The Untouchable by william March A

The Untouchable by william March


A traveler, after losing his way in the mountain, took refuge for the night in a cave. He saw at once that another had preceded him and was now warming himself before a fire of sticks and leaves. When the traveler entered, the other man said, "I'm an untouchable. Be careful not to stumble and fall against me."

The traveler sat on the other side of the fire watching his companion. He wondered what differences made one of them an honorable man and the other an outcast. Not seeing any physical difference between them, he thought perhaps the solution lay in another field. He said, "Tell me, do you feel hate and joy and love, as I do? Are you capable of feeling hope and jealousy and regret?"

"Yes," said the untouchable. "I feel all those things. I also feel shame, envy, sorrow and pity."

And so the two men talked. They tried to discover some differences between them but did not succeed. Then the traveler said, "As far as I can see, we are very much alike," and added, "Do you know why you're an untouchable and I am not?"

"No," said the other, "I only know I was an untouchable of parents who were like myself."
There was a long silence while the two men examined each other across the fire. Finally the traveler said, "I wonder what would happen if I touched you?"

The eyes of the traveler widened at his own audacity, and he said, "You know-I'm going to touch you and find out." The outcast drew back against the wall and covered his eyes.
The traveler stretched out his arms and touched the untouchable. After a time the outcast asked in a frightened voice, "Did the mountain totter? Did the river dry up? Did the moon fall out of the sky?"

The traveler said in astonishment, "Nothing at all happened. Everything's precisely as it was before.

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由威廉 3 月賤民


一個旅行者，在山中迷路後避難晚上在一個山洞裡。他在一次看見另一個之前他和現在正在變暖自己之前的樹枝和樹葉火。旅行者進入時，另一名男子說，"我碰不得。小心不要跌倒和秋天反對我"。

旅行者坐在另一邊的看著他的同伴在火上。他想知道什麼區別他們發的一個可敬的人和其他族群的棄兒。他沒有看到任何身體上它們之間的差異，認為或許，解決辦法在於在另一個欄位中。他說，"告訴我，做你感覺仇恨和喜悅和愛，和我一樣嗎？你有能力的感覺希望和嫉妒和遺憾嗎?"

"是的說： 碰不得。我覺得所有這些事情。我也感到羞恥、 嫉妒、 悲傷和遺憾。

，所以該兩名男子交談。他們試圖發現它們之間的一些差異，但沒有成功。然後，旅行者說，"據我所見，我們是非常相像，"並添加，"你知道為什麼你是賤民，我不是嗎?"

"不，"說其他的"我只知道我是都像自己的父母的賤民."
有是長時間的沉默，而該兩名男子審查對方跨火。最後，旅行者說，"我不知道會發生什麼如果我碰過你嗎?"

旅客的眼睛在他自己的蠻橫，擴大了，他說，"你知道-我要碰你，並找出。"棄兒引起背部靠在牆上和覆蓋他的眼睛。
旅行者伸出了他的手臂和摸碰不得。時間後棄兒問中用害怕的聲音，"做山止住下跌嗎？做了河幹了嗎？做了月亮從天上掉下來嗎?"

，旅行者表示驚愕，"什麼都沒發生。一切都是正是因為它是在前。