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第41章 y uncle jule（第2页）
"Myfatherwasswellingouthischestinthebreeze，beneathhisfrockcoat，whichhadthatmorningbeenverycarefullycleaned;andhesreadaroundhimthatodorofbenzinewhichalwaysmademerecognizeSunday。Suddenlyhenoticedtwoelegantlydressedladiestowhomtwogentlemenwereofferingoysters。Anold，raggedsailorwasoeningthemwithhisknifeandassingthemtothegentlemen，whowouldthenofferthemtotheladies。Theyatetheminadaintymanner，holdingtheshellonafinehandkerchiefandadvancingtheirmouthsalittleinordernottosottheirdresses。Thentheywoulddrinktheliquidwitharaidlittlemotionandthrowtheshelloverboard。
"Myfatherwasrobablyleasedwiththisdelicatemannerofeatingoystersonamovingshi。Heconsidereditgoodform，refined，and，goingutomymotherandsisters，heasked:
"‘Wouldyoulikemetoofferyousomeoysters?’
"Mymotherhesitatedonaccountoftheexense，butmytwosistersimmediatelyacceted。Mymothersaidinarovokedmanner:
"Iamafraidthattheywillhurtmystomach。Offerthechildrensome，butnottoomuch，itwouldmakethemsick。&aos;Then，turningtowardme，sheadded:
"‘AsforJoseh，hedoesn&aos;tneedany。Boysshouldn&aos;tbesoiled。’
"However，Iremainedbesidemymother，findingthisdiscriminationunjust。Iwatchedmyfatherasheomouslyconductedmytwosistersandhisson-in-lawtowardtheraggedoldsailor。
"Thetwoladieshadjustleft，andmyfathershowedmysistershowtoeatthemwithoutsillingtheliquor。Heeventriedtogivethemanexamle，andseizedanoyster。Heattemtedtoimitatetheladies，andimmediatelysilledalltheliquidoverhiscoat。Iheardmymothermutter:
"‘Hewoulddofarbettertokeequiet。’
"But，suddenly，myfatheraearedtobeworried;heretreatedafewstes，staredathisfamilygatheredaroundtheoldshelloener，andquicklycametowardus。Heseemedveryale，withaeculiarlook。Inalowvoicehesaidtomymother:
"‘It&aos;sextraordinaryhowthatmanoeningtheoysterslookslikeJules。’
"Astonished，mymotherasked:
"‘WhatJules?’
"Myfathercontinued:
"Why，mybrother。IfIdidnotknowthathewaswelloffinAmerica，Ishouldthinkitwashe。&aos;
"Bewildered，mymotherstammered:
"‘Youarecrazy!Aslongasyouknowthatitisnothe，whydoyousaysuchfoolishthings?’
"Butmyfatherinsisted:
"‘Goonoverandsee，Clarisse!Iwouldratherhaveyouseewithyourowneyes。’
"Shearoseandwalkedtoherdaughters。I，too，waswatchingtheman。Hewasold，dirty，wrinkled，anddidnotlifthiseyesfromhiswork。
"Mymotherreturned。Inoticedthatshewastrembling。Sheexclaimedquickly:
"‘Ibelievethatitishe。Whydon&aos;tyouaskthecatain?Butbeverycarefulthatwedon&aos;thavethisrogueonourhandsagain!’
"Myfatherwalkedaway，butIfollowedhim。Ifeltstrangelymoved。
"Thecatain，atall，thinman，withblondwhiskers，waswalkingalongthebridgewithanimortantairasifhewerecommandingtheIndianmailsteamer。
"Myfatheraddressedhimceremoniously，andquestionedhimabouthisrofession，addingmanycomliments:
"‘WhatmightbetheimortanceofJersey?Whatdiditroduce?Whatwastheoulation?Thecustoms?Thenatureofthesoil?&aos;etc。，etc。。’
"‘Youhavethereanoldshelloenerwhoseemsquiteinteresting。Doyouknowanythingabouthim?’
"Thecatain，whomthisconversationbegantoweary，answereddryly:
"‘HeissomeoldFrenchtramwhomIfoundlastyearinAmerica，andIbroughthimback。ItseemsthathehassomerelativesinHavre，butthathedoesn&aos;twishtoreturntothembecauseheowesthemmoney。HisnameisJules-JulesDarmancheorDavrancheorsomethinglikethat。Itseemsthathewasoncerichoverthere，butyoucanseewhat&aos;sleftofhimnow。’
"Myfatherturnedashyaleandmuttered，histhroatcontracted，hiseyeshaggard。
"‘Ah!ah!verywell，verywell。I&aos;mnotintheleastsurrised。Thankyouverymuch，catain。’
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