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Timespentinabookshopcanbemostenjoyable,whetheryouareabook-loverormerelygotheretobuyabookasapresent.Youmayevenhaveenteredtheshopjusttofindshelterfromasuddenshower.Whateverthereason,youcansoonbecometotallyunawareofyoursurroundings.Thedesiretopickupabookwithanattractivedustjacket（包书纸,书皮）isirresistible,althoughthismethodofselectionoughtnottobefollowed,asyoumightendupwitharatherdullbook.Yousoonbecomeengrossed（全神贯注的）insomebookorother,andusuallyitisonlymuchlaterthatyourealizeyouhavespentfartoomuchtimethereandmustdashofftokeepsomeforgottenappointment—withoutbuyingabook,ofcourse.

Thisopportunitytoescapetherealitiesofeverydaylifeis,Ithink,themainattractionofabookshop.Therearenotmanyplaceswhereitispossibletodothis.Amusicshopisverymuchlikeabookshop.Youcanwanderroundsuchplacestoyourheart'scontent.Ifitisagoodshop,noassistantwillapproachyouwiththeinevitablegreeting:“CanIhelpyou,sir?”Youneedn'tbuyanythingyoudon'twant.Inabookshopanassistantshouldremaininthebackgrounduntilyouhavefinishedbrowsing.Then,andonlythen,arehisservicesnecessary.Ofcourse,youmaywanttofindoutwhereaparticularsectionis,butwhenhehasledyouthere,theassistantshouldretirediscreetly(谨慎地)andlookasifheisnotinterestedinsellingasinglebook.

Youhavetobecarefulnottobeattractedbythevarietyofbooksinabookshop.Itisveryeasytoentertheshoplookingforabookon,say,ancientcoinsandtocomeoutcarryingacopyofthelatestbest-sellingnovelandperhapsabookaboutbrass-rubbing(拓印品)—somethingwhichhadonlyvaguelyinterestedyouuptillthen.Thisvolumeonthesubject,however,happenedtobesowellillustratedandthepartofthetextyoureadprovedsointerestingthatyoujusthadtobuyit.Thissortofthingcanbeverydangerous.Apartfromrunningupahugeaccount,youcanwasteagreatdealoftimewanderingfromsectiontosection.Booksellersmustbebothlong-sufferingandindulgent（纵容地）.