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《the monkey's paw 猴子的爪子》由會(huì)員上傳分享，免費(fèi)在線閱讀，更多相關(guān)內(nèi)容在行業(yè)資料-天天文庫(kù)。
1、TheMonkey'sPaw猴子的爪子Without,thenightwascoldandwet,butinthesmallparlorofLakesnamVillatheblindsweredrawnandthefireburnedbrightly.Fatherandsonwereatchess,theformer,whopossessedideasaboutthegameinvolvingradicalchanges,puttinghiskingintosuchmsharpandunnecessaryperilsthatitevenprovokedcommentfromthew
2、hitehairedoldladyknittingplacidlybythefire."Harkatthewind,"saidMr.White,who,havingseenafatalmistakeafteritwastoolate,wasamiablydesirousofpreventinghissonfromseeingit."I'mlistening,"saidthelatter,grimlysurveyingtheboardashestretchedouthishand."Check.""Ishouldhardlythinkthathe'dcometonight,"said
3、hisfather,withhishandpoisedovertheboard."Mate,"repliedtheson."That'stheworstoflivingsofarout,"bawledMr.White,withsuddenandunlooked-forviolence;"ofallthebeastly,slushy,out-of-the-wayplacestolivein,thisistheworst.Pathway'sabog,andtheroad'satorrent.Idon'tknowwhatpeoplearethinkingabout.Isupposebec
4、auseonlytwohousesontheroadarelet,theythinkitdoesn'tmatter.""Nevermind,dear,"saidhiswifesoothingly;"perhapsyou'llwinthenextone."Mr.Whitelookedupsharply,justintimetointerceptaknowingglancebetweenmotherandson.Thewordsdiedawayonhislips,andhehidaguiltygrininhisthingreybeard."Thereheis,"saidHerbertW
5、hite,asthegatebangedtoloudlyandheavyfootstepscametowardthedoor.Theoldmanrosewithhospitablehaste,andopeningthedoor,washeardcondolingwiththenewarrival.Thenewarrivalalsocondoledwithhimself,sothatMrs.Whitesaid,"Tut,tut!"andcoughedgentlyasherhusbandenteredtheroom,followedbyatall,burlyman,beadyofeye
6、andrubicundofvisage."SergeantMajorMorris,"hesaid,introducinghim.Thesergeantmajorshookhands,andtakingtheprofferedseatbythefire,watchedcontentedlywhilehishostgotoutwhiskyandtumblersandstoodasmallcopperkettleonthefire.Atthethirdglasshiseyesgotbrighter,andhebegantotalk,thelittlefamilycircleregardi
7、ngwitheagerinterestthisvisitorfromdistantparts,ashesquaredhisbroadshouldersinthechairandspokeofstrangescenesanddoughtydeeds,ofwarsandplaguesandstrangepeoples."Twenty-oneyearsofit,"saidMr.White,noddingathiswifeandson."Whenhewentawayhewas
