经典英语美文：Staring Me In The Face (2)
<p>"<span word="Someone">Someone</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="knew">knew</span>?"</p><p>"<span word="Yeah">Yeah</span>. <span word="Could">Could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span>. <span word="Maybe">Maybe</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="fancies">fancies</span> <span word="you">you</span>."</p><p>"<span word="Fancies">Fancies</span> <span word="me">me</span>? <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="old">old</span>."</p><p>"<span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="father">father</span>."</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="grabbed">grabbed</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="tray">tray</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="wishing">wishing</span> <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="hadn">hadn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="father">father</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="lunchtime">lunchtime</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lift">lift</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="inside">inside</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="greeted">greeted</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reply">reply</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="smile">smile</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wondered">wondered</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stairs">stairs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="canteen">canteen</span>. <span word="Don">Don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="panic">panic</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="stared">stared</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="ages">ages</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>.</p><p>" <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="suppose">suppose</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="button">button</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="we">we</span>?"</p><p><span word="I">I</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="wondering">wondering</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="expecting">expecting</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="something">something</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="forgotten">forgotten</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="myself">myself</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idiot">idiot</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="smile">smile</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hadn">hadn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="smiled">smiled</span> <span word="back">back</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="crinkling">crinkling</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grey">grey</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="ears">ears</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="look">look</span> ... <span word="nice">nice</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slap">slap</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="bent">bent</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="he">he</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="bashed">bashed</span> <span word="heads">heads</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="moment">moment</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lift">lift</span> <span word="shuddered">shuddered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fling">fling</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="open">open</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="embarrassed">embarrassed</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="marched">marched</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lift">lift</span>, <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="queue">queue</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="counter">counter</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="menu">menu</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="tray">tray</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="seat">seat</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="breathed">breathed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sigh">sigh</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="salad">salad</span> <span word="stuck">stuck</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="throat">throat</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="lunch">lunch</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="glanced">glanced</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="counter">counter</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="scan">scan</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="ducked">ducked</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="head">head</span>. <span word="Waited">Waited</span>. <span word="Any">Any</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="tray">tray</span>.</p>
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