6.买卖股票的地方叫做“交易巷”。这里从早到晚，都拥挤着各种各样的人。你可以看到一个打扮入时、身穿镶有银边的蓝外套的高个男人，腋下夹一根鞭子，厚底靴上满是牲口市场带来的泥土，正急切地向一个面色红润、大腹便便、刚从乡下来的绅士念着某家新公司的简介。轿子a和出租马车每一刻都在来来往往。脸上贴着饰颜片b的女士夹着扇子，在人群中费力地向前挤着。甚至连烟囱清扫工和商店仆役，也能在交易巷找到。在这里，乱哄哄的嘈杂声成天不绝于耳，大声喊着向某些新项目投资的好处。
7.我们或许能通过下面的例子，来想象已经充斥人们头脑的那种疯狂。一天早上，一个精明的无赖发了一条广告，说他在当天下午要开启一个新项目，由于利润回报既相当可观又能迅速兑现，因此它将超过所有其他项目。他没有对任何人说这个项目具体是什么，不过那些花了很多几尼c的人，可以收到一张允许他们在这家神秘公司占有股份的票据。
8.那天早上，他用几张纸票就收到了数千英磅，而当持票人当天下午前往他的办公室的时候，却发现大门紧锁，这个“绅士”已经跑到欧洲大陆去了！他根本没有什么项目要启动，所有一切都不地是一出精明的骗局罢了。
9.这块土地上最高层的人士也加入了这桩交易。威尔士亲王以总督的身份，向a 轿子：有顶篷的椅子，两个人用柱子抬着，之所以叫做“sedan chairs”（色当椅），是因为该椅子发明于法国色当。
b 贴上饰颜片的脸：将黑色的小贴片贴在脸上。
c guinea，1663年到1813年间英国发行的金币，价值相当于一磅一先令。--译者注一家铜加工公司投了一大笔钱；所有重要的政治家（除一两个人之外）都买卖了股票。甚至有人说，英王乔治也做了股票交易，并且赚取了可观的利润。
10.这件事一直在整个炎热的夏天持续，但是最终，南海公司无意中作茧自缚。事情就这样发生了。制造出大泡沫的董事们看到其他公司如雨后春笋般四处兴起，并且从公众那里敛到大笔钱财，他们便通过法院授权，阻止那些小诡计的出现，从而将一大批这样的小公司清除出竞争行列。这破坏了公众对形形色色的股票的信任度，南太平洋公司的股价也应声下跌。在8月份还以1000英磅出售的股票，到了9月却连300英磅的低价也找不到买家了。实际上，泡沫已经破灭，并且人们发现里面什么也没有。
11.之后，各阶层的人开始由于自身愚昧造成的破产而四处逃离。持股人的受损程度太深了，以至于有些愤怒的人甚至提议将董事们活着缝进麻袋，扔到泰晤士河里！在这个紧要关头，罗伯特·沃波尔挺身而出，提出了一个一段时间后能使该恶作剧得到一定程度补救的方案，但是，卷入这个由该公司导演的骗局的政治家们却名誉扫地，其中有些人甚至羞愧而死。
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1727to 1760A.D.-33years（公元1727~1760年，在位33年）broadswords，large swords with broad blades.
flocked to his standard，gathered around
his flag.
furiously，madly.
his head，as a proof of his death.royal troops，king‘s soldiers.searching，examining.
treasure，money；gold.
trifled away，wasted.
1.George the Second was the only son of the late King.He had married Caroline of Anspach，a good and learned princess.His eldest son，Frederick，who was now twenty years of age，was called over from Hanover to be made Prince of Wales.During the first twelve years of the reign the country enjoyed peace；and the King’s chief minister was Sir Robert Walpole，who，chiefly by means of bribery，continued to hold the office of Premier for twenty-one years.
2.A war broke out with Spain，caused by the Spaniards searching Britishavessels on the coast of Spanish America.In the course of it，AnsonSpanish treasure ship，with gold to the value of ？300，000！
captured a
3.George tried to replace Maria-Theresa on the throne of Hungary，from which she had been driven by the King of Prussia and the King of France.ThebEnglish army at the Battle of Dettingenwas led by the King in person.King
George，who behaved with great bravery，put the French army to flight，and Maria-Theresa regained her crown.
4.Then came the Jacobite rising known as “The Forty-five.”Charles-Edward，son of the Pretender，tried to win the crown of England.Leaving France，he landed in Scotland with seven officers.The people of Edinburgh opened their gates to him，and he lived in Holyrood Palace.
