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1、340IfTomorrowComesSidneySheldonForBarrywithloveP15BOOKONEChapter01NewOrleansTHURSDAY,FEBRUARY20---11:00P.M.Sheundressedslowly,dreamily,andwhenshewasnaked,sheselectedabrightrednegligee(女人)便服,长睡衣towearsothatthebloodwouldnotshow.DorisWhitneylookedaroundthebedr
2、oomforthelasttimetomakecertainthatthepleasantroom,growndearoverthepastthirtyyears,wasneatandtidy.Sheopenedthedrawerofthebedsidetableandcarefullyremovedthegun.Itwasshinyblack,andterrifyinglycold.Sheplaceditnexttothetelephoneanddialedherdaughter'snumberinPhil
3、adelphia.Shelistenedtotheechoofthedistantringing.Andthentherewasasoft"Hello?""Tracy...Ijustfeltlikehearingthesoundofyourvoice,darling.""Whatanicesurprise,Mother.""IhopeIdidn'twakeyouup.""No.Iwasreading.Justgettingreadytogotosleep.CharlesandIweregoingoutford
4、inner,buttheweather'stoonasty.It'ssnowinghardhere.What'sitdoingthere?"DearGod,we'retalkingabouttheweather,DorisWhitneythought,whenthere'ssomuchIwanttotellher.Andcan't."Mother?Areyouthere?"DorisWhitneystaredoutthewindow."It'sraining."Andshethought,Howmelodra
5、maticallyappropriate.LikeanAlfredHitchcockmovie."What'sthatnoise?"Tracyasked.Thunder.Toodeeplywrappedinherthoughts,Dorishadnotbeenawareofit.NewOrleanswashavingastorm.Continuedrain,theweathermanhadsaid.Sixty-sixdegreesinNewOrleans.Byeveningtherainwillbeturni
6、ngtothundershowers.Besuretocarryyourumbrellas.Shewouldnotneedanumbrella.340340"That'sthunder,Tracy."Sheforcedanoteofcheerfulnessintohervoice."Tellmewhat'shappeninginPhiladelphia.""Ifeellikeaprincessinafairytale,Mother,"Tracysaid."Ineverbelievedanyonecouldbe
7、sohappy.TomorrownightI'mmeetingCharles'sparents."Shedeepenedhervoiceasthoughmakingapronouncement."TheStanhopes,ofChestnutHill,"shesighed."They'reaninstitution.Ihavebutterflies〔pl.〕(由紧张等情绪引起的)欲呕的感觉thesizeofdinosaurs.""Don'tworry.They'llloveyou,darling.""Char
8、lessaysitdoesn'tmatter.Helovesme.AndIadorehim.Ican'twaitforyoutomeethim.He'sfantastic.""I'msureheis."ShewouldnevermeetCharles.Shewouldneverholdagrandchildinherlap.No.Imustnotthinkaboutthat."Doesheknowh
