Chapter 12

I HAD completed my second year at the University, when, inOctober 1848, just as I was about to return to Cambridgeafter the long vacation, an old friend - William Grey, theyoungest of the ex-Prime-Minister's sons - called on me at myLondon lodgings². He was attached to the Vienna Embassy,where his uncle, Lord Ponsonby, was then ambassador. Shortlybefore this there had been serious insurrections both inParis, Vienna, and Berlin.

　　Many may still be living who remember how Louis Philippe fledto England; how the infection spread over this country; how25,000 Chartists met on Kennington Common; how the upper andmiddle classes of London were enrolled³ as special constables,with the future Emperor of the French amongst them; how thepromptitude of the Iron Duke saved London, at least, from thefate of the French and Austrian capitals.

　　This, however, was not till the following spring. Up toOctober, no overt⁴ defiance⁵ of the Austrian Government had yetasserted itself; but the imminence⁶ of an outbreak was theanxious thought of the hour. The hot heads of Germany,France, and England were more than meditating⁷ - they werethreatening, and preparing for, a European revolution.

　　Bloody battles were to be fought; kings and emperors were tobe dethroned and decapitated; mobs were to take the place ofparliaments; the leaders of the 'people' - I.E. the stumporators - were to rule the world; property was to be dividedand subdivided⁸ down to the shirt on a man's - a rich man's -back; and every 'po'r' man was to have his own, and -somebody else's. This was the divine law of Nature,according to the gospels of Saint Jean Jacques and Mr.

　　Feargus O'Connor. We were all naked under our clothes, whichclearly proved our equality. This was the simple, thebeautiful programme; once carried out, peace, fraternal andeternal peace, would reign⁹ - till it ended, and the earthlyParadise would be an accomplished¹⁰ fact.

　　I was an ultra-Radical¹¹ - a younger-son Radical - in thosedays. I was quite ready to share with my elder brother; Ihad no prejudice in favour of my superiors; I had oftendreamed of becoming a leader of the 'people' - a stumporator, I.E. - with the handsome emoluments¹² of ministerialoffice.

　　William Grey came to say good-bye. He was suddenly recalledin consequence of the insurrection. 'It is a most criticalstate of affairs,' he said. 'A revolution may break out allover the Continent at any moment. There's no saying where itmay end. We are on the eve of a new epoch¹³ in the history ofEurope. I wouldn't miss it on any account.'

　　'Most interesting! most interesting!' I exclaimed. 'How Iwish I were going with you!'

　　'Come,' said he, with engaging brevity.

　　'How can I? I'm just going back to Cambridge.'

　　'You are of age, aren't you?'

　　I nodded.

　　'And your own master? Come; you'll never have such a chanceagain.'

　　'When do you start?'

　　'To-morrow morning early.'

　　'But it is too late to get a passport.'

　　'Not a bit of it. I have to go to the Foreign Office for mydespatches. Dine with me to-night at my mother's - nobodyelse - and I'll bring your passport in my pocket.'

　　'So be it, then. Billy Whistle [the irreverend nickname weundergraduates gave the Master of Trinity] will rusticate¹⁴ meto a certainty. It can't be helped. The cause is sacred.

　　I'll meet you at Lady Grey's to-night.'

　　We reached our destination at daylight on October 9. We hadalready heard, while changing carriages at Breslau station,that the revolution had broken out at Vienna, that the railswere torn up, the Bahn-hof burnt, the military defeated anddriven from the town. William Grey's official papers, aidedby his fluent German, enabled us to pass the barriers, andfind our way into the city. He went straight to the Embassy,and sent me on to the 'Erzherzog Carl' in the Karnthner ThorStrasse, at that time the best hotel in Vienna. It beingstill nearly dark, candles were burning in every window byorder of the insurgents¹⁵.

　　The preceding day had been an eventful one. Theproletariats, headed by the students, had sacked the arsenal,the troops having made but slight resistance. They thenmarched to the War Office and demanded the person of the WarMinister, Count Latour, who was most unpopular on account ofhis known appeal to Jellachich, the Ban of Croatia, toassist, if required, in putting down the disturbances¹⁶. Somesharp fighting here took place. The rioters defeated thesmall body of soldiers on the spot, captured two guns, andtook possession of the building. The unfortunate ministerwas found in one of the upper garrets of the palace. Theruffians dragged him from his place of concealment¹⁷, andbarbarously murdered him. They then flung his body from thewindow, and in a few minutes it was hanging from a lamp-postabove the heads of the infuriated and yelling mob.

