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1、第1页共218页http://www.en8848.com.cn/原版英语阅读网PatriciaHighsmithTHEPRICEOFSALTCHAPTER1THELUNCHHOURintheco-workers'cafeteriaatFrankenberg'shadreacheditspeak.Therewasnoroomleftatanyofthelongtables,andmoreandmorepeoplewerearrivingtowaitbackofthewoodenbarricadesb
2、ythecashregister.Peoplewhohadalreadygottheirtraysoffoodwanderedaboutbetweenthetablesinsearchofaspottheycouldsqueezeinto,oraplacethatsomebodywasabouttoleave,buttherewasnoplace.Theroarofdishes,chairs,voices,shufflingfeet,andthebra-a-ackoftheturnstilesint
3、hebare-walledroomwaslikethedinofasinglehugemachine.Thereseatenervously,withthe"WelcometoFrankenberg"bookletproppedupinfrontofheragainstasugarcontainer.Shehadreadthethickbookletthroughlastweek,inthefirstdayoftrainingclass,butshehadnothingelsewithhertore
4、ad,andintheco-workers'cafeteria,shefeltitnecessarytoconcentrateonsomething.Soshereadagainaboutvacationbenefits,thethreeweeks'vacationgiventopeoplewhohadworkedfifteenyearsatFrankenberg's,sheatethehotplatespecialoftheday--agrayishsliceofroastbeefwithabal
5、lofmashedpotatoescoveredwithbrowngravy,aheapofpeas,andatinypapercupofhorseradish.ShetriedtoimaginewhatitwouldbeliketohaveworkedfifteenyearsinFrankenberg'sdepartmentstore,andshefoundshewasunableto."Twenty-fiveYearers"gotfourweeks'vacation,thebookletsaid
6、.Frankenberg'salsoprovidedacampforsummerandwintervacationers.Theyshouldhaveachurch,too,shethought,andahospitalforthebirthofbabies.Thestorewasorganizedsomuchlikeaprison,itfrightenedhernowandthentorealizeshewasapartofit.Sheturnedthepagequickly,andsawinbi
7、gblackscriptacrosstwopages:"AreYouFrankenbergMaterial?"Sheglancedacrosstheroomatthewindowsandtriedtothinkofsomethingelse.OfthebeautifulblackandredNorwegiansweatershehadseenatSaksandmightbuyforRichardforChristmas,ifshecouldn'tfindabetter-lookingwalletth
8、antheonesshehadseenfortwentydollars.OfthepossibilityofdrivingwiththeKellysnextSundayuptoWestPointtoseeahockeygame.Thegreatsquarewindowacrosstheroomlookedlikeapaintingby--Whowasit?Mondrian.Thelittlesquaresectionofwindowinthecorneropentoa
