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1、TheAwakeningandSelectedShortStoriesbyKateChopinWithanIntroductionbyMarilynneRobinsonTHEAWAKENINGIAgreenandyellowparrot,whichhunginacageoutsidethedoor,keptrepeatingoverandover:"Allezvous-en!Allezvous-en!Sapristi!That'sallright!"HecouldspeakalittleSpanish,andalsoalanguag

2、ewhichnobodyunderstood,unlessitwasthemocking-birdthathungontheothersideofthedoor,whistlinghisflutynotesoutuponthebreezewithmaddeningpersistence.Mr.Pontellier,unabletoreadhisnewspaperwithanydegreeofcomfort,arosewithanexpressionandanexclamationofdisgust.Hewalkeddownthega

3、lleryandacrossthenarrow"bridges"whichconnectedtheLebruncottagesonewiththeother.Hehadbeenseatedbeforethedoorofthemainhouse.TheparrotandthemockingbirdwerethepropertyofMadameLebrun,andtheyhadtherighttomakeallthenoisetheywished.Mr.Pontellierhadtheprivilegeofquittingtheirso

4、cietywhentheyceasedtobeentertaining.Hestoppedbeforethedoorofhisowncottage,whichwasthefourthonefromthemainbuildingandnexttothelast.Seatinghimselfinawickerrockerwhichwasthere,heoncemoreappliedhimselftothetaskofreadingthenewspaper.ThedaywasSunday;thepaperwasadayold.TheSun

5、daypapershadnotyetreachedGrandIsle.Hewasalreadyacquaintedwiththemarketreports,andheglancedrestlesslyovertheeditorialsandbitsofnewswhichhehadnothadtimetoreadbeforequittingNewOrleansthedaybefore.Mr.Pontellierworeeye-glasses.Hewasamanofforty,ofmediumheightandratherslender

6、build;hestoopedalittle.Hishairwasbrownandstraight,partedononeside.Hisbeardwasneatlyandcloselytrimmed.Onceinawhilehewithdrewhisglancefromthenewspaperandlookedabouthim.Therewasmorenoisethaneveroveratthehouse.Themainbuildingwascalled"thehouse,"todistinguishitfromthecottag

7、es.Thechatteringandwhistlingbirdswerestillatit.Twoyounggirls,theFarivaltwins,wereplayingaduetfrom"Zampa"uponthepiano.MadameLebrunwasbustlinginandout,givingordersinahighkeytoayard-boywhenevershegotinsidethehouse,anddirectionsinanequallyhighvoicetoadining-roomservantwhen

8、evershegotoutside.Shewasafresh,prettywoman,cladalwaysinwhitewithelbowsleeves.Herstarchedskirtscrinkledasshecameandwen