Of Human Bondage 人性的枷锁 Chapter 2

It was a week later. Philip was sitting on the floor in the drawing-room at Miss Watkin's house in Onslow gardens. He was an only child and used to amusing himself. The room was filled with massive furniture, and on each of the sofas were three big cushions. There was a cushion too in each arm-chair. All these he had taken and, with the help of the gilt ¹ rout ² chairs, light and easy to move, had made an elaborate cave in which he could hide himself from the Red Indians who were lurking ³ behind the curtains. He put his ear to the floor and listened to the herd ⁴ of buffaloes ⁵ that raced across the prairie. Presently, hearing the door open, he held his breath so that he might not be discovered; but a violent hand piled away a chair and the cushions fell down., ,'You naughty boy, Miss Watkin WILL be cross with you.', ,'Hulloa, Emma!' he said., , ,'Am I to come home?' he asked., ,'Yes, I've come to fetch you.', ,The rest of the money is invested in gilt.其余的钱投资于金边证券 。,The enemy was put to rout all along the line.敌人已全线崩溃
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