Greed and shortsightedness didn't suddenly burst forth; they are constants of human nature.

贪婪和短视并非突然出现，而是人的天性。

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And then looking at the child again, this burst forth from him suddenly as though he had just thought of it, "We shall have to buy a good basketful of eggs and dye them all red for the village."

说完他又看着孩子。他突然又想起来了什么似的，说道：“咱们明天得买一大篮子鸡蛋，都染成红色的，分给村里人。”

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