　　In 1848 the inner city of Vienna was enclosed within a broadand lofty bastion, fosse, and glacis. These were levelled in1857. As soon as the troops were expelled, cannon¹⁸ wereplaced on the Bastei so as to command the approaches fromwithout. The tunnelled gateways¹⁹ were built up, andbarricades erected²² across every principal thoroughfare.

　　Immediately after these events Ferdinand I. abdicated²³ infavour of the present Emperor Francis Joseph, who retiredwith the Court to Schobrunn. Foreigners at once took flight,and the hotels were emptied. The only person left in the'Archduke Charles' beside myself was Mr. Bowen, afterwardsSir George, Governor of New Zealand, with whom I was glad tofraternise.

　　These humble²⁴ pages do not aspire²⁵ to the dignity of History;but a few words as to what took place are needful for thewriter's purposes. The garrison²⁶ in Vienna had beencomparatively small; and as the National Guard had joined thestudents and proletariats, it was deemed advisable by theGovernment to await the arrival of reinforcements underPrince Windischgratz, who, together with a strong body ofServians and Croats under Jellachich, might overawe theinsurgents; or, if not, recapture the city withoutunnecessary bloodshed. The rebels were buoyed²⁷ up by hopes ofsupport from the Hungarians under Kossuth. But in this theywere disappointed. In less than three weeks from the day ofthe outbreak the city was beleaguered²⁸. Fighting beganoutside the town on the 24th. On the 25th the soldiersoccupied the Wieden and Nussdorf suburbs. Next day theGemeinderath (Municipal Council) sent a PARLEMENTAR to treatwith Windischgratz. The terms were rejected, and the citywas taken by storm on October 30.

　　A few days before the bombardment, the Austrian commandergave the usual notice to the Ambassadors to quit the town.

　　This they accordingly did. Before leaving, Lord Ponsonbykindly sent his private secretary, Mr. George Samuel, to warnme and invite me to join him at Schonbrunn. I politelyelected to stay and take my chance. After the attack on thesuburbs began I had reason to regret the decision. Thehotels were entered by patrols, and all efficient waitersKOMMANDIERE'D to work at the barricades²⁰, or carry arms. Onthe fourth day I settled to change sides. The constantbanging of big guns, and rattle²⁹ of musketry, with theimpossibility of getting either air or exercise without therisk of being indefinitely deprived of both, was becomingless amusing than I had counted on. I was already providedwith a PASSIERSCHEIN, which franked me inside the town, andup to the insurgents' outposts. The difficulty was how tocross the neutral ground and the two opposing lines. Broaddaylight was the safest time for the purpose; the officioussentry is not then so apt to shoot his friend. With muchstalking and dodging³⁰ I made a bolt; and, notwithstandingviolent gesticulations and threats, got myself safely seizedand hurried before the nearest commanding officer.

　　He happened to be a general or a colonel. He was a fiercelooking, stout³¹ old gentleman with a very red face, all theredder for his huge white moustache and well-filled whiteuniform. He began by fuming³² and blustering³³ as if about toorder me to summary execution. He spoke³⁴ so fast, it was noteasy to follow him. Probably my amateur German was aspuzzling to him. The PASSIERSCHEIN, which I produced, wasnot in my favour; unfortunately I had forgotten my ForeignOffice passport. What further added to his suspicion was hisinability to comprehend why I had not availed myself of thenotice, duly given to all foreigners, to leave the citybefore active hostilities³⁵ began. How anyone, who had thechoice, could be fool enough to stay and be shelled orbayoneted, was (from his point of view) no proof ofrespectability. I assured him he was mistaken if he thoughtI had a predilection³⁶ for either of these alternatives.

　　'It was just because I desired to avoid both that I hadsought, not without risk, the protection I was so sure offinding at the hands of a great and gallant³⁷ soldier.'

