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1、APerfectDayforBananafishByJ.D.Salinger Therewereninety-sevenNewYorkadvertisingmeninthehotel,and,thewaytheyweremonopolizingthelong-distancelines,thegirlin507hadtowaitfromnoontillalmosttwo-thirtytogethercallthrough.Sheusedthetime,though.Shereadanarticleinawomen’spoc
2、ket-sizemagazine,called"SexIsFun-orHell."Shewashedhercombandbrush.Shetookthespotoutoftheskirtofherbeigesuit.ShemovedthebuttononherSaksblouse.Shetweezedouttwofreshlysurfacedhairsinhermole.Whentheoperatorfinallyrangherroom,shewassittingonthewindowseatandhadalmostfin
3、ishedputtinglacqueronthenailsofherlefthand.Shewasagirlwhoforaringingphonedroppedexactlynothing.Shelookedasifherphonehadbeenringingcontinuallyeversinceshehadreachedpuberty.Withherlittlelacquerbrush,whilethephonewasringing,shewentoverthenailofherlittlefinger,accentu
4、atingthelineofthemoon.Shethenreplacedthecaponthebottleoflacquerand,standingup,passedherleft—thewet—handbackandforththroughtheair.Withherdryhand,shepickedupacongestedashtrayfromthewindowseatandcarrieditwithherovertothenighttable,onwhichthephonestood.Shesatdownonone
5、ofthemade-uptwinbedsand—itwasthefifthorsixthring—pickedupthephone."Hello,"shesaid,keepingthefingersofherlefthandoutstretchedandawayfromherwhitesilkdressinggown,whichwasallthatshewaswearing,exceptmules—herringswereinthebathroom."IhaveyourcalltoNewYorknow,Mrs.Glass,
6、"theoperatorsaid."Thankyou,"saidthegirl,andmaderoomonthenighttablefortheashtray.Awoman’svoicecamethrough."Muriel?Isthatyou?"Thegirlturnedthereceiverslightlyawayfromherear."Yes,Mother.Howareyou?"shesaid."I’vebeenworriedtodeathaboutyou.Whyhaven’tyouphoned?Areyouallr
7、ight?""Itriedtogetyoulastnightandthenightbefore.Thephonehere’sbeen—.""Areyouallright,Muriel?"Thegirlincreasedtheanglebetweenthereceiverandherear."I’mfine.I’mhot.Thisisthehottestdaythey’vehadinFloridain--.""Whyhaven’tyoucalledme?I’vebeenworriedto--.""Mother,darling
8、,don’tyellatme.Icanhearyoubeautifully,"saidthegirl.Icalledyoutwicelastnight.Oncejustafter--."Itoldyourfatheryou’dprobablycalllastnight.But,no,hehadto–Ar