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第37章ARoseforMissEmily
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I
WhenMissEmilyGriersondied，ourenttoherfuhroughasortofrespectfulaffeforafallehewomenmostlyoutofcuriositytoseetheinsideofherhouse，whiesaveanoldma-abinedgardenerandcook-hadseeenyears.
Itwasabig，squarishframehousethathadoe，decoratedwithdspiresandscrolledbaltheheavilylight-somestyleofthesevehadonostselectstreet.Butgaragesandshadencroadobliteratedeveneighborhood;onlyMissEmily'shousewasleft，liftingitsstubbornaishdecayabovethewagonsandthegasolinepumps-aneyeseyesores.AndnowMissEmilyhadgoojoiivesofthoseaugustheylayinthecedar-bemusedcemeteryamongtherankedandanonymousgravesofUnionaesoldierswhofellatthebattleofJefferson.
Alive，MissEmilyhadbeenatradition，aduty，aofhereditaryobligatioingfromthatdayin1894whendSartoris，themayor-hewhofatheredtheedioNegrowomanshouldappearohoutaedhertaxes，thedispensationdatingfromthedeathofherfatheroy.NotthatMissEmilytedcharity.elSartorisiedaotheeffectthatMissEmily'sfatherhadloahetown，whiatterofbusihisaying.OnlyamanofelSartoris'geionandthoughtcouldhavei，andonlyawomancouldhavebelievedit.
&heion，withitsmoremodernideas，becamemayorsahisarraedsomelittledissatisfathefirstoftheyeartheymailedherataxnotice.Februarydtherely.Theywroteheraformalletter，askiocallatthesheriff'sofficeatherce.Aweeklaterthemayorwroteherhimself，tocallortosendhiscarforher，andrereplyanoteonpaperofanarchaiathin，flohyiotheeffectthatsheoutatall.Thetaxnoticewasalsoeent.
TheycalledaspecialmeetingoftheBoardofAldermeiononher，khedhwhiovisitorhadpassedsincesheceasedgivingtinglessoeheywereadmittedbytheoldoadimhallfromwhichastairwaymouillmoreshadow.Itsmelledofdustanddisuse-aksmell.Thehemintotheparlor.Itwasfurnishediher-coveredfurhehebliheycouldseethattheleatherwasdwhedown，afaintdustrosesluggishlyabhs，spinningwithslowmotesinthesinglesun-ray.ilteaselbeforethefireplacestoodaportraitofMissEmily'sfather.
Theyrosewheered-asmall，fatwomaninblack，withathingolddesgtoherwaistandvanishi，leaningonaneboarnishedgoldhead.Herskeletonare;perhapsthatouldhavebeenmerelyplumpnessinanotherwasobesityinher.Shelookedbloated，likeabodyledier，andofthatpallidhue.Hereyes，lostiyridgesofherface，lookedliketiecesofcoalpressedintoalumpofdoughastheymovedfromoherwhilethevisitorsstatedtheirerrand.
&askthemtosit.Shejuststoodinthedooralyuntilthespokesmaumblinghalt.Thentheycouldheartheiigattheendofthegold.
Hervoicewasdryandcold."IhavenotaxesinJeffersoorisexplaiome.Perhapsoneofyouaccesstothecityredsatisfyyourselves."
"Butwehave.WearetheissEmily.Didn'tyougetahesheriff，signedbyhim?"
"Ireceivedapaper，yes，"MissEmilysaid."Perhapshesidershimselfthesheriff...IhavenotaxesinJefferson."
"Butthereisnothioshowthat，yousee.Wemustgobythe-"
"SeeelSartoris.IhavenotaxesinJefferson.'
"But，MissEmily-"
"SeeelSartoris."（elSartorishadbeetenyears.）"Ihavenotaxesiobe!"TheNegroappeared，"Showthesege."
II
Soshevahem，horseandfoot，justasshehadvaheirfathersthirtyyearsbeforeaboutthesmell.Thatwastwoyearsafterherfather'sdeathandashorttimeafterhersweetheart-theonewebelievedwouldmarryher-haddesertedher.Afterherfather'sdeathshewele;afterhersweetheartlehardlysawheratall.Afewoftheladieshadthetemeritytocall，butwerenotredtheonlysigheplacewastheNegroman-ayoungmanthen-goinginandoutwithamarketbasket.
"Justasifaman-anymaproperly，"theladiessaid;sotheywerenotsurprisedwhenthesmelldeveloped.Itwasanotherlihegross，teemingworldandthehighandmightys.
Aneighbor，alaihemayeSteveyyearsold.
"Butwhatwillyouhavemedoaboutit，madam?"hesaid.
"Why，seostopit，"thewomansaid，"Isn'ttherealaw?"
"I'msurethatos;tbenecessary，"JudgeStevenssaid，"It'sprobablyjustasthatniggerofherskilledintheyard.I'llspeaktohimaboutit."
&dayhereplaints，onefromamanwhodiffideion."Wereallymustdosomethingaboutit，Judge.I'dbethelastoobotherMissEmily，butos;vegottodosomething."ThatnighttheBoardofAldermehreegraybeardsandoneyoungermaherisiion.
"It'ssimpleenough，"hesaid."Seohaveherplaedup.Giveheratimetodoitin，andifshedon't..."
"Dammit，sir，"JudgeStevenssaid，"Willyouaccusealadytoherfaellingbad?"
Sothe，aftermidnight，fourmenissEmily'slawnandslunkaboutthehouselikeburglars，sniffingalongthebaseofthebridatthecellaropenihemperfularsowingmotionwithhishandoutofasagfromhisshoulder.Theybrokeopenthecellardoorandsprihere，andibuildings.Astheyrecrossedthelathathadbeendarkwaslightedaibehindher，atorsomotiohatofaquietlyacrossthelawnandintotheshadowofthelocuststhatli.Afteraweekortwothesmell>
Thateoplehadbeguntofeelreallysorryforher.Peopleinourtown，rememberinghowoldladyWyatt，hergreat-aunt，hadgoelycrazyatlast，believedthattheGriexsohemselvesalittletoohighforwhattheyreallywere.heyouegoodenoughforMissEmilyandsuch.Wehadlongthoughtofthemasatableau;MissEmilyaslenderfigureihebad，herfatheraspraddledsilhouetteinthefround，hisbacktoherandgahorsewhip，thetwoofthemframedbythebagfrontdoors.Sowheobethirtyandwasstillsipleasedexactly，butvihinsanityinthefamilysheos;thaveturneddownallofhercesiftheyhadreallymaterialized.
&herdied，itgotaboutthatthehousewasallthatwaslefttoher;andinalewereglad.AtlasttheycouldpityMissEmily.Beialone，andapauper，shehadbeanized.oowouldkhrillandtheolddespairofapennymoreorless.
&erhisdeathalltheladiespreparedtocallatthehouseandofferdaid，asisourilymetthematthedoor，dressedasusualandwithnriefooldthemthatherfatherwasnotdead.Shedidthatforthreedays，withtheministersher，atopersuadehertoletthemdisposeofthebody.Justastheywereabouttoresorttolawandforce，shebrokedown.andtheyburiedherfatherquickly.
&sayshewas.Webelievedshehadtodothat.Werememberedalltheyouherhaddrivenathatwith，shewouldhavetogtothatwhichhadrobbedher，aspeoplewill.
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