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1、MemoriesofMyMelancholyWhores--GabrielGarcíaMárquezHewasnottodoanythinginbadtaste,thewomanoftheinnwarnedoldEguchi.Hewasnottoputhisfingerintothemouthofthesleepinggirl,ortryanythingelseofthatsort."---YasunariKawabata,HouseoftheSleepingBeauties1THEYEARIturnedninety,Iwantedtogivemyselfthegiftofanighto
2、fwildlovewithanadolescentvirgin.IthoughtofRosaCabarcas,theownerofanillicithousewhowouldinformhergoodclientswhenshehadanewgirlavailable.Ineversuccumbedtothatortoanyofhermanyotherlewdtemptations,butshedidnotbelieveinthepurityofmyprinciples,Morality,too,isaquestionoftime,shewouldsaywithamalevolentsm
3、ile,you'llsee.ShewasalittleyoungerthanI,andIhadn'theardanythingaboutherforsomanyyearsthatsheverywellmighthavedied.ButafterthefirstringIrecognizedthevoiceonthephone,andwithnopreamblesIfiredather:"Today'stheday."Shesighed:Ah,mysadscholar,youdisappearfortwentyyears,andcomebackonlytoaskfortheimpossib
4、le.Sheregainedmasteryofherartatonceandofferedmehalfadozendelectableoptions,butallofthem,tobefrank,wereused.Isaidno,insistingthegirlhadtobeavirginandavailablethatverynight.Sheaskedinalarm:Whatareyoutryingtoprove?Nothing,Ireplied,woundedtothecore,IknowverywellwhatIcanandcannotdo.Unmoved,shesaidthat
5、scholarsmayknowitall,buttheydon'tknoweverything:TheonlyVirgosleftintheworldarepeoplelikeyouwhowereborninAugust.Whydidn'tyougivememoretime?Inspirationgivesnowarnings,Isaid.Butperhapsitcanwait,shesaid,alwaysmoreknowledgeablethananyman,andsheaskedforjusttwodaystomakeathoroughinvestigationofthemarket
6、.Irepliedinallseriousnessthatinanaffairsuchasthis,atmyage,eachhourislikeayear.Thenitcan'tbedone,shesaidwithouttheslightestdoubt,butitdoesn'tmatter,it'smoreexcitingthisway,whatthehell,I'llcallyouinanhour.Idon'thavetosaysobecausepeoplecanseeitfromleaguesaway:I'mugly,shyandanachronistic.Butbydintofn
7、otwantingtobethosethingsIhavepretendedtobejusttheopposite.Untiltoday,whenIhaveresolvedtotellofmyownfreewilljustwhatI'mlike,ifonlytoeasemyconscience.IhavebegunwithmyunusualcalltoRosaCabarcasbecause,seenfromthevantagepoi
