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第21章 araby（第2页）
"hesaid。
Ididnotsmile。Myauntsaidtohimenergetically:
"Can&aos;tyougivehimthemoneyandlethimgo?You&aos;vekethimlateenoughasitis。
"
Myunclesaidhewasverysorryhehadforgotten。Hesaidhebelievedintheoldsaying:
"AllworkandnolaymakesJackadullboy。
"HeaskedmewhereIwasgoingand，whenItoldhimasecondtime，heaskedmedidIknowTheArab&aos;sFarewelltohisSteed。WhenIleftthekitchenhewasabouttorecitetheoeninglinesoftheiecetomyaunt。
IheldaflorintightlyinmyhandasIstrodedownBuckinghamStreettowardsthestation。Thesightofthestreetsthrongedwithbuyersandglaringwithgasrecalledtometheuroseofmyjourney。Itookmyseatinathird-classcarriageofadesertedtrain。Afteranintolerabledelaythetrainmovedoutofthestationslowly。Itcretonwardamongruinoushousesandoverthetwinklingriver。AtWestlandRowStationacrowdofeoleressedtothecarriagedoors;buttheortersmovedthemback，sayingthatitwasasecialtrainforthebazaar。Iremainedaloneinthebarecarriage。Inafewminutesthetraindrewubesideanimrovisedwoodenlatform。Iassedoutontotheroadandsawbythelighteddialofaclockthatitwastenminutestoten。Infrontofmewasalargebuildingwhichdislayedthemagicalname。
Icouldnotfindanysixennyentranceand，fearingthatthebazaarwouldbeclosed，Iassedinquicklythroughaturnstile，handingashillingtoaweary-lookingman。Ifoundmyselfinabighallgirdledathalfitsheightbyagallery。Nearlyallthestallswereclosedandthegreaterartofthehallwasindarkness。Irecognizedasilencelikethatwhichervadesachurchafteraservice。Iwalkedintothecentreofthebazaartimidly。Afeweoleweregatheredaboutthestallswhichwerestilloen。Beforeacurtain，overwhichthewordsCafeChantantwerewrittenincolouredlams，twomenwerecountingmoneyonasalver。Ilistenedtothefallofthecoins。
RememberingwithdifficultywhyIhadcome，Iwentovertooneofthestallsandexaminedorcelainvasesandfloweredtea-sets。Atthedoorofthestallayoungladywastalkingandlaughingwithtwoyounggentlemen。IremarkedtheirEnglishaccentsandlistenedvaguelytotheirconversation。
"O，Ineversaidsuchathing!
"
"O，butyoudid!
"
"O，butIdidn&aos;t!
"
"Didn&aos;tshesaythat?
"
"Yes。Iheardher。
"
"O，there&aos;sa。。。fib!
"
Observingme，theyoungladycameoverandaskedmedidIwishtobuyanything。Thetoneofhervoicewasnotencouraging;sheseemedtohavesokentomeoutofasenseofduty。Ilookedhumblyatthegreatjarsthatstoodlikeeasternguardsateithersideofthedarkentrancetothestallandmurmured:
"No，thankyou。
"
Theyoungladychangedtheositionofoneofthevasesandwentbacktothetwoyoungmen。Theybegantotalkofthesamesubject。Onceortwicetheyoungladyglancedatmeoverhershoulder。
Ilingeredbeforeherstall，thoughIknewmystaywasuseless，tomakemyinterestinherwaresseemthemorereal。ThenIturnedawayslowlyandwalkeddownthemiddleofthebazaar。Iallowedthetwoenniestofallagainstthesix-enceinmyocket。Iheardavoicecallfromoneendofthegallerythatthelightwasout。Theuerartofthehallwasnowcomletelydark。
GazinguintothedarknessIsawmyselfasacreaturedrivenandderidedbyvanity;andmyeyesburnedwithanguishandanger。
