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第一章 衣衫破烂的迪克 Chapter 1 Ragged Dick 早晨七点，睡在大街旁木头箱子里的迪克被一个车夫叫醒。由于前一天晚上迪克玩到半夜，被叫醒之后依然迷迷糊糊的。车夫怀疑迪克的钱来路不明，但迪克表示自己是坚决不会偷东西的，这让车夫松了口气；在他的催促下，迪克很快从箱子里跳了出来，没有洗漱，穿着比他本人大两号的破烂衣服，开始了一天的擦鞋工作。 很快，一位赶往办公室上班的先生停在了迪克面前，迪克一边擦着鞋，一边和客人聊天。迪克调皮地告诉客人自己身上的衣服可是华盛顿将军穿过的，裤子是拿破仑的，逗得客人哈哈大笑。当客人准备付10美分的擦鞋钱时，发现身上没有零钱；于是给了他一张整钱，由于赶着上班，那位先生告诉了迪克地址，希望迪克把剩下的钱送给他，但他自己也没有抱什么希望。其实主人公迪克虽然有时候会故意整人，挣的钱再多也从来不会留到第二天，生活有时候很奢侈，而且还抽烟赌博；但他也有很多优点：比如说他从不骗人，从不偷东西，为人坦率大方，这些是很多流浪的孩子做不到的。 ake up there, youngster.” said a rough voice. Ragged Dick opened his eyes slowly, and stared stupidly in the face of the speaker, but did not offer to get up. “Wake up, you young vagabond!” said the man a little impatiently; “I suppose you’d lay there all day, if I hadn’t called you.” “What time is it?” asked Dick. “Seven o’clock.” “Oh! Seven o’clock! I ought to have been up an hour ago. I know what’t was made me so precious sleepy. I went to the Old Bowery last night, and didn’t turn in till past twelve.” “You went to the Old Bowery? Where’d you get your money?” asked the man, who was a porter in the employ of a firm doing business on Spruce Street. “Made it by shines, in course. My guardian don’t allow me no money for theatres, so I have to earn it.” “Some boys get it easier than that.” said the porter significantly. “You don’t catch me stealing, if that’s what you mean.” said Dick. “Don’t you ever steal, then?” “No, and I wouldn’t! Lots of boys does it, but I wouldn’t.” “Well, I’m glad to hear you say that. I believe there’s some good in you, Dick, after all.” “Oh, I’m a rough customer!” said Dick, “But I wouldn’t steal. It’s mean.” “I’m glad you think so, Dick.” and the rough voice sounded gentler than at first, “Have you got any money to buy your breakfast?” “No, but I’ll soon get some.” said Dick. While this conversation had been going on, Dick had got up. His bedchamber had been a wooden box half full of straw, on which the young boot-black had reposed his weary limbs, and slept as soundly as if it had been a bed of do