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第11章TheDeathofaGoverClerk

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AntonChekhov

Onefineevening,anolessficlerkcalledIvanDmitritchTchervyakovwassittinginthesedrowofthestalls,gazingthroughanlassattheClochesdeeville.Hegazedaheacmeofbliss.Butsuddenly...Instoriesoswiththis"Butsuddenly".Theauthht:lifeissofullofsurprises!Butsuddenlyhisfacepuckeredup,hiseyesdisappeared,hisbreathingwasarrested...hetookthelassfromhiseyes,bentoverand..."Aptchee!!!"hesneezedasyouperceive.Itisnotreprehensibleforaosneezeassneezeandsodopolites,aimesevenprivyechervyakovwasfused,hewipedhisfacewithhishandkerdlikeapolitemaoseewhetherhehaddisturbedanyonebyhissthenhewasoverewith.Hesawthatalemansittinginfrontofhimirowofthestallswascarefullywipinghisbaldheadahhisgloveandmutteriohimself.Ileman,TchervyaknisedBrizzhalov,ageneralservimentofTransport.

"Ihavespatteredhim,"thoughtTchervyakov,"heisnottheheadofmydepartment,butstillitisawkward.Imustapologise."

Tchervyakovgaveathiswholepersonforeredinthegeneral'sear.

"Pardon,yourExcy,Ispatteredyouatally..."

"Nevermind,nevermind."

&quoodnesssakeexcuseme,I...Idido.""Oh,please,sitdowen!"Tbarrassed,hesmiledstupidlyaogaziage.Hegazedatitbutwasnbliss.HebegaroubledbyuheiuptoBrizzhalov,walkedbesidehim,andhisshyered:

"Ispatteredyou,yourExe...yousee...Ididn'tdoitto..."

"Oh,that'senough...I&apottenit,andyoukeeponaboutit!"saidthegeneral,movinghislowerlipimpatiently.

"Hehasfotten,butthereisafiendishlightihoughtTchervyakov,lookingsuspiciouslyatthege;Andhedoesn'twanttotalk.Ioughttoexplaintohi..thatIreallydidn'tiitisthelawofnatureorelsehewillthiospitonhiHedoesn'tthinksohi;

&ichervyakovtoldhiswifeoodmaruckhimthathiswifetooktoofrivolousaviewofthei;shewasalittlefrightewhehatBrizzhalovwasidepartment,shewasreassured.

"Still,youhadbettergoandapologise,"shesaid,"orhewillthinkyoudon'tknowhoublic."

"That'sjustit!Ididapologise,buthetookitsomehowqueerly...hedidn'tsayawordofsehereos;ttimetotalkproperly."

&chervyakovputonanewuniform,hadhishairdwenttoBrizzhalov'stoexplain;goingintothegeneral'srehesawthereaitionersandamohegeneralhimself,whowasbeginniheAfterquestioieneralraisedhiseyesachervyakov.

"YesterdayattheArcadia,ifyourecollect,yourExcy,"thelatterbegan,"Isneezedand...atallyspattered...Exc..."

"What'sbeyondanything!WhatIdoforyou,"saidthegeneraladdressiioner.

"Heeak,"thoughtTchervyakpale;"thatmeansthatheisangry...No,it'tbeleftlikethis...Iwillexplaintohi"

&hegeneralhadfinishedhisversatioofthepetitionersandwasturningtowardshisimeookasteptowardshimandmuttered:

"YourExcy!IfIveroubleyourExcy,itissimplyfromafeelingImaysayret!...Itwasionalifyouwillgraciouslybelieveme."

Thegeneralmadealachrymosefadwavedhishand.

"lymakingfunofme,sir,"hesaidasheclosedthedoorbehindhi

"os;sthemakingfuninit?"thoughtTchervyakov,"thereisnothi!Heisagehe'tuand.IfthatishowitisIamnotgoingtoapologisetothatfanfarohedeviltakeshiI'llwritealettertohim,butIos;tgo.ByJove,Ios;t."

SothoughtTchervyakovashewalkedhome;hedidertothegeneral,heponderedandponderedandakeupthatletter.Hehadtogooexplaininperson.

"IveurbyourExcyyesterday,"hemuttered,wheedenquiringeyesuponhim,"nottomakefunasyouwerepleasedtosay.Iologisingfspatteredyouinsneezing...andIdidnotdreamofmakingfunofyou.ShouldIdaretomakefunofyou,ifweshouldtaketomakiherewouldbeforpersons,therewouldbe..."

"Beoff!"yelledthegeurningsuddenlypurple,andshakingallover.

"What?"askedTchervyakov,iurningnumbwithhorror.

"Beoff!"repeatedthegeamping.

&hiogivewayinTp;apos;sstomagnothihihedoor,wentouti,aaggeringalhomemeically,withouttakingoffhisuniform,helaydownonthesofaanddied.

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