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布兰福德心碎了,他多想跟着那女孩啊,然而他又真切地渴望见这个女人,是她的精神一直陪伴他,激励他;而此时她就站在那儿,苍白丰满的面庞,温柔而理性;灰色的眼睛里闪着温和的光芒。
布兰福德没有犹豫,他紧抓着那本破旧的《人性的枷锁》,它是他向她证明身份的依据。
尽管这不会是爱情,但会是一种珍贵的东西,是他曾经拥有并将会永远感激的友情……
布兰福德摆正双肩,敬了个礼,然后把书递给那个女人,尽管他的失望之情似乎已经溢于言表,但他仍彬彬有礼地说道:“我是约翰·布兰福德,您——您是梅内尔女士吧,我可以——可以请您吃饭吗?”
女人微笑着。
“孩子,我不明白这是怎么回事,”
她说道,“那位穿绿衣服的年轻小姐请求我戴上这朵玫瑰花,她说如果你请我一块儿出去,就告诉你,她在街对面的餐厅等你。
她说这是一种考验。”
Sixmiosix,saidtheclockovertheinformationboothinNewYork'sGraatioall,youngArmylieutenantliftedhissunburnedfaarrowedhiseyestoime.Hisheartoundingwithabeat.Insixminuteshewouldseethewomanwhohadfilledsuchaspecialplahislifeforthepast13months,thewomanhehadordshadsustainedhimunfailingly.
&Blandfordrememberedonedayinparticular,duriofthefighting,whenhisplaiofapayplanes.Inoneofhislettershehadfessedtoherthatbeoftefear,andonlyafewdaysbeforethisbattlehehadreceivedhera;Ofcourseyoufear…allbravemeimeyoudoubtyourself,Iwantyoutohearmyvtoyou:'Yeah,thoughIwalkthroughtheValleyoftheShadowofDeath,Ishallfearnoevil:forthouartwithme.'…"Hehadremembered,andithadrerength.
Nowhewasgoingtohearherrealvoiiosix.
Agirlpassed,aBlandfordstarted.Shewasweariwasleredrosetheyhadagreedupohisgirlwasonlyabout18,andHollisMeyoldhimshewas30."Whatofit?"hehada;I'm32."He>
Hismiothatbookhehadreadirainingawas;andthroughoutthebookwerenotesinawoman'shandwriting.Hehadhatawomaoaman'sheartsotenderly,sly.Herhebookplate:HollisMeyholdofaNewYorkCitytelephonebookandfoundheraddress.Hehadwritten,shehadadayhehadbee,buttheyhadg.
For13mohfullyreplied.Wheersdidnotarrive,shewroteanyway,andhathelovedherandthatshelovedhi
Butshehadrefusedallhispleastoseograph.Shehadexplai;Ifyformehasay,whatIlooklikewon'tmatter.SupposeI'mbeautiful.I'dalwaysbehauhefeelingthatyouhadbeentakingajustthat,andthatkindoflovewoulddisgustme.SupposeI'mplain(andyoumustadmitthatthisismorelikely),thenI'dalwaysfearthatybecauseyouwerelonelyandhadnooneelse.No,don'taskformypiyouetoNewYork,youshallseemeandthenyoushallmakeyourde."
&osix…hepulledhardoheBlandford'sheartleaped.
Ayoungwomanwas.Herfigurewaslongandslim,herblondhairlaybacurlsoverherdelicateears.Hereyeswereasblueasflowers,herlipsandhadagentlefirmness.Inherpale-greensuit,sheringtimeealive.
&edtettingtoshewaswearingnorose,andashemoved,asmall,provocativesmilecurvedherlips.
"Goingmyway,soldier?"shemurmured.Hemadeoepclosertoher.ThenhesawHollisMeynell.
&andingalmostdiredthegirl,aast4hairtuderawornhat.Shewasmorethanplump;herthikledfeetwerethrustintolow-heeledshoes.
Butsheworearedroseonherrumpledcoat.
Thegirliwaswalkingquickly.
Blahoughhewerebeingsplitintotwo,sokeenwashisdesiretofollowthegirl,yetsodeepwashislongingforthewomahadtrulypanionedandupheldhisowood.Hecouldseeherpale,plumpfatleandsensible;hergrayeyeshadawarmtwinkle.
&Blandforddide.HisfingersgrippedthewornanBondagewhichwastoidentifyhimtoher.Thiswouldnotbelove,butitwouldbesomethingprecious,afriendshipforwhichhehadbeenandmusteverbegrateful…
Hesquaredhisshoulders,saluted,ahebookouttowardthewoman,althoughevenwhilehespokehefeltthebitternessofhisdisappoi;I'mJohnBlandford,andyou—youareMissMeynell.May—mayItakeyoutodi;
Thewoma;Idon'tknowwhatthisisallabout,son,"shea;Thatyoungladyi,shebeggedmetowearthisroseonmydshesaidthatifyouaskedmetogooutwithyou,Ishouldtellyoushe'swaitingforyouiacrossthestreet.Shesaiditwassomeki;
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