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1、老太智斗双煞 I’dleftthehouseforonlyhalfanhour,togotothebank,butassoonasIgothome,Iknewsomethingwaswrong.Therewasamotorbikeonthedriveand,asIgotoutofmycar,Icouldhearitsenginestillrunning,butnoonewasaround.Ilivealone,nexttoquiteabusyroad,butIhadn’tbeenexpectinganyone.There
2、arelotsofentrancestomyhouse,andIcheckedtoseeifanywereopen.Attheback,Ifoundsmashedwindows.ThisisthehouseIgrewupin.Ireturnedtoit16yearsago,fromBelgium,aftermyhusbanddied,wantingasecurehomeforourtwodaughters.It’ssurroundedbywoodlandbutI’veneverbeenfazedbytheisolation
3、.Now,however,Iwasgoingtohavetoactalone.Thethoughtdidn’tworryme.I’minmy60sbutI’veneverbeenfitter,andI’vecertainlyneverfeltphysicallyinferiortoanyone,maleorfemale.Itjustneveroccurredtometogetbackinthecaranddriveaway.Althoughtherewasnothingofgreatvalueinthehouse,thei
4、deaofsomeoneenteringuninvited2)incensedme―Iwantedthemgone.5 我出门才只有半小时,去了趟银行,刚刚回到家门口,就发觉哪里不对劲了。车道上停着一辆摩托车,我下车时就能听到摩托车的引擎还在运转,但是周围空无一人。我一个人住,家靠近熙攘的马路,此时我明明没约人到我家里来。房子有许多入口,当我检查看是否有打开的门窗时,在房子后面发现了被打碎的窗户。我是在这所房子里长大的。十六年前,我丈夫去世后,我从比利时回到这里,因为为了我们的两个女儿,我想要一个安全的家。房子周围树木环
5、绕,但我从未因为这种隔离而感到烦恼。现在,我却要独自面对,不过我并不担心这种情况。我六十几岁,但我的身体棒极了,我从未觉得自己在体能上比任何人差,无论是男性还是女性。回到车里然后离开――这种想法我从未有过。虽然家里并没什么特别值钱的东西,但是一想到不请自来的人,我就怒火中烧――我要让他们离开。 SoIquietlyunlockedthefrontdoor,wentinsideandlistened.Icouldhearanintruderinthetopofthehouse,movingaroundnoisily.Iwa
6、lkedbackoutsideandpushedthemotorbike,whichwentdownwithacrash,theenginecuttingoutasitflooded.“That’llmakeyourlifemoredifficult,”Ithought,asIreturnedinside.Makingnoattempttobequietthistime,Iwentovertothe3)mantelpieceandtookdownthe4)riflethathungaboveit.It’salwaysbee
7、nthere―myparentswerecollectors.Itwasanancient,harmlessspecimen,butIwantedtofeelitsweightasIstooddownstairsandwaited. Someoneappearedthen,atthetopofthestairs,wearingamotorcyclehelmet.Buthewasn’talone.Therewasasecondhelmetedmanwithhim,carryinga5)rucksack.Ihadn’texp
8、ectedtwo.5Grippingtherifletightly,Ispokeclearlyandcalmly―sayingthatI’dcalledthepolice.Itwasabluff―thecouncilhaddugupthelandlineforrepairs,andIrarelygetm
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