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1、完美.格式.编辑Inthedining-saloonIsitatatablewiththreeothermen;Laurasitssomewayoftwithamarriedcoupleandtheirdaughter.Icanobserveherwithoutherknowing,andthisgivesmepleasure,foritisasinamovingpicturethatIcannotethegraceofhergestures,whethersheraisesaglassofwinetoherlipsorturnswi
2、tharemarktooneofherneighboursortakesacigarettefromhercasewiththoseslenderfingers.Ihaveneverhadmuchofaneyefornoticingtheclothesofwomen,butIgettheimpressionthatLauraisalwaysingreyandwhitebyday,lookingcoolwhenotherpeopleareflushedandshinyinthetropicalheat;intheeveningshewe
3、arssoftrichcolours,darkred,olivegreen,midnightblue,alwaysofthemostsuppleflowingtexture.Iventuredtosaysomethingofthekindtoher,whenshelaughedatmyclumsycomplimentandsaidIhadbettertaketowritingfashionarticlesinsteadofpoliticalleaders.在餐厅里，我同另外三个男人围坐在一张桌子旁，而劳拉同一对夫妇及他们的女儿一块儿坐
4、在离我不远的地方。我可以观察她而不让她发觉，这使我觉得开心，因为我可以像看电影一样地欣赏她优雅的动作，不论是举杯送到唇边，还是扭头与邻座交谈，抑或是用她那纤细的手指从烟盒中夹取香烟的动作。我向来不太会欣赏也不大注意女人的衣着，但我却有这样的印象：劳拉白天总穿着灰色和白色的衣服，因而当别人被热带的高温烘烤得红光满面时，她看上去却给人一种清爽的感觉。到了晚间，她又总是穿着深红、橄榄绿、深蓝等色调柔和富丽、质料柔软光滑的衣服。当我不揣冒昧地将这话对她讲时，她对我这种笨拙的恭维报以开心的大笑，还说我最好不再写什么政坛人物的述评文章而改行专写时
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6、otalktomeaboutpublicaffairs;hesaysheusedtoreadme,andisrathercharminglydeferential,prefacinghisremarksby'Ofcourseit'snotformetosuggesttoyou…"andthenproceedingtotellmeexactlyhowhethinkssometopicalitemofourdome,theorforeignpolicyshouldbehandled.Heisbynomeansstupidorill-inf
7、ormed;alittleopinionatedperhaps,andjustaboutasfartotheRightasanybodycouldgo,butIlikehim,andtrynottoteasehimbyputtingforwardviewswhichwouldonlybringapuzzledlooktohisface.Besides,Idonotwanttobecomeinvolvedindiscussion.Iobservewithamusementhowtotallytheconcernsoftheworld,w
8、hichonceabsorbedmetotheexclusionofallelseexceptanoccasionalrelaxationwithpoetryormusic,havelostinterestformeev
