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欧·亨利O.Henry
欧·亨利（1862—1910），20世纪初美国著名短篇小说家，美国现代短篇小说创始人，批判现实主义作家，被誉为“美国的莫泊桑”
。
他一生极富传奇色彩，当过药房学徒、牧羊人、办事员、新闻记者、银行出纳员。
1898年2月，他因贪污银行公款罪被判处五年徒刑，后提前获释。
他的作品贴近百姓生活，结局往往出人意料，以“含泪微笑”
的风格被誉为“美国生活的幽默百科全书”
。
其代表作有《麦琪的礼物》《警察与赞美诗》《最后一片叶》等。
IwestofWashingtoreetshaverundbrokeosmallstripscalled"places".These"plaakestrangeanglesareetcrossesitselfatimeortwo.Anartistoncediscoveredavaluablepossibilityinthisstreet.Supposeacollectorwithabillforpaints，paperandvasshould，ihisroute，suddehimselfingback，withoutagbeenpaidonat!
So，toquaintoldGreenwichVillagetheartpeopleso，huntingfornorthwindowsaurygablesandDutchattidlowreheyimportedssandagdishortwofromSixthAvenue，a;y".
Atthetopofasquatty，three-storybridJohnsyhadtheirstudio."Johnsy"wasfamiliarforJoanna.OnewasfromMaiherfromia.Theyhadmetatthetabled'hoteofareet"Delmonico's"，andfouesinart，chicorysaladandbishopsleevessoialthatthejointstudioresulted.
ThatwasinMay.InNovemberaseehedoctorseumonia，stalkedaboutthey，touehereahhisigers.Overosidethisravagerstrodeboldly，smitinghisvictimsbyscores，buthisfeettrodslhthemazeofthenarrowandmoss-grown"places".
Mr.Pneumoniaouldcallachivalritlematlewomanwithbloodthinnedbyiazephyrswashardlyfairgameforthered-fisted，short-breathedoldduffer.ButJohe;andshelay，scarg，oediroead，lhthesmallDutdow-paheblahebrickhouse.
thebusydovitedSueintothehallwaywithashaggy，grayeyebrow.
"Shehasoussay，ten，"hesaid，asheshookdownthemerhisieter."Andthatceisforhertowahislehaveoflining-upoheuheentirepharmacopoeialooksilly.Yourlittleladyhasmadeuphermindthatshe'snotgoiwell.Hassheanythingonhermind?"
"She—sheainttheBayofNaplessomeday，"saidSue.
"Paint?—bosh!Hassheanythingonhermindworththinkingabouttwifori;
"Aman?"saidSue，withajew&#inhervoianworth—but，no，doctor;thereisnothingofthekind."
"Well，itistheweak;saidthedoctor."Iwilldoallthatsce，sofarasitmayfilterthroughmyefforts，plish.ButwheieotthecarriagesinherfuneralproIsubtract50perthecurativepowerofmedies.IfyouwillgethertoaskoionabouttheylesincloaksleevesIwillpromiseyouaone-in-fiveceforher，insteadofo;
&hedoheworkroomandcriedaJapaoapulp.ThensheswaggeredintoJohnsy'sroomwithherdrawingboard，whistlingragtime.
Johnsylay，scargarippleuhes，withherfaceto.Suestoppedwhistling，thinkingshe>
Shearrangedherbanapen-and-inkdrawingtaziartistsmustpavetheirwaytoArtbydrawingpiagaziyoungauthorswritetopavetheirwaytoLiterature.
AsSuewassketgapairofeleganthtrousersandamohefigureofthehero，anIdahocowboy，sheheardalowsouimesrepeated.Shewentquicklytothebedside.
Johnsy'seyeswereopenwide.Shewaslookingoutthewindowandg—gback>
"Twelve，"shesaid，aer"eleven";aen，"and";;a;eight"and"seven"，almosttogether.
Suelooksolicitouslyoutoftheastheretot?Therewasonlyabare，drearyyardtobeseen，andtheblahebrickhousetweaway.Anold，oldivyvine，gnarledaheroots，climbedhalfthebrickwall.Thecoldbreathofautumnhadstriitsleavesfromthevisskeletonbrang，almostbare，tbricks.
"Whatisit，dear?"askedSue.
"Six，"saidJohnsy，inalmostawhisper."They&#fasternow.Threedaysagotherewerealmostahumademyheada.Butnowit'seasy.Theregoesahereareonow."
"Fivewhat，dear?TellyourSudie."
"Leaves.OntheivyvihelastonefallsImustgo，too.I'veknownthatforthreedays.Didn'tthedoctortellyou?"
"Oh，Ineverheardofsuse，"plaihmags."Whathaveoldivyleavestodowithywell?Aolovethatvineso，younaughtygirl.Don'tbeagoosey.Why，thedoethismthatyourcesfwellrealsoo'sseeexactlywhathesaid—hesaidthecesweretehat'salmostasgoodaceaswehaveinNeerideocarsorastanewbuilding.Trytotakesomebrothnow，aSudiegobackt，sosheselltheeditormanortwineforhersickdporkchreedyself."
"Yougetanymorewi;saidJohnsy，keepinghereyesfixedoutthewindow.&quoesanother.No，Idon'twantanybroth.Thatleavesjustfour.Iwaogetsdark.ThenI'llgo，too."
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