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1、APERFECTSPYbyJohnLeCarreAmanwhohastwowomenloseshissoul.Butamanwhohastwohousesloseshishead.--Proverb1InthesmallhoursofablusteryOctobermorninginasouthDevoncoastaltownthatseemedtohavebeendesertedbyitsinhabitants,MagnusPymgotoutofhiselderlycountrytaxi-caband,havingpaidthedriverandwaitedtillhehadleft,
2、struckoutacrossthechurchsquare.Hisdestinationwasaterraceofill-litVictorianboardinghouseswithnameslikeBel-a-Vista,TheCommodoreandEureka.Inbuildhewaspowerfulbutstately,arepresentativeofsomething.Hisstridewasagile,hisbodyforward-slopinginthebesttraditionoftheAnglo-Saxonadministrativeclass.Inthesamea
3、ttitude,whetherstaticorinmotion,Englishmenhavehoistedflagsoverdistantcolonies,discoveredthesourcesofgreatrivers,stoodonthedecksofsinkingships.Hehadbeentravellinginonewayoranotherforsixteenhoursbutheworenoovercoatorhat.HecarriedafatblackbriefcaseoftheofficialkindandintheotherhandagreenHarrodsbag.A
4、strongseawindlashedathiscitysuit,saltrainstunghiseyes,ballsofspumeskimmedacrosshispath.Pymignoredthem.Reachingtheporchofahousemarked"NoVacancies"hepressedthebellandwaited,firstfortheoutsidelighttogoon,thenforthechainstobeunfastenedfrominside.Whilehewaitedachurchclockbeganstrikingfive.Asifinanswer
5、toitssummonsPymturnedonhisheelandstaredbackatthesquare.AtthegracelesstoweroftheBaptistchurchposturingagainsttheracingclouds.Atthewrithingmonkey-puzzletrees,prideoftheornamentalgardens.Attheemptybandstand.Atthebusshelter.Atthedarkpatchesofthesidestreets.Atthedoorwaysonebyone."WhyMr.Canterbury,it's
6、you,"anoldlady'svoiceobjectedsharplyasthedooropenedbehindhim."Youbadman.Youcaughtthenightsleeperagain,Icantell.Whyeverdidn'tyoutelephone?""Hullo,MissDubber,"saidPym."Howareyou?""NevermindhowIam,Mr.Canterbury.Comeinatonce.You'llcatchyourdeath."ButtheuglywindsweptsquareseemedtohavelockedPyminitsspe
7、ll."IthoughtSeaViewwasupforsale,MissD,"heremarkedasshetriedtopluckhimintothehouse."YoutoldmeMr.Cookmovedoutwhenhiswifedied.Wouldn'tsetfootintheplace,yousaid.""Ofcoursehewouldn't.Hewasallergic.Comeinthisinstant,Mr.Cante