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SeeingPeopleoff
麦克斯·毕尔勃姆MaxBeerbohm
Iamnotgoodatit.Todoitwellseemstomeodiff？igsintherobablyseemssotoyou，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，anawkwardstranger.“Haveyoug？”
askedoneasilehing，”
aidourfriend，leasahied，withtheemphasisofaybrain.“You’llbeabletolurain，”
saidI，thoughtheprophecyhadalreadybeehanonce.“Oh，yes，”
hesaidwith.HeaddedthatthetrairaightthroughtoLiverpool.Thisfactseemedtostrikeusasratherodd.WeexgedglastopatCrewe？”
askedoneofus.“No，”
saidourfriend，brief？ly.Heseemedalmostdisagreeable.Thereause.Oneofus，withanodandaforcedsmileatthetraveler，said“Well！”
Thenod，thesmileandtheunmeaningmonosyllable，werereturnedtiously.Anotherpausewasbrokenbyoneofuswithaf？itofg.Itwasanobviouslyassumedf？it，butitservedtopassthetime.Thebustleoftheplatformwasuherewasnosigraiure.Release—ours，andourfriend’s—was.
Mywaedolymiddle-agedmanwhowastalkilyfromtheplatformtoayoungladyatthewindowbutooours.Hisf？ineprof？ilewasvaguelyfamiliartome.TheyoungladywasevidentlyAmeridhewasevidentlyEnglish；otherwiseIshouldhaveguessedfromhisimpressiveairthathewasherfather.IwishedIcouldhearwhathewassaying.Iwassurehewasgiviadvidthestrongtendernessofhisgazewasreallybeautiful.Heseemedmagic，ashepouredouthisf？inalinjuns.Icouldfeelsomethingofhismagismeveood.Aism，liketheprof？ile，wasvaguelyfamiliartome.erie？
Inaf？lashIremembered.ThemaLeRos.ButhowgedsiIsawhim！
Thatwasseveyearsago，irahen（asusual）outofa，andborrowedhalf-a-.ItseemedaprivilegetolendanythingtohiHewasalwaysmagidwhyhismagismhadnevermadehimsuctheLondonstagewasalwaysamysterytome.Hewasaor，andama.But，likemanyothersofhiskiLeRos（Idonot，ivetheaamebyn）driftedspeedilyawayintotheprovindI，likeeveryoneelse，berhi
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