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1、1ADILLPICKLEbyKatherineMansfieldthenaftersixyearsshesawhimagain.HewasseatedatoneofthoselittlebambootablesdecatedwithaJapanesevaseofpaperdaffodils.Therewasatallplateoffruitinfrontofhimverycarefullyinawaysherecognizedimmed
2、iatelyashis“special“wayhewaspeelinganange.Hemusthavefeltthatshockofrecognitioninherfhelookedupmethereyes.Incredible!Hedidntknowher!Shesmiledhefrowned.Shecametowardshim.Heclosedhiseyesaninstantbutopeningthemhisfacelitupas
3、thoughhehadstruckamatchinadarkroom.Helaiddowntheangepushedbackhischairshetookherlittlewarmhoutofhermuffgaveittohim.“Vera!“heexclaimed.“Howstrange.ReallyfamomentIdidntknowyou.WontyousitdownYouvehadlunchWontyouhavesomecoff
4、ee“Shehesitatedbutofcourseshemeantto.“YesIdlikesomecoffee.“shesatdownoppositehim.“Youvechanged.Youvechangedverymuch“hesaidstaringatherwiththateagerlightedlook.[Page229]“Youlooksowell.Iveneverseenyoulooksowellbefe.““Reall
5、y“Sheraisedherveilunbuttonedherhighfurcollar.“Idontfeelverywell.Icantbearthisweatheryouknow.““Ahno.Youhatethecold....““Loatheit.“Sheshuddered.“thewstofitisthattheolderonegrows...“Heinterruptedher.“Excuseme“tappedonthetab
6、lefthewaitress.“Pleasebringsomecoffeecream.“Toher:“YouaresureyouwonteatanythingSomefruitperhaps.Thefruithereisverygood.““Nothanks.Nothing.““Thenthatssettled.“smilingjustahinttoobroadlyhetookuptheangeagain.“Youweresaying–
7、theolderonegrows–“蒔蘿泡菜蒔蘿泡菜凱瑟琳凱瑟琳_曼斯菲爾德曼斯菲爾德打這以后過(guò)了六年她又遇到了他他坐在一張小竹桌旁桌子上擺著盛滿紙水仙的花瓶.他正在那里剝著橙子.既然他抬起了頭與她的視線相遇他肯定感到了她那種認(rèn)出他的驚訝.真是莫明其妙!他不認(rèn)識(shí)她.她微笑著他皺著眉頭.她向他走過(guò)去他馬上閉上了眼睛但又睜開(kāi)了臉上放出光芒仿佛在漆黑的屋里點(diǎn)燃了一根火柴.“維拉!”他叫喊到真是沒(méi)想到真的我剛才沒(méi)認(rèn)出你來(lái).坐下喝杯咖啡好嗎””好
8、吧來(lái)杯咖啡.”她在他的對(duì)面坐下.“你變了變了許多.”他說(shuō)道并用渴望、閃亮的目光注視著她?!澳憧瓷先ズ芎?,我以前從來(lái)沒(méi)有見(jiàn)過(guò)你如此容光煥發(fā)?!薄罢娴??”她撩起面紗,解開(kāi)她那毛茸茸的高皮領(lǐng)。“其實(shí)我并不感到很舒服,這你是知道的,我受不了這里的天氣?!皩?duì)了,你討厭寒冷……“對(duì),我是討厭寒冷?!彼蛄藗€(gè)寒顫?!拔易钣憛挼氖沁@里滋生著冷酷的人……”“對(duì)不起,”他打斷了她,接著他敲著桌子招呼侍者?!罢?qǐng)來(lái)些咖啡和奶油。”又對(duì)她說(shuō):“你真的不吃點(diǎn)東西嗎
9、?”“不吃,謝謝,什么都不吃?!薄澳敲淳鸵@些吧?!彼鎺θ?,又繼續(xù)剝橙子?!澳銊偛耪f(shuō)——滋生著冷酷的人——”3drinkershadbeen.howshehadsuffered.Butnowashespokethatmemyfaded.Hiswasthetruer.Yesithadbeenawonderful[Page231]afternoonfullofgeraniummarigoldverbena–warmsunshine.He
10、rthoughtslingeredoverthelasttwowdsasthoughshesangthem.Inthewarmthasitwereanothermemyunfolded.Shesawherselfsittingonalawn.Helaybesidehersuddenlyafteralongsilenceherolledoverputhisheadinherlap.“Iwish“hesaidinalowtroubledvo
11、ice“IwishthatIhadtakenpoisonwereabouttodie–herenow!“Atthatmomentalittlegirlinawhitedressholdingalongdrippingwaterlilydodgedfrombehindabushstaredatthemdodgedbackagain.Buthedidnotsee.Sheleanedoverhim.“AhwhydoyousaythatIcou
12、ldnotsaythat.“Buthegaveakindofsoftmoantakingherhheheldittohischeek.“BecauseIknowIamgoingtoloveyoutoomuch–fartoomuch.IshallsuffersoterriblyVerabecauseyouneverneverwillloveme.“Hewascertainlyfarbetterlookingnowthanhehadbeen
13、then.Hehadlostallthatdreamyvaguenessindecision.Nowhehadtheairofamanwhohasfoundhisplaceinlifefillsitwithaconfidenceanassurancewhichwastosaytheleastimpressive.Hemusthavemademoneytoo.Hisclotheswereadmirableatthatmomenthepul
14、ledaRussiancigarettecaseoutofhispocket.“Wontyousmoke““YesIwill.“Shehoveredoverthem.“Theylookverygood.““Ithinktheyare.IgetthemmadefmebyalittlemaninSt.JamessStreet.Idontsmokeverymuch.Imnotlikeyou–butwhenIdotheymustbedelici
15、ousveryfreshcigarettes.現(xiàn)在聽(tīng)著他的描述,記憶漸漸地消失了,他所說(shuō)的是真的。是的,那是個(gè)盡興的下午,到處是花,而且——陽(yáng)光明媚。她的思緒在后面這幾個(gè)字間徘徊。想到那當(dāng)時(shí)的陽(yáng)光明媚,另一扇記憶的大門被打開(kāi)了。她仿佛看到自己坐在草坪上,他躺在她的身邊。突然,他翻轉(zhuǎn)過(guò)來(lái),頭靠在她的膝上?!拔蚁M?,”他用低沉而憂慮的聲音說(shuō):“我多么希望我已經(jīng)服了毒藥,即將死去。就在此時(shí)此地。”她彎下身靠近了他?!鞍?,你為什么這么說(shuō)?”他輕
16、柔地悲嘆了一聲,拿起她的手,貼在他的面頰上?!耙?yàn)槲抑牢曳浅?ài)你。為此我會(huì)非常痛苦的,維拉,因?yàn)槟阌肋h(yuǎn),永遠(yuǎn)都不會(huì)愛(ài)上我?!彼F(xiàn)在看上去比那時(shí)精神多了。從前夢(mèng)幻般的迷惑和優(yōu)柔寡斷從他身上消失了。取而代之的是生活獨(dú)立、成熟的氣質(zhì)。他一定也賺了不少錢。他的裝束令人贊嘆。這時(shí),他從衣袋里掏出一盒俄羅斯香煙?!俺闊焼??”“好吧?!彼┥砣タ茨切┫銦??!翱瓷先ズ懿诲e(cuò)嘛?!薄拔沂亲屖フ材匪菇值囊粋€(gè)矮個(gè)子給我搞到的。我吸煙不多,但每當(dāng)我吸煙時(shí),這些
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