经典英语美文：Staring Me In The Face(6)
<p>"<span word="So">So</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="or">or</span> ...? "</p><p>"<span word="A">A</span> <span word="girl">girl</span>?" <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="Malcolm">Malcolm</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="nodded">nodded</span>.</p><p>"<span word="A">A</span> <span word="boy">boy</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="Had">Had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="approximate">approximate</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Registry">Registry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Births">Births</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="up">up</span>."</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="Malcom">Malcom</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="flattened">flattened</span>1 <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="truck">truck</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Somewhere">Somewhere</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="about">about</span>," <span word="Malcom">Malcom</span> <span word="continued">continued</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="stupid">stupid</span>. <span word="Rushed">Rushed</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="son">son</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="life">life</span>."</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span>."</p><p>"<span word="Beg">Beg</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="pardon">pardon</span>?"</p><p>"<span word="A">A</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span>. <span word="Me">Me</span>."</p><p>"<span word="You">You</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> ... <span word="your">your</span> <span word="father">father</span>?"</p><p>"<span word="Books">Books</span>, <span word="curry">curry</span>2, <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="tall">tall</span>. <span word="We">We</span> ... <span word="we">we</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="things">things</span>."</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="definitely">definitely</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="father">father</span>." <span word="He">He</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="me">me</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="sorry">sorry</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="disappoint">disappoint</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="Leanna">Leanna</span>." <span word="I">I</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="smile">smile</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="else">else</span>."</p><p>"<span word="What">What</span>?"</p><p>"<span word="Can">Can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>?"</p><p>"<span word="Uh">Uh</span> <span word="uh">uh</span>."</p><p>"<span word="Friends">Friends</span>."</p><p>"<span word="Friends">Friends</span>?"</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="staring">staring</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>." <span word="Malcolm">Malcolm</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="burst">burst</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="laughing">laughing</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="joke">joke</span> <span word="sometime">sometime</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Okay">Okay</span>," <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="Tell">Tell</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="sometime">sometime</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>."</p>
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