　　'Dummes Zeug! dummes Zeug!' (stuff o' nonsense), he puffed³⁸.

　　But a peppery man's good humour is often as near the surfaceas his bad. I detected a pleasant sparkle in his eye.

　　'Pardon me, Excellenz,' said I, 'my presence here is the bestproof of my sincerity³⁹.'

　　'That,' said he sharply, 'is what every rascal⁴⁰ might pleadwhen caught with a rebel's pass in his pocket. Geleitsbriefefur Schurken sind Steckbriefe fur die Gerechtigkeit.' (Safe-conduct passes for knaves⁴² are writs⁴³ of capias to honest men.)I answered: 'But an English gentleman is not a knave⁴¹; and noone knows the difference better than your Excellenz.' Theterm 'Schurken' (knaves) had stirred my fire; and though Imade a deferential⁴⁴ bow, I looked as indignant as I felt.

　　'Well, well,' he said pacifically, 'you may go about yourbusiness. But SEHEN SIE, young man, take my advice, don'tsatisfy your curiosity at the cost of a broken head. Dazugehoren Kerle die eigens geschaffen sind.' As much as tosay: 'Leave halters to those who are born to be hanged.'

　　Indeed, the old fellow looked as if he had enjoyed life toowell to appreciate parting with it gratuitously⁴⁵.

　　I had nothing with me save the clothes on my back. When Ishould again have access to the 'Erzherzcg Carl' wasimpossible to surmise⁴⁶. The only decent inn I knew of outsidethe walls was the 'Golden Lamm,' on the suburb side of theDonau Canal, close to the Ferdinand bridge which faces theRothen Thurm Thor. Here I entered, and found it occupied bya company of Nassau JAGERS. A barricade²¹ was thrown up acrossthe street leading to the bridge. Behind it were two guns.

　　One end of the barricade abutted⁴⁷ on the 'Golden Lamm.' Withthe exception of the soldiers, the inn seemed to be deserted;and I wanted both food and lodging¹. The upper floor was fullof JAGERS. The front windows over-looked the Bastei. Thesewere now blocked with mattresses⁴⁸, to protect the men frombullets. The distance from the ramparts was not more than150 yards, and woe⁴⁹ to the student or the fat grocer, in hisNational Guard uniform, who showed his head above the walls.

　　While I was in the attics⁵⁰ a gun above the city gate fired atthe battery below. I ran down a few minutes later to see theresult. One artilleryman had been killed. He was alreadylaid under the gun-carriage, his head covered with a cloak.

　　The storming took place a day or two afterwards. One of theprincipal points of resistance had been at the bottom of theJagerzeile. The insurgents had a battery of several gunshere; and the handsome houses at the corners facing thePrater had been loop-holed and filled with students. Iwalked round the town after all was over, and was especiallyimpressed with the horrors I witnessed. The beautifulhouses, with their gorgeous furniture, were a mass of smokingruins. Not a soul was to be seen, not even a prowling thief.

　　I picked my way into one or two of them without hindrance⁵¹.

　　Here and there were a heap of bodies, some burnt to cinders,some with their clothes still smouldering. The smell of theroasted flesh was a disgusting association for a long time tocome. But the whole was sickening to look at, and still moreso, if possible, to reflect upon; for this was the pricewhich so often has been, so often will be, paid for thealluring dream of liberty, and for the pursuit of thatmischievous will-o'-the-wisp - jealous Equality.

1 lodging   

n.寄宿，住所；(大学生的)校外宿舍

参考例句：

• The bill is inclusive of the food and lodging. 账单包括吃、住费用。
• Where can you find lodging for the night? 你今晚在哪里借宿?

