天才一秒记住【畅想小说网】地址：http://www.cxtra.net
现在距离布伦瑞克还有20英里，年轻人都聚集到车右边靠窗子的座位，等着大橡树的出现。
紧张的气氛顿时笼罩了整个车厢。
温哥没有勇气望窗外，紧绷着脸，尽量掩饰自己内心的不安，他像惊弓之鸟一样，做好了要失望的心理准备。
还有10英里，5英里了……突然，所有的年轻人都从座位上站了起来，尖叫着，呼喊着，雀跃不已，只有温哥例外。
温哥木讷地坐在那里，望着橡树。
树上挂满了黄手帕——20条，30条，或许足有数百条。
这棵树像面旗帜一样，站在那儿，迎风招展，似乎在欢迎他的归来。
在那些年轻人的欢呼声中，这位刚出狱的人从座位上站了起来，走到车门边，准备下车回家了。
TheyweregoingtoFlorida—threeboysandthreegirls—aheyboardedthebus，theyweregsandwiderbags，dreamingofgoldenbeadseatidesasthegrayewYorkvahe
Asthebuspassedthroughheybegantonotigo.Hesatinfrontofthem，dressedinaplain，ill-fittingsuit，nevermoving，hisdustyfaghisage.Hechewedtheinsideofhislipalot，frozenintosomepersonalofsilence.
&henight，outsideWashington，thebuspulledintoaHowardJohnson's，andeverybodygotoffexgo.Hesatrootediheyouowohim，tryingtoimaginehislife：perhapshetain，arunawayfromhiswife，oranoldshome.Wheothebus，ohegirlssatbesidehimandintroducedherself.
"We&#toFlorida，"shesaidbrightly，"Ihearit'sbeautiful."
"Itis."hesaidquietly，asifrememberihiriedtet.
"Wantsomewi;shesaid.Hesmiledandtookaswig.Hethareatedagainintohissileerawhile，shewentbacktotheothers，andVingonoddedinsleep.
Inthem，theyawokeoutsideanotherHowardJohnson's，andthistimeVihegirlihejointheHeseemedveryshy，andorderedblackdsmokednervouslyastheyoueredaboutsleepingoheyreturhegirlsatwithVingoagain，andafterawhile，sloaioldhisstory.HehadbeeninjailinNewYorkforthepastfouryears，andnowhewasgoinghome.
"Areyoumarried？"
"Idon'tknow."
"Youdon'tknow？"shesaid.
"asintheywife，"hesaid，"ItoldherthatIwasgoingtobeawayalohatifshe'tstandit，ifthekidskeptaskiions，ifithurttoomuch，well，shecouldjustfetme.I'duaanewguy，Isaid—she'sawonderfulwoman，reallysomething—ame.Itoldhershedidn'thavetowriteme.Andshedidn't.Notforthreeandahalfyears."
"Andyhomenow，notknowing？"
"Yeah，"hesaidshyly，"well，lastassuretheparolewasingthrough，IwraioliveinBrunswick，justbeforeJaville，andthere'sabigoaktreejustasyoueintotown.Itoldherthatifshe'dtakemeback，sheshouldputayellowhahetree，andI'dgetoffande.Ifshedidn'twait—nohandkerdI'dgh."
"Wow，"thegirlsaid，"wow."
&heothers，andsoonallofthemwereinit，caughtupintheapproaswigatthepigoshowedthemofhiswifeandthree—thewomanhandsomeinaplainway，thestilluhecracked，mudledsnapshots.
Nowtheywere20milesfromBrunswidtheyouookoverwiherightside，waitingfortheapproachofthegreatoaktree.Thebusacquiredadark，hushedmood，fullofthesilenceofabseyears.Vingostoppedlooking，tighteninghisfatotheex-ask，asiffhimselfagainststillanotherdisappoi.
ThenBrunswimiles，ahen，suddenly，alloftheyoungpeoplewereupoutoftheirseats，sgandshoutingandalldaioVingo.
Vingosattherestunned，lookiree.Itwascoveredwithyellowhandker，30ofthem，maybehureethatstoodlikeabannerofwelebillowinginthewind.Astheyoued，theoldhisseatandmadehiswaytothefroogohome.
本章未完，请点击下一章继续阅读！若浏览器显示没有新章节了，请尝试点击右上角↗️或右下角↘️的菜单，退出阅读模式即可，谢谢！