Will You Tell Me?
Will You Tell Me? (第3/3页)
atwillabsolutelyshatterthemwithhappiness?heaskedhimself.Iwonderiftheydlikeagamelan?aragrug?
OhHilda,Paulsaidcheerfully,ithasbeensolongsinceIvebeenneartoyou!Whydontthethreeofusgooutforsupper?
HuberthadadinnerengagementwiththebestyoungerpoetnowwritinginEnglishinWisconsin.
Charles!Ireneexclaimed.Yourehungry!Andyouvebeencrying!Yourgrayvestisstainedwithtears!Letmemakeyouahamandcheesesandwich.LuckilyIhavejustcomefromthegrocerystore,whereIboughtsomeham,cheese,bread,lettuce,mustardandpapernapkins.Charlesasked:HaveyouseenorheardfromHubertlatelybytheway?Heregardedhisgraytear-stainedvest.Notinalongtime,Irenesaid,Hubertsbeenactingsortofdistantlatelyforsomestrangereason.OhCharles,canIhaveanextrany-threedollarsamonthforthehouseholdbudget?IneedsomefloorpolishandwouldalsoliketosubscribetotheNationalGeographic.
Everymonth?
AnnlookedovertheshipsrailattheBlackSea.Shethrewhyacinthsintoit,notjustonebutadozenormore.Theyfloatedupontheblacksurfaceofthewater.
"ButIcantstandthepain.Oh,whydoesntGodhelpme?"
"Canyougivemeaurinesample?"askedthenurse.
Paulplacedhisnewawlinthetoolbox.WasthatashotgunErichadbeenlookingatinthehardwarestore?
Irene,Hubertsaid,Iloveyou.IvealwayshesitatedtomentionitthoughbecauseIwasinhibitedbythefactthatyouaremarriedtomyclosefriend,Charles.NowIfeelclosetoyouhereinthisnewsreeltheater,foralmostthefirsttime.Ifeelintimate.Ifeelliketheremightbesomeloveinyouforme,too.Then,Irenesaid,yourgivingmePaulforaChristmaspresentwassymbolic?
Ingesmiled.
Rosemariesmiled.
Annsmiled.
Goodbye,Inge,Paulsaid.YourwonderfulblondnesshasbeenwonderfulandIshallalwaysrememberyouthatway.Goodbye!Goodbye!
ThenewsreelarticulatedthefallofEthiopia.
HowardcashedacheckatAmericanExpress.WhatshallIdowiththismoney?hewondered.NothingfinancialhasmeaninganymorenowthatHildahasgoDenmark.HereturnedtothecaféinthehopethatHildahadnotreallymeantit.
Charlesputsomemorewineontomull.
HenryJacksonsfatherthoughtcandidly:Henryisawfullyyoungtobeananarchistisnthe?
PutthoseemptySchlitzcansoverthereinthecornerbythefurnaceHarry,Paulsaid.Andthankyouforlendingmeyourpickuptruckinthiscoldweather.Ithinkyouhadbettergetsomesnowtiresprettysoonthough,asIhearthatsnowispredictedfortheentireregionshortly.Deepsnow.
HowardtoHilda:Ifyoudontunderstandme,thatsokay,butIamafraidyoudounderstandme.Inthatcase,IthinkIwillhavedreams.
WhereareyougoingEricwiththatshotgun?Hubertasked.
ItisvirtuallyimpossibletoreadoneofJoelS.GoldsmithsbooksontheonenessoflifewithoutbecomingabetterpersonEric,Rosemariesaid.
Eric,takethatshotgunoutofyourmouth!Ireneshouted.
Eric!
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OhHubert,whydidyougivemethatdamnbaby?PaulImean?Didntyouknowhewasgoingtogrow?
TheFrenchcountryside(thecountrysideofFrance)wascoveredwithgoldengrass.Imlookingforabar,theysaid,calledtheCowontheRooforsomethinglikethat.
Ingestretchedherrightandleftarmsluxuriously.YouhavebroughtmesomuchmarveloushappinessPaulthatalthoughIknowyouwillgoawaysoontoconsortoncemorewithHilda,thatall-timeall-timergirl,itstillpleasesmetobehereinthisgoodDanskbedwithyou.Doyouwanttotalkaboutphenomenologicalreductionnow?ordoyouwantamuffin?
EdwardcountedhisPard.
Fromthebank?Rosemarieaskedherself.
IhavedecidedCharlestogototheVirginIslandswithHubert.Doyoumind?SinceHubertspositioninthemarkethasimprovedradicallyIfeelheisentitledtoalittlerelaxationinthegoldensun.Okay?
TheBlackSeapatrolboatcaptainsaid:Hyacinths?
Thenewblackpeartreereachedsturdilyfortheskyonthegrave,theveryplace,oftheoldblackpeartree.
Hewonderedwhethertowrapitasagift,orsimplytakeitovertoCharlesandIrenesinthebox.Hecouldntdecide.Hedecidedtohaveadrink.WhileHubertwasdrinkinghisvodkamartiniitstartedtocry.IwonderifImmakingthesedrinkstoostrong?
ThesnowofMontrealbankeditselfagainsttheredRambler.PaulandHildaembraced.Whatiswonderful?theythought.Theythoughttheanswermightbeintheireyes,orintheirmingledbreath,buttheycouldntbesure.Itmightbeillusory.
IwonderhowImightbecomeslightlymorepleasingtotheeye?Rosemarieasked.PerhapsIshouldtattoomyselfattractively?——
HildaIdothinkitspossiblenowforustobetogether,tostaytogethereven,eventolivetogetherifthatisyourwish.Ifeelthatwehavecometotheendofaverytryingtime,atimeinwhichweweretriedsee?andthatfromthisdayforwardeverythingwillbefine.Wewillhaveahouseandsoon,etceteraetcetera,andevenchildrenofourownperhaps.Illgetajob——
Thatsoundswonderful,Aaron.
Eric?
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