aperfectdayforbananafishWord文件下载.docx
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I'
vebeenworriedtodeathaboutyou.Whyhaven'
tyouphoned?
Areyouallright?
Itriedtogetyoulastnightandthenightbefore.Thephonehere'
sbeen—."
Areyouallright,Muriel?
Thegirlincreasedtheanglebetweenthereceiverandherear."
mfine.I'
mhot.
Thisisthehottestdaythey'
vehadinFloridain--."
Whyhaven'
tyoucalledme?
I'
vebeenworriedto--."
Mother,darling,don'
tyellatme.Icanhearyoubeautifully,"
saidthegirl.Icalledyoutwicelastnight.Oncejustafter--."
Itoldyourfatheryou'
dprobablycalllastnight.But,no,hehadto-Areyouall
rightMuriel?
Tellmethetruth."
mfine.Stopaskingmethat,please."
Whendidyougetthere?
Idon'
tknow.Wednesdaymorning,early."
Whodrove?
Hedid,"
saidthegirl."
Anddon'
tgetexcited.Hedroveverynicely.Iwasamazed."
Hedrove?
Muriel,yougavemeyourwordof-."
Mother,"
thegirlinterrupted,"
Ijusttoldyou.Hedroveverynicely.Underfifty
thewholeway,asamatteroffact."
Didhetryanyofthatfunnybusinesswiththetrees?
Isaidhedroveverynicely,Mother.Now,please.Iaskedhimtostayclosetothewhiteline,andall,andheknewwhatImeant,andhedid.Hewaseventryingnottolookatthetrees-youcouldtell.DidDaddygetthecarfixed,incidentally?
Notyet.Theywantfourhundreddollars,justto--."
Mother,SeymourtoldDaddythathe'
dpayforit.There'
snoreasonfor--."
Well,wellsee.Howdidhebehave—inthecarandall?
Allright,"
saidthegirl.
Didhekeepcallingyouthatawful--."
No.Hehassomethingnewnow."
What?
Oh,what'
sthedifference,Mother?
Muriel,Iwanttoknow.Yourfather--."
Allright,allright.HecallsmeMissSpiritualTrampof1948,"
thegirlsaid,andgiggled.
Itisn'
tfunny,Muriel.Itisn'
tfunnyatall.It'
shorrible.It'
ssad,actually.WhenIthinkhow--"
Mother,"
listentome.Yourememberthatbookhesentmefrom
Germany?
Youknow,thoseGermanpoems.What'
dIdowithit?
vebeenrackingmy-."
Youhaveit."
‘Areyousure?
Certainly.Thatis,Ihaveit.It'
sinFreddy'
sroom.YouleftithereandIdidn'
thaveroomforitinthe—Why?
Doeshewantit?
No.Only,heaskedmeaboutit,whenweweredrivingdown.HewantedtoknowifI'
dreadit."
ItwasinGerman!
Yes,dear.Thatdoesn'
tmakeanydifference,"
saidthegirl,crossingherlegs."
He
saidthatthepoemshappentobewrittenbytheonlygreatpoetofthecentury.HesaidIshould'
veboughtatranslationorsomething.Orlearnedthelanguage,ifyouplease."
Awful.Awful.It'
ssad,actually,iswhatitis.Yourfathersaidlastnight—."
Justasecond,Mother,"
thegirlsaid.Shewentovertothewindowseatforher
cigarettes,litone,andreturnedtoherseatonthebed."
Mother"
shesaid,exhalingsmoke.
Muriel.Now,listentome."
mlistening."
YourfathertalkedtoDr.Sivetski."
Oh?
Hetoldhimeverything.Atleast,hesaidhedid—youknowyourfather.Thetrees.
Thatbusinesswiththewindow.ThosehorriblethingshesaidtoGrannyaboutherplansforpassingaway.WhathedidwithallthoselovelypicturesfromBermuda—everything."
Well?
Well.Inthefirstplace,hesaiditwasaperfectcrimetheArmyreleasedhimfrom
thehospital—mywordofhonor.Heverydefinitelytoldyourfatherthere'
sachanee
-averygreatchanee,hesaid,thatSeymourmaypletelyloseeontrolofhimself.My
wordofhonor."
There'
sapsychiatristhereatthehotel,"
Who?
What'
shisname?
tknow.Rieserorsomething.He'
ssupposedtobeverygood."
Neverheardofhim."
Well,he'
ssupposedtobeverygood,anyway."
Muriel,don'
tbefresh,please.We'
reveryworriedaboutyou.Yourfatherwanted
towireyoulastnighttoehome,asamatteroff—."
mnotinghomerightnow,Mother.Sorelax."
