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第46部分(第4页)

He started awake as the trap lurched deep into a rut。 And he

wakened to the point in his journey。 He had travelled some

distance since he was last conscious。

But at length he reached the gate; and stumbled heavily down;

reeling; gripping fast to the trap。 He descended into several

inches of water。

〃Be damned!〃 he said angrily。 〃Be damned to the miserable

slop。〃

And he led the horse washing through the gate。 He was quite

drunk now; moving blindly; in habit。 Everywhere there was water

underfoot。

The raised causeway of the house and the farm…stead was dry;

however。 But there was a curious roar in the night which seemed

to be made in the darkness of his own intoxication。 Reeling;

blinded; almost without consciousness he carried his parcels and

the rug and cushions into the house; dropped them; and went out

to put up the horse。

Now he was at home; he was a sleep…walker; waiting only for

the moment of activity to stop。 Very deliberately and carefully;

he led the horse down the slope to the cart…shed。 She shied and

backed。

〃Why; whas amiss?〃 he hiccupped; plodding steadily on。 And

he was again in a wash of water; the horse splashed up water as

he went。 It was thickly dark; save for the gig…lamps; and they

lit on a rippling surface of water。

〃Well; thats a knock…out;〃 he said; as he came to the

cart…shed; and was wading in six inches of water。 But everything

seemed to him amusing。 He laughed to think of six inches of

water being in the cart…shed。

He backed in the mare。 She was restive。 He laughed at the fun

of untackling the mare with a lot of water washing round his

feet。 He laughed because it upset her。 〃Whats amiss; whats

amiss; a drop o water wont hurt you!〃 As soon as he had undone

the traces; she walked quickly away。

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