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第21章 araby(第2页)

"hesaid。

Ididnotsmile。Myauntsaidtohimenergetically:

"Can&aos;tyougivehimthemoneyandlethimgo?You&aos;vekethimlateenoughasitis。

"

Myunclesaidhewasverysorryhehadforgotten。Hesaidhebelievedintheoldsaying:

"AllworkandnolaymakesJackadullboy。

"HeaskedmewhereIwasgoingand,whenItoldhimasecondtime,heaskedmedidIknowTheArab&aos;sFarewelltohisSteed。WhenIleftthekitchenhewasabouttorecitetheoeninglinesoftheiecetomyaunt。

IheldaflorintightlyinmyhandasIstrodedownBuckinghamStreettowardsthestation。Thesightofthestreetsthrongedwithbuyersandglaringwithgasrecalledtometheuroseofmyjourney。Itookmyseatinathird-classcarriageofadesertedtrain。Afteranintolerabledelaythetrainmovedoutofthestationslowly。Itcretonwardamongruinoushousesandoverthetwinklingriver。AtWestlandRowStationacrowdofeoleressedtothecarriagedoors;buttheortersmovedthemback,sayingthatitwasasecialtrainforthebazaar。Iremainedaloneinthebarecarriage。Inafewminutesthetraindrewubesideanimrovisedwoodenlatform。Iassedoutontotheroadandsawbythelighteddialofaclockthatitwastenminutestoten。Infrontofmewasalargebuildingwhichdislayedthemagicalname。

Icouldnotfindanysixennyentranceand,fearingthatthebazaarwouldbeclosed,Iassedinquicklythroughaturnstile,handingashillingtoaweary-lookingman。Ifoundmyselfinabighallgirdledathalfitsheightbyagallery。Nearlyallthestallswereclosedandthegreaterartofthehallwasindarkness。Irecognizedasilencelikethatwhichervadesachurchafteraservice。Iwalkedintothecentreofthebazaartimidly。Afeweoleweregatheredaboutthestallswhichwerestilloen。Beforeacurtain,overwhichthewordsCafeChantantwerewrittenincolouredlams,twomenwerecountingmoneyonasalver。Ilistenedtothefallofthecoins。

RememberingwithdifficultywhyIhadcome,Iwentovertooneofthestallsandexaminedorcelainvasesandfloweredtea-sets。Atthedoorofthestallayoungladywastalkingandlaughingwithtwoyounggentlemen。IremarkedtheirEnglishaccentsandlistenedvaguelytotheirconversation。

"O,Ineversaidsuchathing!

"

"O,butyoudid!

"

"O,butIdidn&aos;t!

"

"Didn&aos;tshesaythat?

"

"Yes。Iheardher。

"

"O,there&aos;sa。。。fib!

"

Observingme,theyoungladycameoverandaskedmedidIwishtobuyanything。Thetoneofhervoicewasnotencouraging;sheseemedtohavesokentomeoutofasenseofduty。Ilookedhumblyatthegreatjarsthatstoodlikeeasternguardsateithersideofthedarkentrancetothestallandmurmured:

"No,thankyou。

"

Theyoungladychangedtheositionofoneofthevasesandwentbacktothetwoyoungmen。Theybegantotalkofthesamesubject。Onceortwicetheyoungladyglancedatmeoverhershoulder。

Ilingeredbeforeherstall,thoughIknewmystaywasuseless,tomakemyinterestinherwaresseemthemorereal。ThenIturnedawayslowlyandwalkeddownthemiddleofthebazaar。Iallowedthetwoenniestofallagainstthesix-enceinmyocket。Iheardavoicecallfromoneendofthegallerythatthelightwasout。Theuerartofthehallwasnowcomletelydark。

GazinguintothedarknessIsawmyselfasacreaturedrivenandderidedbyvanity;andmyeyesburnedwithanguishandanger。

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