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1、TheCourtsOfChaosBookFiveofTheChroniclesofAmberbyRogerZelaznyChapter1Amber:highandbrightatopKolvirinthemiddleoftheday.Ablackroad:lowandsinisterthroughGarnathfromChaostothesouth.Me:cursing,pacingandoccasionallyreadinginthelibraryofthepalaceinAmber.Thedoortothatlibrary:closedandbarred
2、.ThemadprinceofAmberseatedhimselfatthedesk,returnedhisattentiontotheopenedvolume.Therewasaknockonthedoor."Goaway!"Isaid."Corwin.It'sme-Random.Openup,huh?Ievenbroughtlunch.""Justaminute."Igottomyfeetagain,roundedthedesk,crossedtheroom.RandomnoddedwhenIopenedthedoor.Hecarriedatray,wh
3、ichhetooktoasmalltablenearthedesk."Plentyoffoodthere,"Isaid."I'mhungry,too.""Sodosomethingaboutit."Hedid.Hecarved.Hepassedmesomemeatonaslabofbread.Hepouredwine.Weseatedourselvesandate."Iknowyouarestillmad..."hesaid,afteratime."Aren'tyou?""Well,maybeIammoreusedtoit.Idon'tknow.Still.
4、..Yes.Itwassortofabrupt,wasn'tit?""Abrupt?"Itookalargeswallowofwine."Itisjustliketheolddays.Worseeven.IhadactuallycometolikehimwhenhewasplayingatbeingGanelon.Nowthatheisbackincontrolheisjustasperemptoryasever,hehasgivenusasetofordershehasnotbotheredtoexplainandhehasdisappearedagain
5、.""Hesaidhewouldbeintouchsoon.""Iimagineheintendedthatlasttime,too.""I'mnotsosure.""Andheexplainednothingabouthisotherabsence.Infact,hehasnotreallyexplainedanything.""Hemusthavehisreasons.""Iambeginningtowonder,Random.Doyouthinkhismindmightfinallybegoing?""Hewasstillsharpenoughtofo
6、olyou.""Thatwasacombinationoflowanimalcunningandshapeshiftingability.""Itworked,didn'tit?""Yes.Itworked.""Corwin,coulditbethatyoudonotwanthimtohaveaplanthatmightbeeffective,thatyoudonotwanthimtoberight?""Thatisridiculous.Iwantthismessclearedupasmuchasanyofus.""Yes,butwouldn'tyourat
7、hertheanswercamefromanotherquarter?""Whatareyougettingat?""Youdonotwanttotrusthim.""Iwilladmitthat.Ihavenotseenhim-ashimself-inahellofalongtime,and..."Heshookhishead."ThatisnotwhatImean.Youareangrythatheisback,aren'tyou?Youhopedthatwehadseenthelastofhim."Ilookedaway."Thereisthat,"I
8、finallysaid."Butnotforavac
