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1、PASSINGOFTHETHIRDFLOORBACKPASSINGOFTHETHIRDFLOORBACKByJEROMEK.JEROME1PASSINGOFTHETHIRDFLOORBACKTheneighbourhoodofBloomsburySquaretowardsfouro'clockofaNovemberafternoonisnotsocrowdedastosecuretothestranger,ofappearanceanythingoutofthecommon,immunityfromobservation.Tibb'sboy,
2、screamingatthetopofhisvoicethat_she_washishoney,stoppedsuddenly,steppedbackwardsontothetoesofavolubleyoungladywheelingaperambulator,andremaineddeaf,apparently,tothesomewhatpersonalremarksofthevolubleyounglady.Notuntilhehadreachedthenextcorner--andthenmoreasasoliloquythanasi
3、nformationtothestreet--didTibb'sboyrecoversufficientinterestinhisownaffairstoremarkthat_he_washerbee.Thevolubleyoungladyherself,followingsomehalf-a-dozenyardsbehind,forgotherwrongsincontemplationofthestranger'sback.Therewasthisthatwaspeculiaraboutthestranger'sback:thatinste
4、adofbeingflatitpresentedadecidedcurve."Itain'ta'ump,anditdon'tlooklikekervitcherofthespine,"observedthevolubleyoungladytoherself."BlimyifIdon'tbelieve'e'staking'ome'iswashinguphisback."Theconstableatthecorner,tryingtoseembusydoingnothing,noticedthestranger'sapproachwithgath
5、eringinterest."That'sanoddsortofawalkofyours,youngman,"thoughttheconstable."Youtakecareyoudon'tfalldownandtumbleoveryourself.""Thoughthewasayoungman,"murmuredtheconstable,thestrangerhavingpassedhim."Hehadayoungfacerightenough."Thedaylightwasfading.Thestranger,findingitimpos
6、sibletoreadthenameofthestreetuponthecornerhouse,turnedback."Why,'tisayoungman,"theconstabletoldhimself;"amereboy.""Ibegyourpardon,"saidthestranger;"butwouldyoumindtellingmemywaytoBloomsburySquare.""ThisisBloomsburySquare,"explainedtheconstable;"leastwaysroundthecorneris.Wha
7、tnumbermightyoubewanting?"Thestrangertookfromtheticketpocketofhistightlybuttonedovercoatapieceofpaper,unfoldeditandreaditout:"Mrs.Pennycherry.NumberForty-eight."2PASSINGOFTHETHIRDFLOORBACK"Roundtotheleft,"instructedhimtheconstable;"fourthhouse.Beenrecommendedthere?""By--bya
8、friend,"repliedthestranger."Thankyouverymuch.""Ah,"mutteredtheconstabletohimself;"
