漫长的告别（英文版）Chandler, Raymond - The Long Goodbye

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1、1ThefirsttimeIlaideyesonTerryLennoxhewasdrunkinaRolls-RoyceSilverWraithoutsidetheterraceofTheDancers.TheparkinglotattendanthadbroughtthecaroutandhewasstillholdingthedooropenbecauseTerryLennox'sleftfootwasstilldanglingoutside,asifhehadforgottenhehadone.Hehadayoung-lookingfacebuthishairw

2、asbonewhite.Youcouldtellbyhiseyesthathewasplasteredtothehairline,butotherwisehelookedlikeanyotherniceyoungguyinadinnerjacketwhohadbeenspendingtoomuchmoneyinajointthatexistsforthatpurposeandfornoother.Therewasagirlbesidehim.Herhairwasalovelyshadeofdarkredandshehadadistantsmileonherlipsa

3、ndoverhershouldersshehadablueminkthatalmostmadetheRolls-Roycelooklikejustanotherautomobile.Itdidn'tquite.Nothingcan.Theattendantwastheusualhalf-toughcharacterinawhitecoatwiththenameoftherestaurantstitchedacrossthefrontofitinred.Hewasgettingfedup."Look,mister,"hesaidwithanedgetohisvoice

4、,"wouldyoumindawholelotpullingyourlegintothecarsoIcankindofshutthedoor?OrshouldIopenitallthewaysoyoucanfallout?"Thegirlgavehimalookwhichoughttohavestuckatleastfourinchesoutofhisback.Itdidn'tbotherhimenoughtogivehimtheshakes.AtTheDancerstheygetthesortofpeoplethatdisillusionyouaboutwhata

5、lotofgolfingmoneycandoforthepersonality.Alow-swungforeignspeedsterwithnotopdriftedintotheparkinglotandamangotoutofitandusedthedashlighteronalongcigarette.Hewaswearingapullovercheckshirt,yellowslacks,andridingboots.Hestrolledofftrailingdoudsofincense,notevenbotheringtolooktowardstheRoll

6、s-Royce.Heprobablythoughtitwascorny.Atthefootofthestepsuptotheterracehepausedtostickamonodeinhiseye.Thegirlsaidwithaniceburstofcharm:"Ihaveawonderfulidea,darling.Whydon'twejusttakeacabtoyourplaceandgetyourconvertibleout?It'ssuchawonderfulnightforarunupthecoasttoMontecito.Iknowsomepeopl

7、etherewhoarethrowingadancearoundthepool."1Thewhite-hairedladsaidpolitely:"Awfullysorry,butIdon'thaveitanymore.Iwascompelledtosellit."Fromhisvoiceandarticulationyouwouldn'thaveknownhehadhadanythingstrongerthanorangejuicetodrink."Soldit,darling?Howdoyoumean?"Sheslidawayfromhimalongthes