侯波
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一个夏天的傍晚，侯波骑着马从大道上疾驰而过，向着费瑞厄家门口跑来。
One summer evening he came galloping down the road and pulled up at the gate .
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很快地他就获得了老农的欢心，他不断地夸奖着侯波。
He soon became a favourite with the old farmer , who spoke eloquently of his virtues .
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侯波也是当年最早到达加利福尼亚的一个，因此，他能够说出，在那些遍地黄金，充满暴力的日子里，多少人发财致富，多少人倾家荡产。
He had been a pioneer in California , and could narrate many a strange tale of fortunes made and fortunes lost in those wild , halcyon days .
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约翰·费瑞厄深居山谷之中，十二年来，他专心一意地从事他的田庄工作，几乎与外界隔绝。侯波对于这些年来的事情非常熟悉，因此他能把他所见所闻，一样样地讲给他听。
John , cooped up in the valley , and absorbed in his work , had had little chance of learning the news of the outside world during the last twelve years .