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1、MyharshlessoninloveandlifeExcerptfromAnEducation,writtenbyLynnBarberImetSimonGoldmanin1960whenIwas16andhewas-hesaid-27,butwasprobablyinhislate30s.IwaswaitingforabushometoTwickenhamafterarehearsalatRichmondLittleTheatre,whenasleekmarooncardrewupandamanwit
2、habigcigarinhismouthleantovertothepassengerwindowandsaid,"Wantalift?"Ofcoursemyparentshadtoldme,myteachershadtoldme,everyonehadtoldme,nevertoacceptliftsfromstrangemen,butatthatstagehedidn'tseemstrange,andIhoppedin.Ilikedthesmellofhiscigarandtheleathersea
3、ts.HeaskedwhereIwantedtogoandIsaidClifdenRoad,andhesaidfine.ItoldhimIhadneverseenacarlikethisbefore,andhesaiditwasaBristol,andveryfewweremade.HetoldmelotsoffactsaboutBristolsaswecruised-Bristolsalwayscruised-towardsTwickenham.Hehadafunnyaccent-later,when
4、Iknewhimbetter,Irealiseditwastheaccentheusedforposh-butIaskedifhewasforeign.Hesaid:"OnlyifyoucountJewsasforeign."WellofcourseIdid.IhadneverconsciouslymetaJew;Ididn'tthinkwehadthematmyschool.ButIsaidpolitely:"AreyouJewish?Ineverwouldhaveguessed."(Imeanthe
5、didn'thavethehookednose,thegreasyringlets,thestragglybeardofShylockintheschoolplay.)HesaidhehadlivedinIsraelwhenhewas"yourage".Iwonderedwhathethoughtmyagewas:Ihopedhethought19.Butthenwhenhesaid,"Fancyacoffee?"Ifoolishlyanswered,"No-myfatherwillkillmeifI'
6、mlate.""Schooltomorrow?"heasked,and,speechlesswithmortification,Icouldonlynod.Sothenhedrovemetomyhouse,andasked:"CanItakeyououtforcoffeeanotherevening?"MylifemighthaveturnedoutdifferentlyifIhadjustsaidno.ButIwasnotquiterudeenough.Instead,IsaidIwasverybus
7、yrehearsingaplaywhichmeantthat,unfortunately,Ihadnofreeevenings.Heaskedwhatplay,andIsaidTheLady'sNotforBurningatRichmondLittleTheatre.Arrivingforthefirstnightacoupleofweekslater,Ifoundanenormousbouquetinthedressingroomaddressedtome.Theotheractresses,allg
8、rown-ups,weremewingwithenvyandsaying,"Thoseflowersmusthavecostafortune."WhenIleftthetheatre,hourslater,IsawtheBristolparkedoutsideandwentovertosaythankyou.Hesaid:"Can'twehaveourcoffeenow?"andIsaidno,becauseIwaslateagain,bu
