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第29章 the cu f tea(第1页)

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NotverymanyyearsagothejourneyfromOortotoRegoahadtobemadeartlybystagecoachandartlybyrail,asthecountryermitted。

Thestagecoach,drawnbysixowerfulhorses,stoodattheointofdearturefromtheofficesoftheCoachingComanyinOorto,awaitingthefinalarrivals。Inthewildcrowdaroundthecoach,someassengersdeclaredthattheycouldnotgetthelacestheyhadbookedandotherscouldnotfindtheirluggage。Thegeneraldisturbancewasenetratedfromtimetotimebytheroughlanguageoftheorters。

Ayoungmansatinoneofthelacesnearthedoor。Hehadtakenhisseatearly,andhisluggagewasallinorder。Theotherlaceswereallfilledwiththeexcetionoftheoneoositehim;andthisoneaearedtobereservedforsomeassengerwhohadnotbeenabletoarriveintime。Thedrivergathereduthereins,andtheguardbegantosoundthesignalfordearture。

Suddenlyastrangesightcameroundthecomer-afatmanwalkinglikeaduck,breathinghard,andwavinganenormousumbrellainthedirectionofthecoach。Afterhimcametwoorterswithaloadofluggage。

Theguardusedsomestronglanguage,theluggagewasliftedu,andthefatassengerclimbedintotheemtylace。Withsomedifficultyhefoundroomforhisumbrellaandabigraincloak。

ThehorsessetoffalongthestonystreetsofOortointhedirectionoftheroadleadingtotherailwaystationoftheMinho-Douroline。Thefatassengerseemedannoyedaboutsomething,forhemutteredimatientlytohimself,andcouldnotsitstill。Atlasthecaughttheeyeoftheyoungmanoosite,JoaodeSousa。

"Itistoobad,sir,

"heexclaimed,

"Justthink:Icouldnotgetmycuoftea!

"

JoaodeSousadidnotanswer,butlookedquestioninglyatthefatman,whowenton:

"Yousee,ithasalwaysbeenmycustomtotakeacuofteaaftermylunch;justacuofstrongblacktea。IwasinsuchahurrytocatchthecoachthatIdidnotwaitforteajustnow。IcannottellyouhowImissit。Yousee,sir,whenamancomestomyage,habitsareeverything,anditisreallydreadfultohavetobreakyourhabits。NowIknowIshallbemiserablethroughoutthejourneybecauseIcouldnothavemycuoftea。Youareyoung,sir,buttaketheadviceofamanwhoisofregularhabits。Whenyouonceformasteadyhabit,letnothingutyouoffit。

"

JoaodeSousawasamused。

"Butwhenwegettotherailwaystation,

"hesaid,

"youwillbeabletogetteaintherefreshmentroom。

"

"Ofcourse!Ihadnotthoughtofthat!Itwillbealittlebitlateaftermylunch,butatleastitwillbesomething。

"

Whentheygottothestation,thetrainwasalreadyatthelatform。Everyonerushedintotherefreshmentroomtoreareforthetrainjourney,somebydrinkingaglassofwineandeatingsomebreadandfruit,othersbyurchasingfoodtoeatinthetrain。

Thefatmansatdownatoneofthetablesandlookedroundforawaiter。Buttherewerefewofthem,anditwassometimebeforeheattractedtheattentionofoneandorderedacuoftea。Hewasabouttogivedetailsoftheteathathewanted,butthebusywaiterhadtoattendtootherorders。AtlastJoaodeSousa,whengoingofftotakehislaceinthetrain,sawthefatmanrearingtoenjoyhisfavouritedrink。

Presentlyhecamerushingoutandclimbedintothetrainjustasthewhistlesounded,hesatdownoositeJoaodeSousa,andwiedhisfacewithabrilliantsilkhandkerchief。

"Well?

"JoaodeSousasmiled。

"Mydearboy,itwasgreenteathatthewaiterbroughtme。Icanneverdrinkgreentea!

"

Thetrainassedthroughthemagnificentmountains,astlittlefarm-housesandstreams。Nightwascomingonandthesettingsunhadgonedownbelowthehills。Thefatassengersawnobeautyinthescene。Heyawnedandutteredimatientexclamationsunderhisbreath。DeSousaheardamoanendingwiththeword

"tea

"。

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