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正文 第37节 文 / [法]大仲马

    台湾小说网  www.192.tw台湾小说网  www.192.tw台湾小说网  www.192.twe;itheevening,andtheayofyesterdayretuedhincreasediy.

    butahehourspassedaebackagain.

    vanbaerlepassedthenightinanagonyofdespair.onthefolloevenrehideous,brutal,andhatefulthanusual;inhisnd,orratherinhisheart,therehadbeensohopethatitaning.

    inhisforeverfroosa

    theeveningelanyas,involuntarily,vanbaerlexedupostexperieneulipsoughttobeplanted.hehadsaidtorosa,

    ”ishalltellyouthedayoputthebulbintheground.”

    hehadinteofix,atthevainlyhopedforintervieeforthatntousoperation.thep,begaeeredbythosepaleraysoftheaprilsunontforplantingthebulbtopassby,if,inadditiontothegriefofseeingheore,heshouldhavetodeplorethesfortuneofseeinghistulipfailonatofitshavingbeenplaoolate,orofitsnothavingbeenplaall

    thesetbiakehieaveoffeatinganddrinking.

    thishecaseonthefourthday.

    itbutterprostration,stretightsee,inthelightoftheaprilsun,rosaorthetulip,thetobjectsofhislove.

    intheevening,gryphustooka.

    onthefolloatall,andgryphuscarriedthedishesa.

    eliushadreinedihewholeday.

    ”ingdothelastvisit,”ithinkridofourscholar.”

    rosaartled.

    ”nonsense”saidjab.”ean”

    ”hedoesntdrink,hedoes,hedoesntleavehisbed.heynheergrotius,i,onlythechestoffin.”

    rosagreh.

    ”ah”shesaidtoherself,”heisuneasyabouthistulip.”

    and,risingber,ookapenandpaper,anddurinightbusiedherselfhtragletters.

    onthefollooiothehedoor.

    hepounprovedduringhershortabsenceofsevendays,

    ”beeasy;yourtulipisgoingonwell.”

    althoughthesefeeoftherosa,then,ing,buthadvoluntarilystayedaeandseehihgriefatnothavingseenher.

    eliushadpaperandapencil.heguessedthatsheexpectedanansebeforetheeveningtofetchit.hethereforeilartothathhehadreceived,

    ”ityayaboutthetulipthathasdeill,butthegriefatnotseeingyou.”

    aftergryphushaddehislastvisitoftheday,anddarknesshadsetin,heslippedthepaperuhedoor,andlisteinteention,butheherheardrosasfootstepsnortherustlingown.

    heonlyheardavoiceasfeebleasabreath,alelikeacaress,hroughthegratedlittlehedoortheword,

    ”torrow”

    noorroheeighthday.fhtdayseliusandrosahadnotseeneachother.

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    theeventsookplaceduringthoseeightdays

    onthefolloeonescratchatthegratedlittleasrosahadbeeninthehabitofdoingintheheydayoftheirfriendship.

    eliusbeing,asyeasilybeigined,notfarofffrohedoor,perceivedrosa,pinherhand.

    seeinghiosadandpale,sheartled,andsaid,

    ”youareill,nheerelius”

    ”yes,ia”heansindandinbody.

    ”isayfathertoldthatyoureinedinbedallday.ithenyouruneasinessnostpreciousobjectofyouray.”

    ”andi,”saidelius,”ihaveansydearrosa,ithoughtyouhadreceivedletter.”

    ”itistrue;ihavereceivedit.”

    ”youeexarvellressining.”

    ”indeed,ihavenotooseeightnotbesoredytorestoreyoutohealth.”

    ”restoretohealth”unicateto”

    sayingthis,thepoorprisonerlookedatrosa,hiseyessparklinghhope.

    hershedidnot,or,uandthislook,rosaansweredgravely,

    ”ihaveonlytospeaktoyouaboutyourtulip,ostinyournd.”

    rosapronouhosefeone,deeplyintotheheartofelius.hedidnotsuspectlayhiddehisappearanceofindifferencehhepirlaffectedtospeakofherrival,theblacktulip.

    ”oh”tteredelius,”againagaitoldyou,rosa,thatithoughtbutofyouthatitiregretted,youissed,youorethanthelossoflibertyandoflifeitself”

    rosasledelancholyair.

    ”ah”shesaid,”yourtuliphasbeeninsuger.”

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