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1、APerfectDayforBananafishByJ.D.Salinger Therewereninety-sevenNewYorkadvertisingmeninthehotel,and,thewaytheyweremonopolizingthelong-distancelines,thegirlin507hadtowaitfromnoontillalmosttwo-thirtytogethercallthrough.Sheusedthetime,though.Shereadanarticleinawomen’spocket-sizemagaz
2、ine,called"SexIsFun-orHell."Shewashedhercombandbrush.Shetookthespotoutoftheskirtofherbeigesuit.ShemovedthebuttononherSaksblouse.Shetweezedouttwofreshlysurfacedhairsinhermole.Whentheoperatorfinallyrangherroom,shewassittingonthewindowseatandhadalmostfinishedputtinglacqueronthena
3、ilsofherlefthand.Shewasagirlwhoforaringingphonedroppedexactlynothing.Shelookedasifherphonehadbeenringingcontinuallyeversinceshehadreachedpuberty.Withherlittlelacquerbrush,whilethephonewasringing,shewentoverthenailofherlittlefinger,accentuatingthelineofthemoon.Shethenreplacedth
4、ecaponthebottleoflacquerand,standingup,passedherleft—thewet—handbackandforththroughtheair.Withherdryhand,shepickedupacongestedashtrayfromthewindowseatandcarrieditwithherovertothenighttable,onwhichthephonestood.Shesatdownononeofthemade-uptwinbedsand—itwasthefifthorsixthring—pic
5、kedupthephone."Hello,"shesaid,keepingthefingersofherlefthandoutstretchedandawayfromherwhitesilkdressinggown,whichwasallthatshewaswearing,exceptmules—herringswereinthebathroom."IhaveyourcalltoNewYorknow,Mrs.Glass,"theoperatorsaid."Thankyou,"saidthegirl,andmaderoomonthenighttabl
6、efortheashtray.Awoman’svoicecamethrough."Muriel?Isthatyou?"Thegirlturnedthereceiverslightlyawayfromherear."Yes,Mother.Howareyou?"shesaid."I’vebeenworriedtodeathaboutyou.Whyhaven’tyouphoned?Areyouallright?""Itriedtogetyoulastnightandthenightbefore.Thephonehere’sbeen—.""Areyoual
7、lright,Muriel?"Thegirlincreasedtheanglebetweenthereceiverandherear."I’mfine.I’mhot.Thisisthehottestdaythey’vehadinFloridain--.""Whyhaven’tyoucalledme?I’vebeenworriedto--.""Mother,darling,don’tyellatme.Icanhearyoubeautifully,"saidthegirl.Icalledyoutwicelastnight.Oncejustafter--
8、."Itoldyourfatheryou’dprobablycalllastnight.But,no,hehadto–Ar