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1、ONEBASKETONEBASKETTHIRTY-ONESHORTSTORIESEDNAFERBER1ONEBASKETTheWomanWhoTriedtoBeGood[1913]Beforeshetriedtobeagoodwomanshehadbeenaverybadwoman--sobadthatshecouldtrailherwonderfulapparelupanddownMainStreet,fromtheElmTreeBakerytotherailroadtracks,withoutoncehavingamandoffhishattoherorawomanbow.Y
2、oupassedheronthestreetwithasurreptitiousglance,thoughshewaswellworthlookingat--inherfursandlacesandplumes.Shehadtheonlyfull-lengthminkcoatinourtown,andGanz'sshoestoresenttoChicagoforhershoes.Herswerethemiraculouslysmallfeetyoufrequentlyseeinstoutwomen.Usuallyshewalkedalone;butonrareoccasions,
3、especiallyroundChristmastime,shemighthavebeenseenaccompaniedbysomesilent,dull-eyed,stupid-lookinggirl,whowouldfollowherdumblyinandoutofstores,stoppingnowandthentoadmireacheapcomborachainsetwithflashyimitationstones--or,queerlyenough,adollwithyellowhairandblueeyesandverypinkcheeks.But,aloneori
4、ncompany,herappearanceinthestoresofourtownwasthesignalforasuddenjumpinthecostofliving.Thestorekeepersmulctedher;andsheknewitandpaidinsilence,forshewasoftheclassthathasnoredress.SheownedtheHousewiththeClosedShutters,nearthefreightdepot--didBlancheDevine.Inalargertownthanoursshewouldhavepassedu
5、nnoticed.Shedidnotlooklikeabadwoman.Ofcoursesheusedtoomuchmake-up,andasshepassedyoucaughttheoversweetbreathofacertainheavyscent.Then,too,herdiamondeardropswouldhavemadeanywoman'sfeatureslookhard;butherplumpface,inspiteofitsheaviness,woreanexpressionofgood-humoredintelligence,andhereyeglassesg
6、avehersomehowalookofrespectability.Wedonotassociatevicewitheyeglasses.Soinalargecityshewouldhavepassedforawell-dressed,prosperous,comfortablewifeandmotherwhowasindangeroflosingherfigurefromanoverabundanceofgoodliving;butwithusshewasatowncharacter,likeOldManGivins,thedrunkard,ortheweak-mindedB
7、innsgirl.2ONEBASKETWhenshepassedthedrug-storecornertherewouldbeasniggeringamongthevacant-eyedloafersidlingthere,andtheywouldleerateachotherandjestinundertones.So,knowingBlancheDevineaswedid,therewassomethingresemblingariotinoneofourmostrespec
