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1、SeizetheDayBySaulBellowIWhenitcametoconcealinghistroubles,TommyWilhelmwasnotlesscapablethanthenextfellow.Soatleasthethought,andtherewasacertainamountofevidencetobackhimup.Hehadoncebeenanactor—no,notquite,anextra—andheknewwhatactingshouldbe.Also,hewassmokingacigar,andwhenamanissmokingacigar,w
2、earingahat,hehasanadvantage;itishardertofindouthowhefeels.Hecamefromthetwenty-thirdfloordowntothelobbyonthemezzaninetocollecthismailbeforebreakfast,andhebelieved—hehoped—thathelookedpassablywell:doingallright.Itwasamatterofsheerhope,becausetherewasnotmuchthathecouldaddtohispresenteffort.Onth
3、efourteenthfloorhelookedforhisfathertoentertheelevator;theyoftenmetatthishour,onthewaytobreakfast.Ifheworriedabouthisappearanceitwasmainlyforhisoldfather’ssake.Buttherewasnostoponthefourteenth,andtheelevatorsankandsank.Thenthesmoothdooropenedandthegreatdark-redunevencarpetthatcoveredthelobby
4、billowedtowardWilhelm’sfeet.Intheforegroundthelobbywasdark,sleepy.Frenchdrapeslikesailskeptoutthesun,butthreehigh,narrowwindowswereopen,andintheblueairWilhelmsawapigeonabouttolightonthegreatchainthatsupportedthemarqueeofthemoviehousedirectlyunderneaththelobby.Foronemomentheheardthewingsbeati
5、ngstrongly.MostoftheguestsattheHotelGlorianawerepasttheageofretirement.AlongBroadwayintheSeventies,Eighties,andNineties,agreatpartofNewYork’svastpopulationofoldmenandwomenlives.UnlesstheweatheristoocoldorwettheyfillthebenchesaboutthetinyrailedparksandalongthesubwaygratingsfromVerdiSquaretoCo
6、lumbiaUniversity,theycrowdtheshopsandcafeterias,thedimestores,thetearooms,thebakeries,thebeautyparlors,thereadingroomsandclubrooms.AmongtheseoldpeopleattheGloriana,Wilhelmfeltoutofplace.Hewascomparativelyyoung,inhismiddleforties,largeandblond,withbigshoulders;hisbackwasheavyandstrong,ifalrea
7、dyalittlestoopedorthickened.Afterbreakfasttheoldguestssatdownonthegreenleatherarmchairsandsofasinthelobbyandbegantogossipandlookintothepapers;theyhadnothingtodobutwaitouttheday.ButWilhelmwasusedtoanactivelifeandlikedtogooutenergeticallyinthemorning
