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1、ARIZONANIGHTSARIZONANIGHTSbySTEWARTEDWARDWHITE1ARIZONANIGHTSCHAPTERONETHEOLEVIRGINIATheringaroundthesunhadthickenedalldaylong,andtheturquoiseblueoftheArizonaskyhadfilmed.Stormsinthedrycountriesareinfrequent,butheavy;andthissurelymeantstorm.Wehadriddensincesun-upoverbroadmesas,downand
2、outofdeepcanons,alongthebaseofthemountaininthewildestpartsoftheterritory.Thecattlewerewindingleisurelytowardthehighcountry;thejackrabbitshaddisappeared;thequaillacked;wedidnotseeasingleantelopeintheopen."It'sacaseofholeup,"theCattlemanventuredhisopinion."IhavearanchoverintheDoubleR.C
3、harleyandWindyBillholditdown.We'lltackleit.Whatdoyouthink?"Thefourcowboysagreed.Wedroppedintoalow,broadwatercourse,ascendeditsbedtobigcottonwoodsandflowingwater,followeditintoboxcanonsbetweenrim-rockcarvedfantasticallyandpaintedlikeaMoorishfacade,untilatlastinawideningbelowaroundedhi
4、ll,wecameuponanadobehouse,afruittree,andaroundcorral.ThiswastheDoubleR.CharleyandWindyBillwelcomeduswithsodabiscuits.Weturnedourhorsesout,spreadourbedsonthefloor,filledourpipes,andsquattedonourheels.Variousdogsofvariousbreedsinvestigatedus.Itwasverypleasant,andwedidnotmindtheringarou
5、ndthesun."Somebodyelsecoming,"announcedtheCattlemanfinally."UncleJim,"saidCharley,afteraglance.Ahawk-facedoldmanwithalongwhitebeardandlongwhitehairrodeoutfromthecottonwoods.Hehadonabatteredbroadhatabnormallyhighofcrown,carriedacrosshissaddleaheavy"eightsquare"rifle,andwasfollowedbyah
6、alf-dozenlollopinghounds.Thelargestandfiercestofthelatter,catchingsightofourgroup,launchedhimselfwithlightningrapidityatthebiggestoftheranchdogs,promptlynailedthatcaninebythebackoftheneck,shookhimviolentlyascoreoftimes,flunghimaside,andpouncedonthenext.Duringthe2ARIZONANIGHTSensuingf
7、ewmomentsthathoundwasthebusiestthingintheWest.Hesatisfactorilywhippedfourdogs,pursuedtwocatsupatree,upsettheDutchovenandtherestofthesodabiscuits,stampededthehorses,andraisedacloudofdustadequatetorepresentthesmokeofbattle.Weothersweretooparalysedtomove.UncleJimsatplacidlyonhiswhitehor
8、se,histhinkn
