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1、1ForBarrywithloveBOOKONEChapter01NewOrleansTHURSDAY,FEBRUARY20---11:00P.M.Sheundressedslowly,dreamily,andwhenshewasnaked,sheselectedabrightrednegligeetowearsothatthebloodwouldnotshow.DorisWhitneylookedaroundthebedroomforthelasttimetomakecertainthatthepleasantroom,growndearoverthepastthirtyyears,w
2、asneatandtidy.Sheopenedthedrawerofthebedsidetableandcarefullyremovedthegun.Itwasshinyblack,andterrifyinglycold.Sheplaceditnexttothetelephoneanddialedherdaughter'snumberinPhiladelphia.Shelistenedtotheechoofthedistantringing.Andthentherewasasoft"Hello?""Tracy...Ijustfeltlikehearingthesoundofyourvoi
3、ce,darling.""Whatanicesurprise,Mother.""IhopeIdidn'twakeyouup.""No.Iwasreading.Justgettingreadytogotosleep.CharlesandIweregoingoutfordinner,buttheweather'stoonasty.It'ssnowinghardhere.What'sitdoingthere?"DearGod,we'retalkingabouttheweather,DorisWhitneythought,whenthere'ssomuchIwanttotellher.Andca
4、n't."Mother?Areyouthere?"DorisWhitneystaredoutthewindow."It'sraining."Andshethought,Howmelodramaticallyappropriate.LikeanAlfredHitchcockmovie."What'sthatnoise?"Tracyasked.Thunder.Toodeeplywrappedinherthoughts,Dorishadnotbeenawareofit.NewOrleanswashavingastorm.Continuedrain,theweathermanhadsaid.Si
5、xty-sixdegreesinNewOrleans.Byeveningtherainwillbeturningtothundershowers.Besuretocarryyourumbrellas.Shewouldnotneedanumbrella."That'sthunder,Tracy."Sheforcedanoteofcheerfulnessintohervoice."Tellmewhat'shappeninginPhiladelphia."12"Ifeellikeaprincessinafairytale,Mother,"Tracysaid."Ineverbelievedany
6、onecouldbesohappy.TomorrownightI'mmeetingCharles'sparents."Shedeepenedhervoiceasthoughmakingapronouncement."TheStanhopes,ofChestnutHill,"shesighed."They'reaninstitution.Ihavebutterfliesthesizeofdinosaurs.""Don'tworry.They'llloveyou,darling.""Charlessaysitdoesn'tmatter.Helovesme.AndIadorehim.Ican'
7、twaitforyoutomeethim.He'sfantastic.""I'msureheis."ShewouldnevermeetCharles.Shewouldneverholdagrandchildinherlap.No.Imustnotthinkaboutthat."Doesheknowhowluckyheistohaveyou,baby?""Ikeeptellinghim."Tracylaughed."Enoughabo