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1、黑衣女人英文短篇小說 Thehousewasverystill.Inthelittleroomovertheporch,theladyinblacksatalone.Nearher,achild'swhitedresslayacrossachair.Ontheflooratherfeetlayatinypairofshoes.Adollhungoverachairandatoysoldieroccupiedthelittlestandbythebed. Andeverywherewassilence-thestrangesilencethatco
2、mesonlytoaroomwheretheclockhasstoppedticking. Theclockstoodontheshelfneartheendofthebed.TheLadyinBlacklookedatit.Sherememberedthewaveofangerthathadcomeoverherwhenshehadreachedoutherhandandsilencedtheclockthatnightthreemonthsbefore. Ithadbeensilenteversinceanditshouldremainsil
3、ent,too.Ofwhatpossibleusewerethehoursitwouldtickawaynow?Asifanythingmattered,withlittleKathleenlyingouttherewhiteandstillundertheblackearth! "Muvver!" TheLadyinBlackmovedrestlesslyandlookedtowardthecloseddoor.Behindit,sheknew,wasalittleboywithwideblueeyeswhowantedher.Butshewi
4、shedhewouldnotcallherbythatname. Itonlyremindedherofthoseotherlittlelips--silentnow. "Muvver!"Thevoicewasmoredemanding. TheLadyinBlackdidnotanswer.Hemightgoaway,shethought,ifshedidnotanswer. Therewasashortsilence,andthenthedooropenedslowly. "Pe-eek!"Itwasacryofjoyfuldiscov
5、ery,butitwasfollowedalmostimmediatelybysilence.Theunsmilingwomandidnotinvitehimtocomenear.Theboywasunsteadyathisfirststep. Hepaused,thenspokecarefully,"I's--here." Itwasmaybetheworstthinghecouldhavesaid.TotheLadyinBlackitwasayetmorepainfulreminderofthatotheronewhowasnotthere.
6、Shegaveasharpcryandcoveredherfacewithherhands. "Bobby,Bobby"shecriedout,inareleaseofunreasoningsadness."Goaway!Goaway!Iwanttobealone--alone!" Allthebrightnessfledfromtheboy'sface.Hiseyesshowedafeelingofdeephurt.Hewaited,butshedidnotmove.Then,withahalf-quietedcry,helefttheroom
7、. Longminutesafterward,theLadyinBlackraisedherheadandsawhimthroughthewindow.Hewasintheyardwithhisfather,playingundertheappletree. Playing! TheLadyinBlacklookedatthemwithseriouseyes,andhermouthhardenedatthecorners. Bobbyhadsomeonetoplaywithhim,someonetolovehimandcareforhim,w
8、hileoutthereonthehillsideKathleenwasalone--allalone.
