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第41章 y uncle jule（第2页）

"Myfatherwasswellingouthischestinthebreeze，beneathhisfrockcoat，whichhadthatmorningbeenverycarefullycleaned;andhesreadaroundhimthatodorofbenzinewhichalwaysmademerecognizeSunday。Suddenlyhenoticedtwoelegantlydressedladiestowhomtwogentlemenwereofferingoysters。Anold，raggedsailorwasoeningthemwithhisknifeandassingthemtothegentlemen，whowouldthenofferthemtotheladies。Theyatetheminadaintymanner，holdingtheshellonafinehandkerchiefandadvancingtheirmouthsalittleinordernottosottheirdresses。Thentheywoulddrinktheliquidwitharaidlittlemotionandthrowtheshelloverboard。

"Myfatherwasrobablyleasedwiththisdelicatemannerofeatingoystersonamovingshi。Heconsidereditgoodform，refined，and，goingutomymotherandsisters，heasked:

"‘Wouldyoulikemetoofferyousomeoysters?’

"Mymotherhesitatedonaccountoftheexense，butmytwosistersimmediatelyacceted。Mymothersaidinarovokedmanner:

"Iamafraidthattheywillhurtmystomach。Offerthechildrensome，butnottoomuch，itwouldmakethemsick。&aos;Then，turningtowardme，sheadded:

"‘AsforJoseh，hedoesn&aos;tneedany。Boysshouldn&aos;tbesoiled。’

"However，Iremainedbesidemymother，findingthisdiscriminationunjust。Iwatchedmyfatherasheomouslyconductedmytwosistersandhisson-in-lawtowardtheraggedoldsailor。

"Thetwoladieshadjustleft，andmyfathershowedmysistershowtoeatthemwithoutsillingtheliquor。Heeventriedtogivethemanexamle，andseizedanoyster。Heattemtedtoimitatetheladies，andimmediatelysilledalltheliquidoverhiscoat。Iheardmymothermutter:

"‘Hewoulddofarbettertokeequiet。’

"But，suddenly，myfatheraearedtobeworried;heretreatedafewstes，staredathisfamilygatheredaroundtheoldshelloener，andquicklycametowardus。Heseemedveryale，withaeculiarlook。Inalowvoicehesaidtomymother:

"‘It&aos;sextraordinaryhowthatmanoeningtheoysterslookslikeJules。’

"Astonished，mymotherasked:

"‘WhatJules?’

"Myfathercontinued:

"Why，mybrother。IfIdidnotknowthathewaswelloffinAmerica，Ishouldthinkitwashe。&aos;

"Bewildered，mymotherstammered:

"‘Youarecrazy!Aslongasyouknowthatitisnothe，whydoyousaysuchfoolishthings?’

"Butmyfatherinsisted:

"‘Goonoverandsee，Clarisse!Iwouldratherhaveyouseewithyourowneyes。’

"Shearoseandwalkedtoherdaughters。I，too，waswatchingtheman。Hewasold，dirty，wrinkled，anddidnotlifthiseyesfromhiswork。

"Mymotherreturned。Inoticedthatshewastrembling。Sheexclaimedquickly:

"‘Ibelievethatitishe。Whydon&aos;tyouaskthecatain?Butbeverycarefulthatwedon&aos;thavethisrogueonourhandsagain!’

"Myfatherwalkedaway，butIfollowedhim。Ifeltstrangelymoved。

"Thecatain，atall，thinman，withblondwhiskers，waswalkingalongthebridgewithanimortantairasifhewerecommandingtheIndianmailsteamer。

"Myfatheraddressedhimceremoniously，andquestionedhimabouthisrofession，addingmanycomliments:

"‘WhatmightbetheimortanceofJersey?Whatdiditroduce?Whatwastheoulation?Thecustoms?Thenatureofthesoil?&aos;etc。，etc。。’

"‘Youhavethereanoldshelloenerwhoseemsquiteinteresting。Doyouknowanythingabouthim?’

"Thecatain，whomthisconversationbegantoweary，answereddryly:

"‘HeissomeoldFrenchtramwhomIfoundlastyearinAmerica，andIbroughthimback。ItseemsthathehassomerelativesinHavre，butthathedoesn&aos;twishtoreturntothembecauseheowesthemmoney。HisnameisJules-JulesDarmancheorDavrancheorsomethinglikethat。Itseemsthathewasoncerichoverthere，butyoucanseewhat&aos;sleftofhimnow。’

"Myfatherturnedashyaleandmuttered，histhroatcontracted，hiseyeshaggard。

"‘Ah!ah!verywell，verywell。I&aos;mnotintheleastsurrised。Thankyouverymuch，catain。’

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