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哲学家求婚
2016-12-09 13:53:27 /故事大全

APhilosopher’sCourtship

ManyyearsagointhecityofHamburg,thesaintlyphilosopherMosesMendelssohnfellinlovewithacharmingwomannamedFruntje.Heapproachedherfather,Guggenheim,toinformhimofhisloveforher.Guggenheim,referringtoMendelssohn’shunchback,theresultofacurvatureofthespine,replied“Well,youarephilosopherandawiseman,soyouwillnottakeamiss.Thegirlsaidshebecamefrightenedwhenshesawyoubecauseofyourappearance.”

ThisdidnotsurpriseMendelssohn,andheimmediatelyaskedtospeakwithFruntje.Althoughsheavoidedlookingathimthroughouttheconversation,Mendelssohnwasabletoleadtheconversationtothesubjectthatwasonhismind.Timidly,Fruntjeaskedifhetoo,believedinmarriagesthatweremadeinheaven.Mendelssohnsaidthatyeshedid,andthenwentontorelateanunusualstory:“Asyouknow,theycalloutinHeavenatthebirthofaboy,‘Thisonewillgetthatgirlforawife.’WhenIwasborn,myfuturewifewasalsothusannounced,butitwasadded,‘Shewill,alas,haveaterriblebump.’Ishouted,‘Oh,Lord,agirlwhoishumpbackedwillveryeasilybecomebitterandhard.Agirlshouldbebeautiful.GoodLord,givethehumptome,andletherbehandsomeandwellformed!”

FruntjeimmediatelyacceptedhisproposalandsoonbecamethefaithfulanddevotedwifeofMendelssohn.

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