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1、TheDivePeopleAvramDavidsonEdwardPetersonmovedrestlesslyinthebed,troubledbybaddreams,fatigue,andswift-approachingwakefulness.Hismindinsistedonhisrecognizingcertainthingshewouldsoonerforget:thathehadleftJinnytotakeupwithBranandleftBrantotakeupwithPauli.Andwiththislastofthenamescomingupbubble-likeand
2、burstingatthesurfaceofhismind,hisbodystraightenedoutwithasingleconvulsivekickandallatoncehewasawakeandsittingup,sweatingandtremblingandsickenedwithfright.Heknewnowwhathehaddone.Itwasnodreamafterall.WhatPetersonhaddonewastotakethesharpknifeinhishand,reachoutforthesoftthroatofsomeoneheknewwell,anddr
3、awtheknifeacrossfromeartoear.Heknewthathehaddonethisandthatitwasahideousthingandthatitcouldnotbehappeningtohimthoughheknewitwas.~~oOo~~TheyhadbeenlivinginafetidtenementtothesouthofCooperUnion,notonethatstillhadafaintflavorofanhonoredpast,butonethathadbeenbuilttobeatenement,afive-storyhovelwhichcou
4、ldneverattaintodignityifitenduredathousandyears.Ofcourse,itwasaquestionnowifitwouldendureathousanddays,ifitwouldnotcollapseinsideitsownfilthyintegumentbeforethecannibalcityfelluponitanddestroyedit."Chiliconcarneforsupper,"Paulisaid.Asifhecouldn'tsmellit,alongwitheveryothermealevercookedonthatgreas
5、ystove.Petersonlookedaroundthesingleroomoftheplace,feelinghisfeetburningintheshoes,wonderingvaguelywherehecouldsitdown.Eventhebrokenchairwaspiledhigh—hisoldshirts,tornoneswhichtheChineselaundrymanhadsaidwouldn'tprocess;Pauliwasgoingtomendthemsotheycouldbewashedandhecouldhavesomecleanspares.Shewoul
6、dn'twashthem,no,butshewouldmendthem.Oneofthesedays—Asforthesofa,ithadbeenweekssincethathadbeenavailableforsitting.Page1Paulipassedintothekitchen,tookthelidoffthepot.Hewrinkledhisnose,openedhismouth.Whatwastheuse?Q.That'snotyourchiliconcarne,isit?A.Oh,youknowmineisnogood.Thatwasquitetrue.Nothingshe
7、cookedwasanygood,becauseshenevertookanypains.Butbadasherchiliwas,itwasstillbetterthanthehorridcheapstuffshegotincans;andhehadtoldherso.Againandagainandagain.Sowhydoitnow?Onceortwicehehadasked,wearily,whyshedidn't
