经典英语美文：Staring Me In The Face (3)
<p>"<span word="You">You</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lift">lift</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="May">May</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="down">down</span>?"</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="soft">soft</span>. <span word="Cultivated">Cultivated</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="say">say</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="tables">tables</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="nodded">nodded</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="watched">watched</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="selected">selected</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span>, <span word="speared">speared</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Have">Have</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="there">there</span>?"</p><p>"<span word="Been">Been</span> <span word="where">where</span>?" <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="dazed">dazed</span>. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="dropping">dropping</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="banging">banging</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Australia">Australia</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span>."</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="stared">stared</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="reminding">reminding</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="someone">someone</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span>? <span word="Maybe">Maybe</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ex">ex</span>-<span word="girlfriend">girlfriend</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>?</p><p>"<span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="question">question</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="You">You</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="travelled">travelled</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="Katherine">Katherine</span> <span word="Mansfield">Mansfield</span>, <span word="Janet">Janet</span> <span word="Frame">Frame</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span>."</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="smile">smile</span> <span word="crinkled">crinkled</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>.</p><p>"<span word="No">No</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="yes">yes</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span>," <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="started">started</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="question">question</span>, <span word="nodded">nodded</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="another">another</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="off">off</span>, <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="reading">reading</span>, <span word="books">books</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="love">love</span>.</p><p><span word="Days">Days</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="Malcolm">Malcolm</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="tray">tray</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spontaneously">spontaneously</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="free">free</span>. <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="stared">stared</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rush">rush</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="cheeks">cheeks</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="Malcolm">Malcolm</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="discussed">discussed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="things">things</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="Mom">Mom</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hippie">Hippie</span> <span word="Era">Era</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="divorced">divorced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span></p>
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