In the utter silence of the attic, the words of a guileless six-year-old worked their magic and carried the old man back to a time almost totally forgotten.

在这安静的顶楼上，那个六岁小男孩稚嫩的声音对老人施了神奇的魔力，带着老人重温他曾遗忘的过去。

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The old woman began to shout, "Come back, young man! You dropped something!"

老太太开始大叫：“回来，年轻人！你掉了东西！”

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The old man led him back into the castle, and in a cellar showed him three chests full of gold.

老人领着他回到魔宫，在地窖里给他看了三个装满金子的箱子。

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Old-timers used it to describe a man who had just arrived from one of the big cities back east.

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And Everett smiled back at the sick old man.

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On the old man's pale, plump back was a painted library of books.

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The old man, however, forgave him when he came crawling back: "We don't take everybody back who leaves, " he says.

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