5.Great numbers flocked to his standard；and when Sir John Cope with the royal troops drew near Edinburgh，the young Pretender，at the head of 2，000a Anson.-Commodore Anson made a voyage round the world，which occupied the years 1741-1744.
b Dettingen.-In Bavaria；18miles east of Frankfort on-the-Main.
Scots，went out to meet him.A battle was fought at Prestonpans；and theHighlanders dashed so furiously on the English，first firing their pistols，and then rushing on with their broadswords，that they gained a complete victory.
6.If Charles-Edward had at once marched to London，he would have had a chance of gaining the crown；but he trifled away six weeks at Edinburgh with grand balls and parties；and when he crossed the Border with 5，000men，the people did not rise in his favour as he had expected.
7.He，however，took Carlisle，marched to Manchester，and then southward as far as to Derby；but his Highland chiefs would go no further，and he wasbcompelled to return to Scotland.His last battle was fought at Culloden，where，in less than an hour，he was completely defeated by the English，under the Duke of Cumberland，a son of the King.
8.Charles fled to the hills，and wandered about for five months.A reward of？30，000was offered for his head；but no one would give him up.In a ragged and wretched condition he took boat，and，setting sail from near the very spot where he had at first landed，escaped to France.Many of his friends were put to death，and some were banished.His later days were spent at Rome，where，it is said，he became a miserable drunkard，and where he died of apoplexy in 1788.
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1.乔治二世是已故英王唯一的儿子。他与安斯帕奇善良而博学的公主卡罗琳结婚。他的大儿子弗雷德里克现年20岁，被他从汉诺威召回来当上威尔士亲王。在他当政的头十二年里，国家享受着和平。国王的首相是罗伯特·沃波尔爵士，此人主要凭借行贿手段，占据首相一职长达二十一年。
2.英国与西班牙爆发了一场战争，起因是西班牙在西班牙美洲领地沿岸搜查英国船只。在此期间，安森c捕获了一艘西班牙运宝船，上面载有价值高达30万英磅的黄金！3.乔治试图让玛丽亚－特里萨重回匈牙利王位，她是被普鲁士国王和法国国王从这个位置上赶下来的。英国军队在狄特根d战斗中由国王亲自率领。行为果敢的英王乔治迫使法军仓皇逃窜，使玛丽亚－特里萨重获王冠。
4.随之被称为“四十五人起义”的雅各比提起义爆发。“老僭君”之子查理-爱德华试图夺得英国王位。他离开法国，带着七名军官在苏格兰登陆。爱丁堡的人民为他敞开大门，于是他就住在爱丁堡的圣路德宫。
a Prestonpans.-On the Firth of Forth；8.5miles east of Edinburgh.
b Culloden，or Drummossie Moor；8miles north-east of Inverness.It is now crossed by a railway.
c 安森：安森海军准将曾于1741年至1744年进行环球海上航行。
d 狄特根：位于巴伐利亚，美因河畔法兰克福以东18英里处。
5.许多人蜂拥来到他的麾下。当约翰·科普爵士带着皇家军队接近爱丁堡时，领导着2000名苏格兰人的“小僭君”前去会他。一场战斗在普雷斯顿潘斯a打响，高地人无比勇猛地向英国人冲去，先用手枪向他们开火，然后挥舞着砍刀猛冲，从而赢得一场大胜。
6.如果查理－爱德华立即向伦敦进发，应该就有获得王位的机会；但他在爱丁堡沉湎于豪华舞会和宴会，浪费了六个星期。当他带着5000人穿过边境时，人们已经不像他预期的那样欢欣鼓舞了。
7.然而，他占领了卡莱尔并向曼彻斯特进军，然后向南一直行进到德比，但是他的高地人头领不愿再向前进，他无奈地只能返回苏格兰。他参加的最后一场战斗发生在库罗登b，在这里，他在不到一个小时的时间里就被国王的儿子坎伯兰公爵率领的英军彻底击败。
8.查理逃到山区，流浪了五个月。英国悬赏3万英磅要他的人头，但没有人把他交出去。在饥寒交迫之中他坐上船，从他最初登陆的地点附近启航，逃往法国。他的许多朋友被处死，一些朋友被流放。他生命的最后岁月是在罗马度过的，据说他在那里成了一个可怜的酒鬼，并于1788年在那里死于中风。
a 普雷斯顿潘斯：福斯湾上，爱丁堡以东8.5英里处。
b 库罗登战役：又叫德拉莫西沼地战役。库罗登，位于因弗内斯东北8英里处，如今有一条铁路穿过。
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查理－爱德华王子历险记
assailed，attacked.