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1、THEMANUPSTAIRSANDOTHERSTORIESByP.G.WodehouseCONTENTS:THEMANUPSTAIRS3SOMETHINGTOWORRYABOUT15DEEPWATERS27WHENDOCTORSDISAGREE40BYADVICEOFCOUNSEL52ROUGH-HEWTHEMHOWWEWILL60THEMANWHODISLIKEDCATS70RUTHINEXILE81ARCHIBALD'SBENEFIT92THEMAN,THEMAID,ANDTHEMIASMA1
2、04THEGOODANGEL115POTSO'MONEY127OUTOFSCHOOL139THREEFROMDUNSTERVILLE148THETUPPENNYMILLIONAIRE159AHEADOFSCHEDULE169SIRAGRAVAINE.ATALEOFKINGARTHUR'SROUNDTABLE180THEGOAL-KEEPERANDTHEPLUTOCRAT192INALCALA202THEMANUPSTAIRSTherewerethreedistinctstagesintheevol
3、utionofAnnetteBrougham'sattitudetowardstheknockingintheroomabove.Inthebeginningithadbeenmerelyavaguediscomfort.Absorbedinthecompositionofherwaltz,shehadhearditalmostsubconsciously.Thesecondstagesetinwhenitbecameaphysicalpainlikered-hotpincerswrenching
4、hermindfromhermusic.Finally,withathrillinindignation,sheknewitforwhatitwas—aninsult.Theunseenbrutedislikedherplaying,andwasintimatinghisviewswithaboot-heel.Defiantly,withherfootontheloudpedal,shestruck—almostslapped—thekeysoncemore.'Bang!'fromtherooma
5、bove.'Bang!Bang!'Annetterose.Herfacewaspink,herchintilted.Hereyessparkledwiththelightofbattle.Shelefttheroomandstartedtomountthestairs.Nospectator,howeverjust,couldhavehelpedfeelingapangofpityforthewretchedmanwhostoodunconsciousofimminentdoom,possibly
6、eventriumphant,behindthedooratwhichshewasonthepointoftapping.'Comein!'criedthevoice,ratherapleasantvoice;butwhatisapleasantvoiceifthesoulbevile?Annettewentin.TheroomwasatypicalChelseastudio,scantilyfurnishedandlackingacarpet.Inthecentrewasaneasel,behi
7、ndwhichwerevisibleapairoftrouseredlegs.Acloudofgreysmokewascurlingupoverthetopoftheeasel.'Ibegyourpardon,'beganAnnette.'Idon'twantanymodelsatpresent,'saidtheBrute.'Leaveyourcardonthetable.''Iamnotamodel,'saidAnnette,coldly.'Imerelycame—'AtthistheBrute
8、emergedfromhisfortificationsand,removinghispipefromhismouth,jerkedhischairoutintotheopen.'Ibegyourpardon,'hesaid.'Won'tyousitdown?'HowrecklessisNatureinthedistributionofhergifts!Notonlyhadthisblack-heartedknockeronfloorsapleasantvoice,but,inad
