Carson McCullers - The Heart is a Lonely Hunter.pdf

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2、meoutwearingayelloworgreenpoloshirtstuffedsloppilyintohistrousersinfrontandhangingloosebehind.Whenitwascolderheworeoverthisashapelessgraysweater.Hisfacewasroundandoily,withhalf-closedeyelidsandlipsthatcurvedinagentle,stupidsmile.Theothermutewastall.Hiseyesha

3、daquick,intelligentexpression.Hewasalwaysimmaculateandverysoberlydressed.Everymorningthetwofriendswalkedsilentlytogetheruntiltheyreachedthemainstreetofthetown.Thenwhentheycametoacertainfruitandcandystoretheypausedforamomentonthesidewalkoutside.TheGreek,Spiro

4、sAntonapoulos,workedforhiscousin,whoownedthisfruitstore.Hisjobwastomakecandiesandsweets,uncratethefruits,andtokeeptheplaceclean.Thethinmute,JohnSinger,nearlyalwaysputhishandonhisfriend'sarmandlookedforasecondintohisfacebeforeleavinghim.Thenafterthisgood-byeS

5、ingercrossedthestreetandwalkedonalonetothejewelrystorewhereheworkedasasilverwareengraver.Inthelateafternoonthefriendswouldmeetagain.SingercamebacktothefruitstoreandwaiteduntilAntonapouloswasreadytogohome.TheGreekwouldbelazilyunpackingacaseofpeachesormelons,o

6、rperhaps2lookingatthefunnypaperinthekitchenbehindthestorewherehecooked.BeforetheirdepartureAntonapoulosalwaysopenedapapersackhekepthiddenduringthedayononeofthekitchenshelves.Insidewerestoredvariousbitsoffoodhehadcollected—apieceoffruit,samplesofcandy,orthebu

7、tt-endofaliverwurst.UsuallybeforeleavingAntonapouloswaddledgentlytotheglassedcaseinthefrontofthestorewheresomemeatsandcheeseswerekept.Heglidedopenthebackofthecaseandhisfathandgropedlovinglyforsomeparticulardaintyinsidewhichhehadwanted.Sometimeshiscousinwhoow

8、nedtheplacedidnotseehim.Butifhenoticedhestaredathiscousinwithawarninginhistight,paleface.SadlyAntonapouloswouldshufflethemorselfromonecornerofthecasetotheother.DuringthesetimesSingerstoodverystr