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1、INTHEBISHOP'SCARRIAGEINTHEBISHOP'SCARRIAGEMIRIAMMICHELSONINTHEBISHOP'SCARRIAGEI.Whenthethingwasatitshottest,Ibolted.Tom,likethedarlingheis--(Yes,youare,oldfellow,you'reasprecioustomeas--asyouaretothepolice--iftheycouldonlygettheirhandsonyou)--well,Tomdrewoff
2、thecrowd,havingpassedtheoldgentleman'swatchtome,andImadeforthewomen'srooms.Thestationwascrowded,asitalwaysisintheafternoon,andinaminuteIwasstrollingintothebig,squareroom,sayingslowlytomyselftokeepmesteady:"Nancy,you'reacollegegirl--justinfromBrynMawrtomeetyo
3、urpapa.Justseeifyourhat'sonstraight."Idid,goinguptothebigglassandlookingbeyondmyexcitedfacetotheroombehindme.Theresatthewomanwhocannevernurseherbabyexceptwhereeverybodycanseeher,inarailroadstation.Therewasthewomanwho'salwayshungry,nibblingchocolatesoutofabox
4、;andthewomanfallenasleep,withherhatontheside,andhairpinsdroppingoutofherhair;andthewomanwho'sbesideherselfwithfearthatshe'llmisshertrain;andthewomanwhoistakingnotesabouttheotherwomen'srigs.And--AndIdidn'tlikethelookofthatmanwiththecapwhoopenedtheswingingdoor
5、abitandpeepedin.Thewomen'swaiting-roomisnoplaceforaman--norforagirlwho'sgotsomebodyelse'swatchinsideherwaist.Luckily,mybackwastowardhim,butjustasthedoorswungbackhemighthavecaughtthereflectionofmyfaceinamirrorhangingoppositetothebigone.Iretreated,goingtoaninn
6、erroomwheretheladieswerehavingthemaidbrushtheirgowns,soiledfromsuburbantravelandthedirtystation.Thedeuceisinitthewaywomenstare.Itookoffmyhatandjacketforareasontostaythere,andhungthemupasleisurelyasIcould."Nance,"Isaidundermybreath,tothealert-eyed,pug-nosedgi
7、rlinthemirror,whogaveaquickglanceabouttheroomasIbenttowashmyhands,"womenstare'causethey'rewomen.There'snomeaningintheirlook.Iftheyweremen,now,youmighttwitter."INTHEBISHOP'SCARRIAGEIsmoothedmyhairandreachedoutmyhandtogetmyhatandjacketwhen--when--Oh,itwaslong;
8、longenoughtocoveryoufromyourchintoyourheels!Itwasadark,warmred,andithadahighcollarofchinchillathatwasfairlyscrumptious.Andjustaboveitthehathung,ared-clothtoquecaughtuponthesidewithsomeofthesamef
