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1、APERFECTSPYbyJohnLeCarreAmanwhohastwowomenloseshissoul.Butamanwhohastwohousesloseshishead.--Proverb1InthesmallhoursofablusteryOctobermorninginasouthDevoncoastaltownthatseemedtohavebeendesertedbyitsinhabitants,MagnusPymgotoutofhiselderlycountrytaxi-caband,havingpaidthedriverandwaitedtillhehadl
2、eft,struckoutacrossthechurchsquare.Hisdestinationwasaterraceofill-litVictorianboardinghouseswithnameslikeBel-a-Vista,TheCommodoreandEureka.Inbuildhewaspowerfulbutstately,arepresentativeofsomething.Hisstridewasagile,hisbodyforward-slopinginthebesttraditionoftheAnglo-Saxonadministrativeclass.In
3、thesameattitude,whetherstaticorinmotion,Englishmenhavehoistedflagsoverdistantcolonies,discoveredthesourcesofgreatrivers,stoodonthedecksofsinkingships.Hehadbeentravellinginonewayoranotherforsixteenhoursbutheworenoovercoatorhat.Hecarriedafatblackbriefcaseoftheofficialkindandintheotherhandagreen
4、Harrodsbag.Astrongseawindlashedathiscitysuit,saltrainstunghiseyes,ballsofspumeskimmedacrosshispath.Pymignoredthem.Reachingtheporchofahousemarked"NoVacancies"hepressedthebellandwaited,firstfortheoutsidelighttogoon,thenforthechainstobeunfastenedfrominside.Whilehewaitedachurchclockbeganstrikingf
5、ive.AsifinanswertoitssummonsPymturnedonhisheelandstaredbackatthesquare.AtthegracelesstoweroftheBaptistchurchposturingagainsttheracingclouds.Atthewrithingmonkey-puzzletrees,prideoftheornamentalgardens.Attheemptybandstand.Atthebusshelter.Atthedarkpatchesofthesidestreets.Atthedoorwaysonebyone."W
6、hyMr.Canterbury,it'syou,"anoldlady'svoiceobjectedsharplyasthedooropenedbehindhim."Youbadman.Youcaughtthenightsleeperagain,Icantell.Whyeverdidn'tyoutelephone?""Hullo,MissDubber,"saidPym."Howareyou?""NevermindhowIam,Mr.Canterbury.Comeinatonce.You'llcatchyourdeath."Buttheuglywindsweptsquareseeme
7、dtohavelockedPyminitsspell."IthoughtSeaViewwasupforsale,MissD,"heremarkedasshetriedtopluckhimintothehouse."YoutoldmeMr.Cookmovedoutwhenhiswifedied.Wouldn'tsetfootintheplace,yousaid.""Ofcoursehewouldn't.Hewasallergic.Comeinthisinstant,Mr.Cante