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1、BeforeIGoToSleep27/1/1114:50Page3BEFOREIGOTOSLEEPBEFOREIGOTOSLEEPSJWatsonLONDON•TORONTO•SYDNEY•AUCKLAND•JOHANNESBURG3BeforeIGoToSleep27/1/1114:50Page7BEFOREIGOTOSLEEPIwasborntomorrowtodayIliveyesterdaykilledmeParvizOwsia7BeforeIGoToSleep27/1/1114:50Page9BEFOREIGOTOSLEEPPartOneToday9BeforeIGoToSleep2

2、7/1/1114:50Page11BEFOREIGOTOSLEEPThebedroomisstrange.Unfamiliar.Idon’tknowwhereIam,howIcametobehere.Idon’tknowhowI’mgoingtogethome.Ihavespentthenighthere.Iwaswokenbyawoman’svoice–atfirstIthoughtshewasinbedwithme,butthenrealizedshewasreadingthenewsandIwashearingaradioalarm–andwhenIopenedmyeyesIfoundm

3、yselfhere.InthisroomIdon’trecognize.MyeyesadjustandIlookaroundintheneardark.Adressinggownhangsoffthebackofthewardrobedoor–suitableforawoman,butsomeonemucholderthanIam–andsomedark-colouredtrousersarefoldedneatlyoverthebackofachairatthedressingtable,butIcanmakeoutlittleelse.Thealarmclocklookscomplicat

4、ed,butIfindabuttonandmanagetosilenceit.ItisthenthatIhearajudderingintakeofbreathbehindmeandrealizeIamnotalone.Iturnround.Iseeanexpanseofskinanddarkhair,fleckedwithwhite.Aman.Hehashisleftarmoutsidethecoversandthereisagoldbandonthethirdfingerofthehand.Isuppressagroan.Sothisoneisnotonlyoldandgrey,Ithin

5、k,butalsomarried.NotonlyhaveIscrewedamarriedman,butIhavedonesoinwhatIamguessingishishome,inthebedhemustusuallysharewithhiswife.Iliebacktogathermyself.Ioughttobeashamed.11BeforeIGoToSleep27/1/1114:50Page12SJWATSONIwonderwherethewifeis.DoIneedtoworryaboutherarrivingbackatanymoment?Iimagineherstandingo

6、ntheothersideoftheroom,screaming,callingmeaslut.Amedusa.Amassofsnakes.IwonderhowIwilldefendmyself,ifshedoesappear.Theguyinthebeddoesn’tseemconcerned,though.Hehasturnedoverandsnoreson.Ilieasstillaspossible.UsuallyIcanrememberhowIgetintosituationslikethis,butnottoday.Theremusthavebeenaparty,oratriptoa

7、baroraclub.Imusthavebeenprettywasted.WastedenoughthatIdon’trememberanythingatall.Wastedenoughtohavegonehomewithamanwithaweddingringandhairsonhisback.IfoldbackthecoversasgentlyasIcanandsitontheedgeofth