatIhadneverbeen

hemstraightoutthattheywereallnothingbutpuppets-and

sotheykilledme!

"Ifoundmylflyingonmybedinmyroom;howIgotthere,orhowIgotawayfrom

thePolytechnicstudent,hemayknow-Idon'nshoneinonthefloorwhere

theboxlayoverturned,andallthedolls,greatandsmall,werescatteredabout

inconfusion;butIwasn'doutofbedandpoppedthemallbackinto

thebox,someontheirheadsandsomeontheirfeet;thenIslammeddownthelid,

pictureworthpainting!Can'tyoujuste

it?Ican!'Nowyou'lljusthavetostayinthere,'Isaid.'AndI'llneveragain

wishthatyouhavefleshandblood!'Iwasinsucharelievedframeofmind,Iwas

ere

inastateofuttercontentmentandfellasleeponthebox.

"Thenextmorning-itwasreallynoon,forIsleptwonderfullylatethatday-Iwas

stillsittingthere,lighthearted,andconsciousthatmyoneformerwishhadbeen

forthePolytechnicstudent,buthewasgone,likethegodsofGreece

andRome;ppydirector;

mycompanynevergrumbles,ormypubliceither-they'reamudtotheirhearts'

tmyplaystogetherjustasIlike,takingoutofotherplaysanything

thatpleasme,hatnowadaysaredisdainedin

thebigtheaters,butthatthepublicrantoe,andweptover,thirtyyears

rmthemforthelittleones,andthelittle

hemJohanneMontsauconandDyveke,

butinabbreviatedversions,fortheyoungstersdon'twantlong-windedlovestories;

whattheywantissomethingsadbutshort.

"IhavetraveledthroughDenmarkfromoneendtotheother;Iknoweveryonethere,

'monmywaytoSweden,andifI'msuccessfulthereand

makegoodmoney,I'llbeamanofScandinavia;otherwiIwon'outhis

becauyouaremycountryman."

AndI,ashiscountryman,inturnnaturallytellit-justforthesakeoftelling

it.