2 lodgings   

n. 出租的房舍, 寄宿舍

参考例句：

• When he reached his lodgings the sun had set. 他到达公寓房间时，太阳已下山了。
• I'm on the hunt for lodgings. 我正在寻找住所。

3 enrolled   

adj.入学登记了的v.[亦作enrol]( enroll的过去式和过去分词 )；登记，招收，使入伍（或入会、入学等），参加，成为成员；记入名册；卷起，包起

参考例句：

• They have been studying hard from the moment they enrolled. 从入学时起，他们就一直努力学习。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He enrolled with an employment agency for a teaching position. 他在职业介绍所登了记以谋求一个教师的职位。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 overt   

adj.公开的，明显的，公然的

参考例句：

• His opponent's intention is quite overt.他的对手的意图很明显。
• We should learn to fight with enemy in an overt and covert way.我们应学会同敌人做公开和隐蔽的斗争。

5 defiance   

n.挑战，挑衅，蔑视，违抗

参考例句：

• He climbed the ladder in defiance of the warning.他无视警告爬上了那架梯子。
• He slammed the door in a spirit of defiance.他以挑衅性的态度把门砰地一下关上。

6 imminence   

n.急迫，危急

参考例句：

• The imminence of their exams made them work harder.考试即将来临，迫使他们更用功了。
• He had doubt about the imminence of war.他不相信战争已迫在眉睫。

7 meditating   

a.沉思的，冥想的

参考例句：

• They were meditating revenge. 他们在谋划进行报复。
• The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics. 这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

8 subdivided   

再分，细分( subdivide的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The compound was subdivided into four living areas. 那个区域被划分成4个居住小区。
• This part of geologic calendar has not been satisfactorily subdivided. 这部分地质年代表还没有令人满意地再细分出来。

9 reign   

n.统治时期，统治，支配，盛行；v.占优势

参考例句：

• The reign of Queen Elizabeth lapped over into the seventeenth century.伊丽莎白王朝延至17世纪。
• The reign of Zhu Yuanzhang lasted about 31 years.朱元璋统治了大约三十一年。

10 accomplished   

adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的

参考例句：

• Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
• Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。

11 radical   

n.激进份子，原子团，根号；adj.根本的，激进的，彻底的

参考例句：

• The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在医院得到了根治。
• She is radical in her demands.她的要求十分偏激。

12 emoluments   

n.报酬，薪水( emolument的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The emoluments of this profession is not satisfactory. 此行业的报酬不令人满意。 来自辞典例句
• Emoluments connected with this position include free education for the children. 与这职务有关的酬劳包括为子女提供免费教育。 来自互联网

13 epoch   

n.(新)时代；历元

参考例句：

• The epoch of revolution creates great figures.革命时代造就伟大的人物。
• We're at the end of the historical epoch,and at the dawn of another.我们正处在一个历史时代的末期，另一个历史时代的开端。

14 rusticate   

v.暂时停学离校；n.被罚休学，定居农村

参考例句：

• He was once rusticated in Cambridge.他在剑桥大学上学时曾一度被勒令停学。
• you will be rusticated!你们会被退学的！

15 insurgents   

n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网

16 disturbances   

n.骚乱( disturbance的名词复数 )；打扰；困扰；障碍

参考例句：

• The government has set up a commission of inquiry into the disturbances at the prison. 政府成立了一个委员会来调查监狱骚乱事件。
• Extra police were called in to quell the disturbances. 已调集了增援警力来平定骚乱。

17 concealment   

n.隐藏, 掩盖，隐瞒

参考例句：

• the concealment of crime 对罪行的隐瞒
• Stay in concealment until the danger has passed. 把自己藏起来，待危险过去后再出来。

18 cannon   

n.大炮，火炮；飞机上的机关炮

参考例句：

• The soldiers fired the cannon.士兵们开炮。
• The cannon thundered in the hills.大炮在山间轰鸣。

19 gateways   

n.网关( gateway的名词复数 )；门径；方法；大门口

参考例句：

• Police bullets raked the gateways car. 警察的子弹对着门口的汽车扫射。 来自辞典例句
• No Internet gateways are needed for the programs operation. 该软件的操作不需要互联网网关的支持。 来自互联网

20 barricades   

路障，障碍物( barricade的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The police stormed the barricades the demonstrators had put up. 警察冲破了示威者筑起的街垒。
• Others died young, in prison or on the barricades. 另一些人年轻时就死在监牢里或街垒旁。

21 barricade   

n.路障，栅栏，障碍；vt.设路障挡住

参考例句：

• The soldiers make a barricade across the road.士兵在路上设路障。
• It is difficult to break through a steel barricade.冲破钢铁障碍很难。

