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一杯茶TheCupofTea
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阿方索·博略特AffoncoBotelho
阿方索·博略特是十九世纪葡萄牙作家，《一杯茶》是他最为人熟知的一部短篇小说。
Notverymahejourneyfroahadtobemadepartlybystagedpartlybyrail，asthetrypermitted.
&agecoabysixpowerfulhorses，stoodatthepoiurefromtheofficesofthegpanyinOporto，awaitingthefinalarrivals.Inthewildcrowdaroundtheepassehattheyotgettheplacestheyhadbookedandothersotfindtheirluggage.Thegeurbaedfromtimetotimebytheroughlaheporters.
Ayoungmansatiheplaearthedoor.Hehadtakeearly，andhisluggagewasalliherplaceswereallfilledwiththeexoftheoehim;andthisoobereservedforsomepassengerwhohadoarriveihedrivergatheredupthereins，andtheguardbegantosoundthesigure.
&radtheer—afatmanwalkinglikeaduck，breathinghard，andwavinganenormousumbrellaiionofthecoach.Afterhimcametwoporterswithaloadofluggage.
Theguardusedsuage，theluggagewasliftedup，apassengertotheemptyplace.Withsomedifficultyhefoundroomforhisumbrellaandabigraincloak.
ThehorsessetoffaloreetsofOportoiionoftheroadleadingtotherailwaystationoftheMinho-Dourolipassengerseemedasomethieredimpatientlytohimself，andotsitstill.Atlasthecaughttheeyeoftheyoungmanopposite，JoaodeSousa.
"Itistoobad，sir，"heexclaimed，"Justthink:Iycupoftea!"
JoaodeSousadidlookedquestioninglyatthefatmaon:
"Yousee，ithasalwaysbeenmytotakeacupofteaaftermylunch;justacupblacktea.IwasinsuchahurrytocatchthecoachthatIdidnotwaitforteajustnow.IottellyouhowImissit.Yousee，sir，whenamaomyage，habitsareeverything，anditisreallydreadfultohavetobreakyourhabits.NowIknowIshallbemiserablethroughoutthejourneybecauseIycupoftea.Y，sir，buttaketheadvianwhularhabits.Whenyouonasteadyhabit，letnothingputyouoffit."
JoaodeSousawasamused."Butwheherailwaystation，"hesaid，"youwillbeabletogetteairoo"
"Ofcourse!Ihadnotthoughtofthat!Itwillbealittlebitlateaftermylunch，butatleastitwillbesomething."
&heygottothestatioraiheplatforEveryoherefreshmentroomtoprepareforthetrainjourney，saglassofwiingsomebreadandfruit，othersbypurgfoodtoeatirain.
&mansatdowablesandlookedroundforawaiter.Buttherewerefewofthem，anditwassometimebeforeheattractedtheattentionofoneandorderedacupoftea.Hewasabouttogivedetailsoftheteathathewahebusywaiterhadtoattendtootherorders.AtlastJoaodeSousa，whengoingofftotakehisplathetraimaoenjoyhisfavouritedrink.
&lyhecamerushingoutahetrainjustasthewhistlesoudownoppositeJoaodeSousa，andwipedhisfacewithabrilliantsilkhandkerchief.
"Well?"JoaodeSousasmiled.
"Mydearboy，itwasgreehewaiterbroughtme.Ieverdriea!"
&raihroughthemagains，pastlittlefarm-housesandstreams.Nightwasingoingsunhadgohehills.Thefatpassengersawhese.Heyaweredimpatieionsunderhisbreath.DeSousaheardamoahtheword"tea".
"Youhaveyourcupoftea，"hesaid.
"Where?"
"Weleavethetrainatdtakeaagecoach."
"Ah，sowedo!Ihadnotthoughtofit.Manythanksfme.Igetteaintheihecoachstarts."
&passeosiohimselfuoaheavysleep，lulledbythemotioraiopeilJoaodeSousagavehimalittleshake.
"Whatisit?Wherearewe?"
"WeareatCahide.Wemustgetoffhereahecoach."
"Youareverykind，sir."Thefatmaogatheruphisluggage.
TwostagecoacheswerestandiheihewaytoVillaRealaoa.Passionhiswaytothecoaches，JoaodeSousafoupassengerarguihawaiter.HestoppedtoaskifhewasgoaortoVillaReal.
"Iamgoa，sir，justthinkofit!Aterriblething!Iycupoftea."
"Thatisaveryseriousmatteri;saidtheyoungmangravely.
"Serious?Ibelieveyou.Whatsortofarestaurantisthis?Thereisnotaleafofblatheplace!"
"Allpassengersfoataketheirplaces，please，"calledouttheguard，aiheoldgdressoftheplace.
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