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1、PatriciaHighsmithTHEPRICEOFSALTCHAPTER1THELUNCHHOURintheco-workers'cafeteriaatFrankenberg'shadreacheditspeak.Therewasnoroomleftatanyofthelongtables,andmoreandmorepeoplewerearrivingtowaitbackofthewoodenbarricadesbythecashregister.Peoplewhohadalreadygo
2、ttheirtraysoffoodwanderedaboutbetweenthetablesinsearchofaspottheycouldsqueezeinto,oraplacethatsomebodywasabouttoleave,buttherewasnoplace.Theroarofdishes,chairs,voices,shufflingfeet,andthebra-a-ackoftheturnstilesinthebare-walledroomwaslikethedinofasin
3、glehugemachine.Thereseatenervously,withthe"WelcometoFrankenberg"bookletproppedupinfrontofheragainstasugarcontainer.Shehadreadthethickbookletthroughlastweek,inthefirstdayoftrainingclass,butshehadnothingelsewithhertoread,andintheco-workers'cafeteria,sh
4、efeltitnecessarytoconcentrateonsomething.Soshereadagainaboutvacationbenefits,thethreeweeks'vacationgiventopeoplewhohadworkedfifteenyearsatFrankenberg's,sheatethehotplatespecialoftheday--agrayishsliceofroastbeefwithaballofmashedpotatoescoveredwithbrow
5、ngravy,aheapofpeas,andatinypapercupofhorseradish.ShetriedtoimaginewhatitwouldbeliketohaveworkedfifteenyearsinFrankenberg'sdepartmentstore,andshefoundshewasunableto."Twenty-fiveYearers"gotfourweeks'vacation,thebookletsaid.Frankenberg'salsoprovidedacam
6、pforsummerandwintervacationers.Theyshouldhaveachurch,too,shethought,andahospitalforthebirthofbabies.Thestorewasorganizedsomuchlikeaprison,itfrightenedhernowandthentorealizeshewasapartofit.Sheturnedthepagequickly,andsawinbigblackscriptacrosstwopages:"
7、AreYouFrankenbergMaterial?"Sheglancedacrosstheroomatthewindowsandtriedtothinkofsomethingelse.OfthebeautifulblackandredNorwegiansweatershehadseenatSaksandmightbuyforRichardforChristmas,ifshecouldn'tfindabetter-lookingwalletthantheonesshehadseenfortwen
8、tydollars.OfthepossibilityofdrivingwiththeKellysnextSundayuptoWestPointtoseeahockeygame.Thegreatsquarewindowacrosstheroomlookedlikeapaintingby--Whowasit?Mondrian.Thelittlesquaresectionofwindowinthecorneropentoawhitesky.Andnobirdtoflyinorout.Whatkindo
