“Good evening，” said Mr. Spring Fragrance. “Will you please tell me the meaning of two lines of an American poem？”

　　“Certainly，” returned the young man with a friendly smile. He was a star student at the University of Washington, and had not the slightest doubt that he could explain the meaning of all things in the universe. “Well，” said Mr. Spring Fragrance, “it is this：

　　Tis better to have loved and lost，

　　Than never to have loved at all.”

　　“Ah！” responded the young man with an air of profound (玄奥的) wisdom. “That, Mr. Spring Fragrance, means that it is a good thing to love anyway — even if we cant get what we love, or, as the poet tells us, lose what we love. Of course, one needs experience to feel the truth of this teaching.”

　　The young man smiled, recalling his own past. More than a dozen girls “loved and lost” were passing before his mind’s eyes.

　　“The truth of the teaching！” repeated Mr. Spring Fragrance, a little impatiently. “There is no truth in it whatever. Is it not better to have what you do not love than to love what you do not have？”

　　“That depends，” answered the young man, “upon temperament (性情)．”

　　“Thank you，” said Mr. Spring Fragrance. He turned away to think about the unwisdom of the_American_way_of_looking_at_things.

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