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1、THEVAMPIREARMANDTHEVAMPIRECHRONICLESANNERICEJesus,speakingtoMaryMagdalene:Jesussaithuntoher,Touchmenot;forIamnotyetascendedtomyFather:butgotomybrethren,andsayuntothem,IascenduntomyFather,andyourFather;andtomyGod,andyourGod.THEGOSPELACCORDINGTOST.JOHN20:
2、17PART1BODYandBLOODTHEYSAIDachildhaddiedintheattic.Herclotheshadbeendiscoveredinthewall.Iwantedtogoupthere,andtoliedownnearthewall,andbealone.They'dseenherghostnowandthen,thechild.Butnoneofthesevampirescouldseespirits,really,atleastnotthewaythatIcouldse
3、ethem.Nomatter.Itwasn'tthecompanyofthechildIwanted.Itwastobeinthatplace.NothingmorecouldbegainedfromlingeringnearLestat.I'dcome.I'dfulfilledmypurpose.Icouldn'thelphim.Thesightofhissharplyfocusedandunchangingeyesunnervedme,andIwasquietinsideandfulloflove
4、forthosenearestme-myhumanchildren,mydark-hairedlittleBenjiandmytenderwillowySybelle-butIwasnotstrongenoughjustyettotakethemaway.Ileftthechapel.Ididn'teventakenoteofwhowasthere.Thewholeconventwasnowthedwellingplaceofvampires.Itwasnotanunrulyplace,oranegl
5、ectedplace,butIdidn'tnoticewhoremainedinthechapelwhenIleft.Lestatlayashehadallalong,onthemarblefloorofthechapelinfrontofthehugecrucifix,onhisside,hishandsslack,thelefthandjustbelowtherighthand,itsfingerstouchingthemarblelightly,asifwithapurpose,whenther
6、ewasnopurposeatall.Thefingersofhisrighthandcurled,makingalittlehollowinthepalmwherethelightfell,andthattooseemedtohaveameaning,buttherewasnomeaning.Thiswassimplythepreternaturalbodylyingtherewithoutwilloranimation,nomorepurposefulthantheface,itsexpressi
7、onalmostdefiantlyintelligent,giventhatmonthshadpassedinwhichLestathadnotmoved.Thehighstained-glasswindowsweredutifullydrapedforhimbeforesunrise.Atnight,theyshonewithallthewondrouscandlesscatteredaboutthefinestatuesandrelicswhichfilledthisoncesanctifieda
8、ndholyplace.LittlemortalchildrenhadheardMassunderthishighcovedroof;apriesthadsungouttheLatinwordsfromanaltar.Itwasoursnow.Itbelongedtohim-Lestat,themanwholaymotionlessonthemarblefloor.Man.Vampire.Immortal.ChildofDarkness.Anyandal