Muriel.Mywordofhonor.Dr.SivetskisaidSeymourmaypletelylosecontr—."
‘Ijustgothere,Mother.ThisisthefirstvacationI'
vehadinyears,andI'
mnot
goingtojustpackeverythingandehome,"
Icouldn'
ttravelnowanyway.I'
msosunburnedIcanhardlymove."
You'
rebadlysunburned?
Didn'
tyouusethatfarofBronzeIputinyourbag?
Iput
itright—."
Iusedit.I'
mburnedanyway."
That'
sterrible.Whereareyouburned?
Allover,dear,allover."
sterrible."
lllive."
Tellme,didyoutalktothispsychiatrist?
'
Well,sortof,"
What'
dhesay?
WherewasSeymourwhenyoutalkedtohim?
IntheOceanRoom,playingthepiano.He'
splayedthepianobothnightswe'
vebeen
here."
Well,what'
dhesay?
Oh.Nothingmuch.Hespoketomefirst.IwassittingnexttohimatBingolastnight,andheaskedmeifthatwasn'
tmyhusbandplayingthepianointheotherroom.Isaid
yes,itwas,andheaskedmeifSeymour'
sbeensickorsomething.SoIsaid—"
Why'
dheaskthat?
Idon'
tknow,Mother.Iguessbecausehe'
ssopaleandall,"
Anyway,afterBingoheandhiswifeaskedmeifIwouldn'
tliketojointhemforadrink.So
Idid.Hiswifewashorrible.YourememberthatawfuldinnerdresswesawinBonwit'
swindow?
Theoneyousaidyou'
dhavetohaveatiny,tiny—."
Thegreen?
Shehaditon.Andallhips.ShekeptaskingmeifSeymour'
srelatedtothatSuzanne
GlassthathasthatplaceonMadisonAvenue-themillinery."
What'
dhesay,though?
Thedoctor."
Oh.Well,nothingmuch,really.Imeanwewereinthebarandall.Itwasterribly
noisy."
Yes,butdid-didyoutellhimwhathetriedtodowithGranny'
schair?
No,Mother.Ididn'
tgointodetailsverymuch,"
IIprobablygetachancetotalktohimagain.He'
sinthebaralldaylong."
Didhesayhethoughttherewasachancehemightget-youknow-funnyoranything?
Dosomethingtoyou!
Notexactly,"
Hehadtohavemorefacts,Mother.Theyhavetoknow
aboutyourchildhood-allthatstuff.Itoldyou,wecouldhardlytalk,itwassonoisyinthere."
Well.How'
syourbluecoat?
Allright.Ihadsomeofthepaddingtakenout."
Howaretheclothesthisyear?
Terrible.Butoutofthisworld.Youseesequins-everything,"
How'
syourroom?
Allright.Justallright,though.Wecouldn'
tgettheroomwehadbeforethewar,"
saidthegirl."
Thepeopleareawfulthisyear.Youshouldseewhatsitsnexttousinthediningroom.Atthenexttable.Theylookasiftheydrovedowninatruck."
‘Well,it'
sthatwayallover.How'
syourballerina?
It'
stoolong.Itoldyouitwastoolong."
Muriel,I'
monlygoingtoaskyouoncemore-areyoureallyallright?
Yes,Mother,"
Fortheninetiethtime."
Andyoudon'
twanttoehome?
No,Mother."
Yourfathersaidlastnightthathe'
dbemorethanwillingtopayforitifyou
dgoawaysomeplacebyyourselfandthinkthingsover.Youcouldtakealovelycruise.Weboththought-."
No,thanks,"
saidthegirl,anduncrossedherlegs."
Mother,thiscalliscostinga
for-"
WhenIthinkofhowyouwaitedforthatboyallthroughthewar-Imeanwhenyouthinkofallthosecrazylittlewiveswho—."
Whereishe?
"
Onthebeach."
Onthebeach?
Byhimself?
Doeshebehavehimselfonthebeach?
saidthegirl,"
youtalkabouthimasthoughhewerearavingmaniac-"
Isaidnothingofthekind,Muriel."
Well,yousoundthatway.Imeanallhedoesisliethere.Hewon'
ttakehisbathrobeoff."
Hewon'
ttakehisbathrobeoff?
Whynot?
tknow.Iguessbecausehe'
ssopale."
Mygoodness,heneedsthesun.Can'
tyoumakehim?
YouknowSeymour,"
saidthegirl,andcrossedherlegsagain."
Hesayshedoesn'
twantalotoffoolslookingathistattoo."
Hed
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