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麦克斯·毕尔勃姆MaxBeerbohm
麦克斯·毕尔勃姆（1872—1956），英国著名讽刺画家、散文家和剧评家。
曾就读于牛津大学。
除擅长绘画外，他还写过不少散文，并取得了较高的成就。
后来继萧伯纳任《星期六评论》剧评专栏作者达十二年之久，晚年移居美国直到去世。
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1.languish['l??ɡwi?]v.失去活力
2.prophecy['pr?fisi]n.预言
3.magic[m?ɡ'ik]adj.地磁的；有磁性的
4.fess[k?n'fes]v.承认
Iamnotgoodatit.Todoitwellseemstomeodiffigsintherobablyseemssotoyou，too.
ToseeafriendofffromWaterlootoVauxhallwereeasyenough.Butwearenevertoperformthatsmallfeat.Itisonlywhenafriendisgoingonalongishjourney，afuishtime，thatweturnupattherailwaystatiohefriehejourhelohelikelyabseheearlierdoweturnup，andthemorelamentablydowefail.Ourfailureisiiototheseriousheo，ah.
Inaroom，orevenonadoorstep，wemakethefarewellquiteworthily.ressihegenuinesorrowwefeel.Nordowordsfailus.Thereisnoawkwardness，，ohethreadofourintimaotbeeheleave-takingisanidealo，theheleave-takingatthat?AlartingfriendsimploreusnottobothertoetotherailwaystatioAlways，wearedeaftotheseeies，kobenotquitesiingfriendswouldthinkitveryoddofusifwetookthemattheirword.Besides，theyreallydowanttoseeusagain.Andthatwishisheartilyreciprocated.Wedulyturnup.Ahen，whatagulfyawsvainlyacrossit.Wehaveutterlylosttouch.Wehavenothingatalltosay.Wegazeateachotherasdumbanimalsgazeathumanbeings.We“makeversation”
—andsuversatiohatthesefriehefriendsfromwhomwepartedht.Theyknowthatwehave，onthesurface，everythingisdifferent;aensionissuchthatweonlyluardtoblowhisutahefarce.
OnaoflastweekIdulyturEuston，toseeoffanoldfriendwhforAmerica.
&，wehadgivenhimafarewelldinner，inwhiesswaswellmihfestivity.Yearsprobablysebeforehisreturn.Someofusmightneverseehimagain.Ntheshadowofthefuture，wegailycelebratedthepast.Wewereasthankfultohaveknuestasweweregrievedtolosehim;andboththeseemotionsweremademaerfectfarewell.
Andnoere，stiffandself-stheplatform;ahewindowoftherailway-carriagewasthefaceofourfriend;butitwasasthefaceer—astrangeranxioustoplease，aranger，anawkwardstraeverything?”
askedoneasilehing，”
aidourfriend，leasahied，withtheemphasisofaybrain.“You’llbeabletolurain，”
saidI，thoughtheprophecyhadalreadybeehanonce.“Oh，yes，”
hesaidwith.HeaddedthatthetrairaightthroughtoLiverpool.Thisfactseemedtostrikeusasratherodd.WeexgedglastopatCrewe?”
askedoneofus.“No，”
saidourfriend，briefly.Heseemedalmostdisagreeable.Thereause.Oneofus，withanodandaforcedsmileatthetraveler，said“Well!”
Thenod，thesmileandtheunmeaningmonosyllable，werereturnedtiously.Anotherpausewasbrokenbyoneofuswithafitofg.Itwasanobviouslyassumedfit，butitservedtopassthetime.Thebustleoftheplatformwasuherewasnosigraiure.Release—ours，andourfriend’s—was.
Mywaedolymiddle-agedmanwhowastalkilyfromtheplatformtoayoungladyatthewindowbutooours.Hisfineprofilewasvaguelyfamiliartome.TheyoungladywasevidentlyAmeridhewasevidentlyEnglish;otherwiseIshouldhaveguessedfromhisimpressiveairthathewasherfather.IwishedIcouldhearwhathewassaying.Iwassurehewasgiviadvidthestrongtendernessofhisgazewasreallybeautiful.Heseemedmagic，ashepouredouthisfinalinjuns.Icouldfeelsomethingofhismagismeveood.Aism，liketheprofile，wasvaguelyfamiliartome.erie?
InaflashIremembered.ThemaLeRos.ButhowgedsiIsawhim!Thatwasseveyearsago，irahen（asusual）outofa，andborrowedhalf-a-.ItseemedaprivilegetolendanythingtohiHewasalwaysmagidwhyhismagismhadnevermadehimsuctheLondonstagewasalwaysamysterytome.Hewasaor，andama.But，likemanyothersofhiskiLeRos（Idonot，ivetheaamebyn）driftedspeedilyawayintotheprovindI，likeeveryoneelse，berhi
Itwasstraeralltheseyears，hereoformofEuston，lookingsoprosperousandsolid.Itwasnotohathehadputon，butalsotheclothes，thatmadehimhardtheolddays，animitationfurcoathadseemedtobeasintegralapartofhimaswerehisill-shornlanternjaws.Butnowhisewasamodelofrioderati，notg，attentiontoitself.Helookedlikeabanker.Anyonecouldhavebeenproudtobeseenoffbyhi
“Standback，please!”
hetrainwasabouttostart，andIwavedfarewelltomyfriend.LeRosdidnotstandback.Hestoodginbothhandsthehandsoftheyouandback，sir，please!”
heobeyed，butquicklydartedfaintowhispersomefinalword.Ithiearsiherelyweretearsilength，havirainoutofsight，heturnedround.Heseemed，heless，delightedtoseeme.HeaskedmewhereIhadbeenhidingalltheseyears;andsimultahehalf-asthoughithadbeeerday.Helinkedhisarminmine，ahmeslowlyalofleasurehereadmydramaticcriticismseverySaturday.
Itoldhim，iurn，howmuchhewasmissedoage.“Ah，yes，”
hesaid，“Ihestagenowadays.”
Helaidsomeemphasise.”
andIaskedhimwhere，the.“Oform，”
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