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1、惊天事件AShockingAccident韦盖利译GrahamGreene1Jeromewascalledintohishousemaster'sroominthebreakbetweenthesecondandthethirdclassonaTuesdaymorning.Hehadnofearoftrouble,forhewasawarden-thenamethattheproprietorandheadmasterofaratherexpensivepreparatoryschoolhadchosentogivetoapproved,reliableboysinthelowerfor
2、ms(fromawardenonebecameaguardianandfinallybeforeleaving,itwashopedforMarlboroughorRugby,acrusader).Thehousemaster,MrWordsworth,satbehindhisdeskwithanappearanceofperplexityandapprehension.Jeromehadtheoddimpressionwhenheenteredthathewasacauseoffear.'Sitdown,Jerome,'MrWordsworthsaid.'Allgoingwellwit
3、hthetrigonometry?''Yes,sir.''I'vehadatelephonecall,Jerome.Fromyouraunt.I'mafraidIhavebadnewsforyou.''Yes,sir?''Yourfatherhashadanaccident.''Oh.'MrWordsworthlookedathimwithsomesurprise.'Aseriousaccident.''Yes,sir?'Jeromeworshippedhisfather:theverbisexact.Asmanre-createsGod,soJeromere-createdhisfat
4、her-fromarestlesswidowedauthorintoamysteriousadventurerwhotravelledinfarplaces-Nice,Beirut,Majorca,eventheCanaries.ThetimehadarrivedabouthiseighthbirthdaywhenJeromebelievedthathisfathereither'ranguns'orwasamemberoftheBritishSecretService.Nowitoccurredtohimthathisfathermighthavebeenwoundedin'ahail
5、ofmachine-gunbullets'.MrWordsworthplayedwiththeruleronhisdesk.Heseemedatalosshowtocontinue.Hesaid,'YouknowyourfatherwasinNaples?''Yes,sir.''Yourauntheardfromthehospitaltoday.''Oh.'MrWordsworthsaidwithdesperation,'Itwasastreetaccident.''Yes,sir?'ItseemedquitelikelytoJeromethattheywouldcallitastree
6、taccident.Thepoliceofcoursefiredfirst;hisfatherwouldnottakehumanlifeexceptasalastresort.'I'mafraidyourfatherwasveryseriouslyhurtindeed.''Oh.''Infact,Jerome,hediedyesterday.Quitewithoutpain.''Didtheyshoothimthroughtheheart?''Ibegyourpardon.Whatdidyousay,Jerome?''Didtheyshoothimthroughtheheart?''No
7、bodyshothim,Jerome.Apigfellonhim.'AninexplicableconvulsiontookplaceinthenervesofMrWordsworth'sface;itreallylookedforamomentasthoughheweregoingtolaugh.Heclosedhiseyes,composedhisfeaturesandsaidrapidlyasthoughitwereneces
