Mammon and the Archer (1)
Richard喜欢Lantry，但因为Lantry马上要去欧洲没时间告白，Richard爸爸是个很有钱的肥皂商人，认为钱是万能的。利用钱弄出大堵车从，而为他儿子制造了两个小时和Lantry独处的时间，然后Richard表白成功了和Lantry订婚。
一、财神的寓意是金钱万能背后隐含的其实是一份爱子深情，让人看人物的两面性。拜金和慈父并不冲突。二、爱神的寓意是有爱就有一切。
OldAnthony Rockwall, retired manufacturer and proprietor of Rockwall's EurekaSoap, looked out the library window of his Fifth Avenue mansion and grinned.His neighbour to the right--the aristocratic clubman, G. Van SchuylightSuffolk-Jones--came out to his waiting motor-car, wrinkling a contumeliousnostril, as usual, at the Italian renaissance sculpture of the soap palace'sfront elevation.
"Stuck-upold statuette of nothing doing!" commented the ex-Soap King. "TheEden Musee'll get that old frozen Nesselrode yet if he don't watch out. I'llhave this house painted red, white, and blue next summer and see if that'llmake his Dutch nose turn up any higher."
Andthen Anthony Rockwall, who never cared for bells, went to the door of hislibrary and shouted "Mike!" in the same voice that had once chippedoff pieces of the welkin on the Kansas prairies.
"Tellmy son," said Anthony to the answering menial, "to come in herebefore he leaves the house."
Whenyoung Rockwall entered the library the old man laid aside his newspaper, lookedat him with a kindly grimness on his big, smooth, ruddy countenance, rumpledhis mop of white hair with one hand and rattled the keys in his pocket with theother.
"Richard,"said Anthony Rockwail, "what do you pay for the soap that you use?"
Richard,only six months home from college, was startled a little. He had not yet takenthe measure of this sire of his, who was as full of unexpectednesses as a girlat her first party.
"Sixdollars a dozen, I think, dad."
"Andyour clothes?"
"Isuppose about sixty dollars, as a rule."
① archer：弓箭手，但在这里指罗马神话中的Cupid（爱神）。他赤身露体，长着双翅，手执弓箭。
老安东尼·罗克韦尔是已退休的“罗克韦尔的尤雷卡肥皂”的制造商兼厂主。他正从第五大街私邸的书房窗口向外张望，露齿而笑。住在他右边的邻居Ｇ·范·斯凯莱特·萨福克—琼斯是贵族俱乐部成员，正从家里出来，走向等候他的汽车。同往常一样，他朝这座肥皂宫殿正面的意大利文艺复兴式的雕塑侮辱性地皱了皱鼻子。
“自命不凡的倔老头儿，你歪什么！”前任肥皂大王品评道。“你这个外来客内斯尔罗德②一不留心，伊登博物馆迟早会把你这老王八收进去。这个夏天，我要把我的房子粉刷成红白蓝三色③，瞧你那荷兰鼻子能翘多高。”
②Nesselrode，指Karl RobertNesselrode （1780—1862） K.R. 内斯尔罗德：德籍俄罗斯政治家。③红、白、蓝三色：指荷兰国旗的颜色。
安东尼·罗克韦尔呼唤佣人历来不按铃。他走到书房门口，叫道，“迈克！”那嗓门有如当年曾震破过堪萨斯大草原的苍穹。
“告诉少爷一声，”安东尼吩咐应召而来的仆人说，“叫他出门之前来我这儿一趟。”
小罗克韦尔走进书房时，老头子丢开报纸，光滑红润的宽脸盘上带着慈爱而又严肃的神情打量着儿子。他一只手揉乱了满头银发，另一只手则把口袋里的钥匙弄得响个不停。
“理查德，”安东尼·罗克韦尔说，“你用的肥皂是花多少钱买的？”
理查德离开学校才六个月，听了这话微觉吃惊。他还拿不准这老头子的分寸。这老头子总是像初入社交界的少女一样，时不时地问你一些意想不到的事。
“大概是六美元一打，爸。”
“你的衣服呢？”
“通常是六十美元左右。”
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OldAnthony Rockwall, retired manufacturer and proprietor of Rockwall's EurekaSoap, looked out the library window of his Fifth Avenue mansion and grinned.His neighbour to the right--the aristocratic clubman, G. Van SchuylightSuffolk-Jones--came out to his waiting motor-car, wrinkling a contumeliousnostril, as usual, at the Italian renaissance sculpture of the soap palace'sfront elevation.
"Stuck-upold statuette of nothing doing!" commented the ex-Soap King. "TheEden Musee'll get that old frozen Nesselrode yet if he don't watch out. I'llhave this house painted red, white, and blue next summer and see if that'llmake his Dutch nose turn up any higher."
Andthen Anthony Rockwall, who never cared for bells, went to the door of hislibrary and shouted "Mike!" in the same voice that had once chippedoff pieces of the welkin on the Kansas prairies.
"Tellmy son," said Anthony to the answering menial, "to come in herebefore he leaves the house."
Whenyoung Rockwall entered the library the old man laid aside his newspaper, lookedat him with a kindly grimness on his big, smooth, ruddy countenance, rumpledhis mop of white hair with one hand and rattled the keys in his pocket with theother.
"Richard,"said Anthony Rockwail, "what do you pay for the soap that you use?"
Richard,only six months home from college, was startled a little. He had not yet takenthe measure of this sire of his, who was as full of unexpectednesses as a girlat her first party.
"Sixdollars a dozen, I think, dad."
"Andyour clothes?"
"Isuppose about sixty dollars, as a rule."
① archer：弓箭手，但在这里指罗马神话中的Cupid（爱神）。他赤身露体，长着双翅，手执弓箭。
老安东尼·罗克韦尔是已退休的“罗克韦尔的尤雷卡肥皂”的制造商兼厂主。他正从第五大街私邸的书房窗口向外张望，露齿而笑。住在他右边的邻居Ｇ·范·斯凯莱特·萨福克—琼斯是贵族俱乐部成员，正从家里出来，走向等候他的汽车。同往常一样，他朝这座肥皂宫殿正面的意大利文艺复兴式的雕塑侮辱性地皱了皱鼻子。
“自命不凡的倔老头儿，你歪什么！”前任肥皂大王品评道。“你这个外来客内斯尔罗德②一不留心，伊登博物馆迟早会把你这老王八收进去。这个夏天，我要把我的房子粉刷成红白蓝三色③，瞧你那荷兰鼻子能翘多高。”
②Nesselrode，指Karl RobertNesselrode （1780—1862） K.R. 内斯尔罗德：德籍俄罗斯政治家。③红、白、蓝三色：指荷兰国旗的颜色。
安东尼·罗克韦尔呼唤佣人历来不按铃。他走到书房门口，叫道，“迈克！”那嗓门有如当年曾震破过堪萨斯大草原的苍穹。
“告诉少爷一声，”安东尼吩咐应召而来的仆人说，“叫他出门之前来我这儿一趟。”
小罗克韦尔走进书房时，老头子丢开报纸，光滑红润的宽脸盘上带着慈爱而又严肃的神情打量着儿子。他一只手揉乱了满头银发，另一只手则把口袋里的钥匙弄得响个不停。
“理查德，”安东尼·罗克韦尔说，“你用的肥皂是花多少钱买的？”
理查德离开学校才六个月，听了这话微觉吃惊。他还拿不准这老头子的分寸。这老头子总是像初入社交界的少女一样，时不时地问你一些意想不到的事。
“大概是六美元一打，爸。”
“你的衣服呢？”
“通常是六十美元左右。”
