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1、Thehousewasverystill. Inthelittleroomovertheporch,theLadyinBlacksatalone. Nearher,achild’swhitedresslayacrossachair. Ontheflooratherfeetlayatinypairofshoes. Adollhungoverachairandatoysoldieroccupiedthelittlestandbythebed.Andeverywherewassilence—thestrangesilencethat
2、comesonlytoaroomwheretheclockhasstoppedticking.Theclockstoodontheshelfneartheendofthebed. TheLadyinBlacklookedatit. Sherememberedthewaveofangerthathadcomeoverherwhenshehadreachedoutherhandandsilencedtheclockthatnightthreemonthsbefore.Ithadbeensilenteversinceanditsho
3、uldremainsilent,too. Ofwhatpossibleusewerethehoursitwouldtickawaynow? Asifanythingmattered,withlittleKathleenlyingouttherewhiteandstillundertheblackearth!"Muvver!"TheLadyinBlackmovedrestlesslyandlookedtowardthecloseddoor. Behindit,sheknew,wasalittleboywithwideblueey
4、eswhowantedher. Butshewishedhewouldnotcallherbythatname. Itonlyremindedherofthoseotherlittlelips--silentnow."Muvver!" Thevoicewasmoredemanding.TheLadyinBlackdidnotanswer.Hemightgoaway,shethought,ifshedidnotanswer.Therewasashortsilence,andthenthedooropenedslowly."Pe-
5、eek!"Itwasacryofjoyfuldiscovery,butitwasfollowedalmostimmediatelybysilence. Theunsmilingwomandidnotinvitehimtocomenear. Theboywasunsteadyathisfirststep. Hepaused,thenspokecarefully,"I's--here."Itwasmaybetheworstthinghecouldhavesaid. TotheLadyinBlackitwasayetmorepain
6、fulreminderofthatotheronewhowasnotthere.Shegaveasharpcryandcoveredherfacewithherhands."Bobby,Bobby”shecriedout,inareleaseofunreasoningsadness. "Goaway! Goaway! Iwanttobealone--alone!"Allthebrightnessfledfromtheboy'sface. Hiseyesshowedafeelingofdeephurt. Hewaited,but
7、shedidnotmove. Then,withahalf-quietedcry,helefttheroom.(MUSIC)Longminutesafterward,theLadyinBlackraisedherheadandsawhimthroughthewindow. Hewasintheyardwithhisfather,playingundertheappletree.Playing!TheLadyinBlacklookedatthemwithseriouseyes,andhermouthhardenedattheco
8、rners.Bobbyhadsomeonetoplaywithhim,someonetolovehimandcareforhim,whileoutthereonthehillsideKathleenwasalone--allalone.WithalittlecrytheLad
