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1、DAWNO'HARATHEGIRLWHOLAUGHEDDAWNO'HARATHEGIRLWHOLAUGHEDbyEDNAFERBERTOMYDEARMOTHERWHOFREQUENTLYINTERRUPTSANDTOMYSISTERFANNIEWHOSAYS"SH-SH-SH!"OUTSIDEMYDOOR1DAWNO'HARATHEGIRLWHOLAUGHEDCHAPTERITHESMASH-UPThereareanumberofthingsthatarepleasanterthanbeingsickinaNewYorkboa
2、rding-housewhenone'snearestdearestisamarriedsisterupinfar-awayMichigan.Someonemusthavebeenverykind,forthereweredoctors,andablue-and-whitestripednurse,andbottlesandthings.Therewasevenavaseofperkycarnations--scarletones.Idiscoveredthattheyhadatrickofnoddingtheirheads,
3、saucily.Thediscoverydidnotappeartosurpriseme."Howdy-do!"saidIaloudtothefattestandreddestcarnationthatovertoppedalltherest."Howintheworlddidyougetinhere?"Thestripednurse(Ihadn'tnoticedherbefore)rosefromsomecornerandcameswiftlyovertomybedside,takingmywristbetweenherfi
4、ngers."I'mverywell,thankyou,"shesaid,smiling,"andIcameinatthedoor,ofcourse.""Iwasn'ttalkingtoyou,"Isnapped,crossly,"Iwasspeakingtothecarnations;particularlytothatelderlyoneatthetop--thefatonewhokeepsbowingandwagginghisheadatme.""Oh,yes,"answeredthestripednurse,polit
5、ely,"ofcourse.Thatoneisverylively,isn'the?Butsupposewetakethemoutforalittlewhilenow."Shepickedupthevaseandcarrieditintothecorridor,andthecarnationsnoddedtheirheadsmorevigorouslythaneveroverhershoulder.Iheardhercallsoftlytosomeone.Thesomeoneansweredwithasharplittlecr
6、ythatsoundedlike,"Conscious!"ThenextmomentmyownsisterNorahcamequietlyintotheroom,andkneltatthesideofmybedandtookmeinherarms.Itdidnotseematallsurprisingthatsheshouldbethere,pattingmewithreassuringlittlelovepats,murmuringovermewithherlipsagainstmycheck,callingmeahundr
7、edhalf-forgottenpetnamesthatIhadnotheardforyears.Butthen,2DAWNO'HARATHEGIRLWHOLAUGHEDnothingseemedtosurprisemethatsurprisingday.Noteventhesightofagreat,red-haired,red-faced,scrubbedlookingmanwhostrolledintotheroomjustasNorahwasinthemidstofdenouncingnewspapersingener
8、al,andmynewspaperinparticular,andcallingthecityeditoraslave-driverandabeast.Thebig,red-hairedmanstoodregardingustolerantly."Better,eh?"sai
