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PAGE 【导读】　《威廉·莎士比亚》是讲述莎士比亚生平故事的小说，是由他的好朋友托比叙述的。阅读下面选取的有关童年生活的节选，对比自己与莎翁童年生活的不同。 William Shakespeare (excerpt) Toby remembers My name is Toby.Im an old man，eighty-three this spring.My house is right in the middle of Stratford-upon-Avon，and I can watch the street market from my window.But I live very quietly now. Im just an old man，sitting in a chair.I once knew the greatest man in England.For thirty years I was his friend.I worked with him in the theatre，through the good times and the bad times.He was a good friend to me.He was also the best playwright，the best poet，that ever lived in England. Will Shakespeare was his name.I saw all his plays in the theatre.People loved them.They shouted，laughed and cried，ate oranges，and called for more.All kinds of people.Kings，Queens，Princes，great lords and ladies，poor people，the boys who held the horses...everyone.Will Shakespeare could please them all. He put me in a play once.Well，he used my name—Toby.Twelfth Night was the name of the play，I remember.Sir Toby Belch.He was a big fat man，who liked drinking too much and having a good time. Queen Elizabeth the First watched that play—Twelfth Night on，the 6th of January，1601.She liked it，too. Wills dead now，of course.Hes been dead more than thirty years，and no one sees his plays now. The Puritans have closed all the theatres.Theres no singing，no dancing，no plays. It wasnt like that in my young days.We had a good time in London，Will and I. Ive no teeth now，and my hair has all fallen out，but I can still think—and remember.I remember when Will and I were young，just boys really... It was a sunny day in October 1579 when I first met Will，just outside Stratford，near a big field of apple trees.I saw a boy up in one of the trees.He had red hair and looked about two years older than me. What are you doing up there？I called. Just getting a few apples，he said，smiling. Those are Farmer Nashs apples，I said，and hell send his dogs after you if he sees you. Mr Nash has gone to market，the boy said.