22 ERECTED   

adj. 直立的，竖立的，笔直的 vt. 使 ... 直立，建立

参考例句：

• A monument to him was erected in St Paul's Cathedral. 在圣保罗大教堂为他修了一座纪念碑。
• A monument was erected to the memory of that great scientist. 树立了一块纪念碑纪念那位伟大的科学家。

23 abdicated   

放弃（职责、权力等）( abdicate的过去式和过去分词 )； 退位，逊位

参考例句：

• He abdicated in favour of his son. 他把王位让给了儿子。
• King Edward Ⅷ abdicated in 1936 to marry a commoner. 国王爱德华八世于1936年退位与一个平民结婚。

24 humble   

adj.谦卑的，恭顺的；地位低下的；v.降低，贬低

参考例句：

• In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见，他将在选举中获胜。
• Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。

25 aspire   

vi.(to，after)渴望，追求，有志于

参考例句：

• Living together with you is what I aspire toward in my life.和你一起生活是我一生最大的愿望。
• I aspire to be an innovator not a follower.我迫切希望能变成个开创者而不是跟随者。

26 garrison   

n.卫戍部队；驻地，卫戍区；vt.派(兵)驻防

参考例句：

• The troops came to the relief of the besieged garrison.军队来援救被围的守备军。
• The German was moving to stiffen up the garrison in Sicily.德军正在加强西西里守军之力量。

27 buoyed   

v.使浮起( buoy的过去式和过去分词 )；支持；为…设浮标；振奋…的精神

参考例句：

• Buoyed by their win yesterday the team feel confident of further success. 在昨天胜利的鼓舞下，该队有信心再次获胜。
• His encouragement buoyed her up during that difficult period. 他的鼓励使她在那段困难时期恢复了乐观的情绪。 来自《简明英汉词典》

28 beleaguered   

adj.受到围困[围攻]的；包围的v.围攻( beleaguer的过去式和过去分词)；困扰；骚扰

参考例句：

• The beleaguered party leader was forced to resign. 那位饱受指责的政党领导人被迫辞职。
• We are beleaguered by problems. 我们被许多困难所困扰。 来自《简明英汉词典》

29 rattle   

v.飞奔，碰响；激怒；n.碰撞声；拨浪鼓

参考例句：

• The baby only shook the rattle and laughed and crowed.孩子只是摇着拨浪鼓，笑着叫着。
• She could hear the rattle of the teacups.她听见茶具叮当响。

30 dodging   

n.避开，闪过，音调改变v.闪躲( dodge的现在分词 )；回避

参考例句：

• He ran across the road, dodging the traffic. 他躲开来往的车辆跑过马路。
• I crossed the highway, dodging the traffic. 我避开车流穿过了公路。 来自辞典例句

32 fuming   

愤怒( fume的现在分词 )； 大怒； 发怒； 冒烟

参考例句：

• She sat in the car, silently fuming at the traffic jam. 她坐在汽车里，心中对交通堵塞感到十分恼火。
• I was fuming at their inefficiency. 我正因为他们效率低而发火。

33 blustering   

adj.狂风大作的，狂暴的v.外强中干的威吓( bluster的现在分词 )；咆哮；（风）呼啸；狂吹

参考例句：

• It was five and a half o'clock now, and a raw, blustering morning. 这时才五点半，正是寒气逼人，狂风咆哮的早晨。 来自辞典例句
• So sink the shadows of night, blustering, rainy, and all paths grow dark. 夜色深沉，风狂雨骤；到处途暗路黑。 来自辞典例句

34 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

35 hostilities   

n.战争；敌意(hostility的复数)；敌对状态；战事

参考例句：

• Mexico called for an immediate cessation of hostilities. 墨西哥要求立即停止敌对行动。
• All the old hostilities resurfaced when they met again. 他们再次碰面时，过去的种种敌意又都冒了出来。

36 predilection   

n.偏好

参考例句：

• He has a predilection for rich food.他偏好油腻的食物。
• Charles has always had a predilection for red-haired women.查尔斯对红头发女人一直有偏爱。

