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第39章掘墓盗尸人(7)
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"Andproofanother.Yes,Iknow;andI'massorryasyouarethisshouldhaveehere,"tappihhise."Thehi;andheaddedcoolly,"Idon't.Youmay,ifyouplease.Idon'tdictate,butIthinkamanoftheworldwoulddoasIdo;andImayadd,IfancythatiswhatKwouldlookforatourhaionis,whyhechoseustwoforhisassistants.AndIanswer,becausehedidn'twantoldwives."
ThiswasthetoneofallotherstoaffedofaladlikeFettes.HeagreedtoimitateMae.Thebodyoftheunfirlwasdulydissednooneremarkedorappearedtniseher.
&ernoon,whenhisday'sworkwasover,FettesdroppedintoapopulartavernandfoundMaesittingwithastrahiswasasmallman,verypaleanddark,withcoal-blackeyes.Thecutofhisfeaturesgaveapromiseofiawhichwasbutfeeblyrealisedinhismanners,forheproved,uponanearerace,car,andstupid.Heexercised,however,averyremarkableae;issuedordersliketheGreatBashaw;beflamedattheleastdisordelay,aedrudelyoyasobeyed.Thismostoffeookafahespot,pliedhimwithdrinks,ahunusualhispastcareer.Ifatenthpartofwhathefessedweretrue,hewasaverylue;andthelad'svanitywastickledbytheattentionofsoexperien.
"I'maprettybadfellowmyself,"thestrangerremarked,"butMaeistheboy—ToddyMaeIcallhiToddy,orderyourfriendanlass.&quhtbe,"Toddy,youjumpupandshutthedoor."
"Toddyhatesme,"hesaidagain."Ohyes,Toddy,youdo!"
"Don'tyoucallmethate,"gro>
"Hearhim!Didyoueverseetheladsplayknife?Hewouldliketodothatallovermybody,"remarkedthestranger.
"Wemedicalshaveabetterwaythanthat,"saidFettes."Whenwedislikeadeadfriendofours,wedissecthi"
Maelookedupsharply,asthoughthisjestweresind.
&ernoonpassed.Gray,forthatwasthestranger'sedFettestojoidinner,orderedafeastsosumptuousthatthetavernwasthrownintootion,andwhenallwasdoneaetosettlethebill.Itwaslatebeforetheyseparated;themanGrayablydrunk.Mae,soberedbyhisfury,chewedtheoneyhehadbeeosquaheslightshehadbeeoswallow.Fettes,withvariiurhdeviousfootstepsandamiirelyidayMaewasabsentfromthedFettessmiledtohimselfasheimagiillsquirirayfromtaverntotavern.Assoonasthehouroflibertyhadstruplacetoplaquestofhislastnight'spanions.Hedthem,however,urohisrooms,weobed,ahesleepofthejust.
Atfourinthemhewasawakehewell-knownsigothedoor,hewasfilledwithastoofindMaewithhisgig,andinthegigohoselongandghastlypackagesasso>
"What?"hecried."Haveyoubeenoutalone?Howdidyouma;
ButMaesilencedhimroughly,biddinghimturntobusiheyhadgotthebodyupstairsandlaiditoable,Maemadeatfirstasifheweregoingaway.Thenhepausedaohesitate;a;Youhadbetterlookattheface,"saidhe,intonesofsomet."Youhadbetter,"herepeated,asFettesohiminwonder.
"Butwhere,andhow,andwhendidyouebyit?"criedtheother.
"Lookattheface,"wastheonlyanswer.
&aggered;strasassailedhiHelookedfromtheyoungdoctortothebody,andthenba.Atlast,withastart,hedidashewasbidden.Hehadalmostexpectedthesightthatmethiseyes,aheshockwascruel.Tosee,fixediyofdeathacoarselayerofsaawelldfullofmeatandsihresholdofatavern,awoke,evelessFettes,someoftheterrorsofthece.ItwasaCRASTIBIwhichre-ehissoul,thattwowhomhehadknownshouldhaveetolieupoables.Yetthesewereohoughts.HisfirstregardedWolfe.Unpreparedforagesomomehowtolookhisradeihiseye,aherwordshisand.
ItwasMaehimselfwhomadethefirstadvance.Hecameupquietlybehindandlaidhishafirmlyoher'sshoulder.
"Ri,"saidhe,"mayhavethehead."
NowRiwasastudentwhohadlongbeenanxiousforthatportionofthehumaodissect.Therewashemurdererresumed:"Talkingofbusiness,youmustpayme;yourats,yousee,musttally."
&esfouheghostofhisown:"Payyou!"hecried."Payyouforthat?"
"Why,yes,ofust.Byallmeansandoneverypossibleaust,"returher.&quiveitf,youdaref;itwouldiseusboth.ThisisanothercaselikeJah's.Themsarewrongthemorewemustactasifallwereright.WheredoesoldKkeephismo;
"There,"aeshoarsely,pointingtoacupboardintheer.
"Givemethekey,then,"saidtheother,calmly,holdingouthishand.
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