经典英语美文：Staring Me In The Face(4)
<p>"<span word="Love">Love</span> <span word="it">it</span>."</p><p>"<span word="Me">Me</span> <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="Settled">Settled</span> <span word="then">then</span>?" <span word="he">he</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="smiled">smiled</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="soft">soft</span> <span word="smile">smile</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="nodded">nodded</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="curry">curry</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Malcolm">Malcolm</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="shelves">shelves</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="titles">titles</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Help">Help</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Malcolm">Malcolm</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Thanks">Thanks</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="collection">collection</span>."</p><p>"<span word="Strange">Strange</span>, <span word="same">same</span> <span word="here">here</span>." <span word="He">He</span> <span word="waved">waved</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shelves">shelves</span>. "<span word="But">But</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="me">me</span>."</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="hate">hate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="books">books</span>. <span word="They">They</span>'<span word="re">re</span> ... <span word="friends">friends</span>."</p><p>"<span word="That">That</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="lonely">lonely</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Malcolm">Malcolm</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="you">you</span>?"</p><p>"<span word="Am">Am</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="what">what</span>?"</p><p>"<span word="Lonely">Lonely</span>?"</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="shrugged">shrugged</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="really">really</span>."</p><p>"<span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="what">what</span>?"</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="choosy">choosy</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>. <span word="Don">Don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="many">many</span>."</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="listening">listening</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Malcolm">Malcolm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="indicating">indicating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="armchair">armchair</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p>"<span word="My">My</span> <span word="childhood">childhood</span> <span word="was">was</span> ... <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="around">around</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="roots">roots</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="place">place</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hated">hated</span> <span word="it">it</span>! <span word="Books">Books</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="constant">constant</span> <span word="things">things</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="buried">buried</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="them">them</span>."</p><p>"<span word="Hell">Hell</span>, <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span>."</p>
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