37 gallant   

adj.英勇的，豪侠的；(向女人)献殷勤的

参考例句：

• Huang Jiguang's gallant deed is known by all men. 黄继光的英勇事迹尽人皆知。
• These gallant soldiers will protect our country.这些勇敢的士兵会保卫我们的国家的。

38 puffed   

adj.疏松的v.使喷出( puff的过去式和过去分词 )；喷着汽（或烟）移动；吹嘘；吹捧

参考例句：

• He lit a cigarette and puffed at it furiously. 他点燃了一支香烟，狂吸了几口。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He felt grown-up, puffed up with self-importance. 他觉得长大了，便自以为了不起。 来自《简明英汉词典》

39 sincerity   

n.真诚，诚意；真实

参考例句：

• His sincerity added much more authority to the story.他的真诚更增加了故事的说服力。
• He tried hard to satisfy me of his sincerity.他竭力让我了解他的诚意。

40 rascal   

n.流氓；不诚实的人

参考例句：

• If he had done otherwise,I should have thought him a rascal.如果他不这样做，我就认为他是个恶棍。
• The rascal was frightened into holding his tongue.这坏蛋吓得不敢往下说了。

41 knave   

n.流氓；（纸牌中的）杰克

参考例句：

• Better be a fool than a knave.宁做傻瓜，不做无赖。
• Once a knave,ever a knave.一次成无赖，永远是无赖。

42 knaves   

n.恶棍，无赖( knave的名词复数 )；（纸牌中的）杰克

参考例句：

• Give knaves an inch and they will take a yard. 我一日三餐都吃得很丰盛。 来自互联网
• Knaves and robbers can obtain only what was before possessed by others. 流氓、窃贼只能攫取原先由别人占有的财富。 来自互联网

43 writs   

n.书面命令，令状( writ的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Authority thereof shall issue Writs of Election to fill such Vacancies. 管理局须发出令状的选举，以填补这些空缺。 来自互联网
• Writs of arrest were issued for a thousand students throughout the country. 全国各地有一千名学生被拘捕。 来自互联网

44 deferential   

adj. 敬意的，恭敬的

参考例句：

• They like five-star hotels and deferential treatment.他们喜欢五星级的宾馆和毕恭毕敬的接待。
• I am deferential and respectful in the presence of artists.我一向恭敬、尊重艺术家。

45 gratuitously   

平白

参考例句：

• They rebuild their houses for them gratuitously when they are ruined. 如果他们的房屋要坍了，就会有人替他们重盖，不要工资。 来自互联网
• He insulted us gratuitously. 他在毫无理由的情况下侮辱了我们。 来自互联网

46 surmise   

v./n.猜想，推测

参考例句：

• It turned out that my surmise was correct.结果表明我的推测没有错。
• I surmise that he will take the job.我推测他会接受这份工作。

47 abutted   

v.（与…）邻接( abut的过去式和过去分词 )；（与…）毗连；接触；倚靠

参考例句：

• Their house abutted against the hill. 他们的房子紧靠着山。 来自辞典例句
• The sidewalk abutted on the river. 人行道紧挨着河川。 来自辞典例句

48 mattresses   

褥垫，床垫( mattress的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The straw mattresses are airing there. 草垫子正在那里晾着。
• The researchers tested more than 20 mattresses of various materials. 研究人员试验了二十多个不同材料的床垫。

49 woe   

n.悲哀，苦痛，不幸，困难；int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌

参考例句：

• Our two peoples are brothers sharing weal and woe.我们两国人民是患难与共的兄弟。
• A man is well or woe as he thinks himself so.自认祸是祸，自认福是福。

50 attics   

n. 阁楼

参考例句：

• They leave unwanted objects in drawers, cupboards and attics. 他们把暂时不需要的东西放在抽屉里、壁橱中和搁楼上。
• He rummaged busily in the attics of European literature, bringing to light much of interest. 他在欧洲文学的阁楼里忙着翻箱倒笼，找到了不少有趣的东西。

51 hindrance   

n.妨碍，障碍

参考例句：

• Now they can construct tunnel systems without hindrance.现在他们可以顺利地建造隧道系统了。
• The heavy baggage was a great hindrance to me.那件行李成了我的大累赘。