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1、PartOneINTHEtownthereweretwomutes,andtheywerealwaystogether.Earlyeverymorningtheywouldcomeoutfromthehousewheretheylivedandwalkarminarmdownthestreettowork.Thetwofriendswereverydifferent.TheonewhoalwayssteeredthewaywasanobeseanddreamyGreek.Inthesummerhewouldcomeoutwearingayelloworgreen

2、poloshirtstuffedsloppilyintohistrousersinfrontandhangingloosebehind.Whenitwascolderheworeoverthisashapelessgraysweater.Hisfacewasroundandoily,withhalf-closedeyelidsandlipsthatcurvedinagentle,stupidsmile.Theothermutewastall.Hiseyeshadaquick,intelligentexpression.Hewasalwaysimmaculatea

3、ndverysoberlydressed.Everymorningthetwofriendswalkedsilentlytogetheruntiltheyreachedthemainstreetofthetown.Thenwhentheycametoacertainfruitandcandystoretheypausedforamomentonthesidewalkoutside.TheGreek,SpirosAntonapoulos,workedforhiscousin,whoownedthisfruitstore.Hisjobwastomakecandies

4、andsweets,uncratethefruits,andtokeeptheplaceclean.Thethinmute,JohnSinger,nearlyalwaysputhishandonhisfriend'sarmandlookedforasecondintohisfacebeforeleavinghim.Thenafterthisgood-byeSingercrossedthestreetandwalkedonalonetothejewelrystorewhereheworkedasasilverwareengraver.Inthelateaftern

5、oonthefriendswouldmeetagain.SingercamebacktothefruitstoreandwaiteduntilAntonapouloswasreadytogohome.TheGreekwouldbelazilyunpackingacaseofpeachesormelons,orperhaps2lookingatthefunnypaperinthekitchenbehindthestorewherehecooked.BeforetheirdepartureAntonapoulosalwaysopenedapapersackhekep

6、thiddenduringthedayononeofthekitchenshelves.Insidewerestoredvariousbitsoffoodhehadcollected—apieceoffruit,samplesofcandy,orthebutt-endofaliverwurst.UsuallybeforeleavingAntonapouloswaddledgentlytotheglassedcaseinthefrontofthestorewheresomemeatsandcheeseswerekept.Heglidedopenthebackoft

7、hecaseandhisfathandgropedlovinglyforsomeparticulardaintyinsidewhichhehadwanted.Sometimeshiscousinwhoownedtheplacedidnotseehim.Butifhenoticedhestaredathiscousinwithawarninginhistight,paleface.SadlyAntonapouloswouldshufflethemorselfromonecornerofthecasetotheother.DuringthesetimesSinger

8、stoodverystr