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1、KazuoIshiguroWhenWeWereOrphansFirstpublishedinGreatBritainin2000England,1930s.ChristopherBankshasbecomethecountry'smostcelebrateddetective,hiscasesthetalkofLondonsociety.Yetoneunsolvedcrimehasalwayshauntedhim;themysteriousdisappearanceofhis1194parents,inOldShanghai,whenhewasasmallb
2、oy.MovingbetweenLondonandShanghaioftheinter-waryears,WhenWeWereOrphansisastoryofmemory,intrigueandtheneedtoreturn.ToLornaandNaomiPARTONELondon,24thJuly1930ChapterOneItwasthesummerof1923,thesummerIcamedownfromCambridge,whendespitemyaunt'swishesthatIreturntoShropshire,Idecidedmyfutur
3、elayinthecapitalandtookupasmallflatatNumber14bBedfordGardensinKensington.Irememberitnowasthemostwonderfulofsummers.Afteryearsofbeingsurroundedbyfellows,bothatschoolandatCambridge,Itookgreatpleasureinmyowncompany.IenjoyedtheLondonparks,thequietoftheReadingRoomattheBritishMuseum;Iind
4、ulgedentireafternoonsstrollingthestreetsofKensington,outliningtomyselfplansformyfuture,pausingonceinawhiletoadmirehowhereinEngland,eveninthemidstofsuchagreatcity,creepersandivyaretobefoundclingingtothefrontsoffinehouses.ItwasononesuchleisurelywalkthatIencounteredquitebychanceanolds
5、choolfriend,JamesOsbourne,anddiscoveringhimtobeaneighbour,suggestedhecallonmewhenhewasnextpassing.AlthoughatthatpointIhadyettoreceiveasinglevisitorinmyrooms,Iissuedmyinvitationwithconfidence,havingchosenthepremiseswithsomecare.Therentwasnothigh,butmylandladyhadfurnishedtheplaceinat
6、astefulmannerthatevokedanunhurriedVictorianpast;thedrawingroom,whichreceivedplentyofsunthroughoutthefirsthalfoftheday,containedanageingsofaaswellastwosnugarmchairs,anantiquesideboardandanoakbookcasefilledwithcrumblingencyclopaedias-allofwhichIwasconvincedwouldwintheapprovalofanyvis
7、itor.Moreover,almostimmediatelyupontakingtherooms,IhadwalkedovertoKnightsbridgeandacquiredthereaQueenAnneteaservice,severalpacketsoffineteas,andalargetinofbiscuits.SowhenOsbournedidhappenalongonemorningafewdayslater,Iwasabletoserveouttherefreshmentswithanassurancethatneveroncepermi
8、ttedhimtosupposehewasmyfir
