天才一秒记住【畅想小说网】地址:http://www.cxtra.net
第27章这就是纽约HEREISNEWYORK(2)
banner"
>
NewYorkisthetrateofartanderdspioandfinangtoasiareor,theevahepromoter,theactor,thetrader,aitslapeltheunexpungeableodorofthelongpast,sothatnomatterwhereyousitinNewYorkyoufeelthevibratioimesandtalldeeds,ofqueerpeopleasaakings.Iamsittiinastiflinghotelroomi,halfwaydownanairshaft,inmidtown.Noairmovesinoroutoftheroom,yetIamcuriouslyaffectedbyemanationsfromtheimmediatesurroundings.Iamtwenty-twoblowhereRudolphValentinolayiblowhereNathanHalewasexecuted,fiveblothepublisher’sofficewhereErHemingwayhitMaxEastmanonthenose,fourmilefromhitmaeditorialsfortheBrooklyy-fourblothestreetWillaCatherlivedioowritebooksaboutNebraska,onebloareusedtotheboardsoftheHippodrome,thirty-sixblothespotwherethehistouldkickedaradiotopiefullviewofthepubliblowhereHarryThawshotStanfordWhites,fiveblowhereIusedtousherattheMetropolitanOperaandonly112blothespotwhereceDaytheElderwasWashedofhissinsintheChurchoftheEpiphany(Itihislistiely);andforthatmatterIamprobablyogtheveryroomthatanynumberofexaltedandsomewisememorablecharacterssatihemohlessafternoons,lonelyandprivateandfulloftheirownseionsfromwithout.
&downtoluesagoIhemansittiome(abouteighteeninchesawayalongthewall)wasFredStoeeniheaionthatNewYorkprovidesforitsinhabitants.MyohFredStoIsawhiminTheWizardofOzaroundthebeginniury.ButourwaiterfeltthesamestimulusfrombeioamanfromOz,aoheroomthewaitertoldmethatwheer)wasayoungmanjustarrivedinthisdbeforehederstandawlish,hehadtakenhisgirlfortheirfirsttheaterdatetoTheWizardofOz.Itwasawonderfulshow,thewaiterrecalled-amanofstraw,amanoftin.Wonderful!
(Andstilloeeninchesaway.)“Mr.Stoyeater,”
saidthewaiterthoughtfully,twiththisfragilepartiihislinkwithOz.
NewYorkbleofprivacywiththeextofparti;ahanmostdeiesitsuinsulatingtheindividual(ifhewantsit,andalmosteverybodywa)againstallenormousaandwohataretakingplaceeveryminute.Sitinginthismiasmicairshaft,agoodmanyrathersplashyeventshaveotown.Amanshotandkilledhiswifeinafitofjealousy.Itostiroutsidehisbloallmentioninthepapers.Ididnotattend.Sincemyarrival,thegreatestairshediookpla.Ididn’tatteherdidmostoftheeightmillioants,althoughtheysaytherewasquiteacrowd.Ididn’tevenhearaacoupleofwestboundercialairlihabituallyusethisairshafttestogshipsolanticarrivedaed.Ididhemaherdidmostotheroldthisisthegreatestseaportintheworld,with650milesofwaterfront,andshipsgherefrommaids,buttheonlyboatI’vehappeicemyarrivaltagoutoftheEastRiveroiealkingacrosstheBre.IheardtheQueenMaryblowo,though,andthesouhewholehistoryofdepartureandlongingandloss.TheLionshavebeeiooneLion.Afrieoldmeabouthi(Hewaslame,andwasweariheballgroundsahegreatestspspectacleshavebeeed.Isalayer,hegoverowhesirehatwasalltherewastothat-aeen-inagain.Amanwaskilledbyafallingiotapartytedy,andagaiedheavily.
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!