最后一片叶 The Last Leaf(第3/6页)
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"Couldntyoudrawintheotherroom?
"askedJohnsy,coldly。
"Idratherbeherebyyou,
"saidSue。
"Beside,Idontwantyoutokeelookingatthosesillyivyleaves。
"
"Tellmeassoonasyouhavefinished,
"saidJohnsy,closinghereyes,andlyingwhiteandstillasfallenstatue,
"becauseIwanttoseethelastonefall。Imtiredofwaiting。Imtiredofthinking。Iwanttoturnloosemyholdoneverything,andgosailingdown,down,justlikeoneofthoseoor,tiredleaves。
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"Trytoslee,
"saidSue。
"ImustcallBehrmanutobemymodelfortheoldhermitminer。Illnotbegoneaminute。DonttrytomoveuntilIcomeback。
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OldBehrmanwasaainterwholivedonthegroundfloorbeneaththem。HewasastsixtyandhadaMichaelAngelosMosesbeardcurlingdownfromtheheadofasatyralongthebodyofanim。Behrmanwasafailureinart。FortyyearshehadwieldedthebrushwithoutgettingnearenoughtotouchthehemofhisMistresssrobe。Hehadbeenalwaysabouttoaintamasteriece,buthadneveryetbegunit。Forseveralyearshehadaintednothingexcetnowandthenadaubinthelineofcommerceoradvertising。Heearnedalittlebyservingasamodeltothoseyoungartistsinthecolonywhocouldnotaythericeofarofessional。Hedrankgintoexcess,andstilltalkedofhiscomingmasteriece。Fortheresthewasafiercelittleoldman,whoscoffedterriblyatsoftnessinanyone,andwhoregardedhimselfasesecialmastiff-in-waitingtorotectthetwoyoungartistsinthestudioabove。
SuefoundBehrmansmellingstronglyofjunierberriesinhisdimlylighteddenbelow。Inonecornerwasablankcanvasonaneaselthathadbeenwaitingtherefortwenty-fiveyearstoreceivethefirstlineofthemasteriece。ShetoldhimofJohnsysfancy,andhowshefearedshewould,indeed,lightandfragileasaleafherself,floataway,whenherslightholduontheworldgrewweaker。
OldBehrman,withhisredeyeslainlystreaming,shoutedhiscontemtandderisionforsuchidioticimaginings。
"Vass!
"hecried。
"Arethereeoleintheworldwiththefoolishnesstodiebecauseleavesdrooffaconfoundedvine?Ihadnotheardofsuchathing。No,Iwillnotboseasamodelforyourfoolhermit-dunderhead。Whydoyouallowsuchsillybusinesstocomeinthebrainofher?Ach,oorlittleMissJohnsy。
"
"Sheisveryillandweak,
"saidSue,
"andthefeverhaslefthermindmorbidandfullofstrangefancies。Verywell,Mr。Behrman,ifyoudonotcaretooseforme,youneednt。ButIthinkyouareahorridold—oldflibbertigibbet。
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"Youarejustlikeawoman!
"yelledBehrman。
"WhosaidIwillnotose?Goon。Icomewithyou。ForhalfanhourIhadbeentryingtosaythatIamreadywithtoose。Gott!ThisisnotanylaceinwhichonesogoodasMissJohnsyshallliesick。SomedayIwillainamasteriece,andweshallallgoaway。Gott!Yes。
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Johnsywassleeingwhentheywentustairs。Sueulledtheshadedowntothewindow-sill,andmotionedBehrmanintotheotherroom。Intheretheyeeredoutthewindowfearfullyattheivyvine。Thentheylookedateachotherforamomentwithoutseaking。Aersistent,coldrainwasfalling,mingledwithsnow。Behrman,inhisoldblueshirt,tookhisseatasthehermitmineronanuturnedkettleforarock。
WhenSueawokefromanhourssleethenextmorningshefoundJohnsywithdull,wide-oeneyesstaringatthedrawngreenshade。
"Pullitu;Iwanttosee,
"sheordered,inawhiser。
WearilySueobeyed。
But,look!Afterthebeatingrainandfiercegustsofwindthathadenduredthroughthelivelongnight,thereyetstoodoutagainstthebrickwalloneivyleaf。Itwasthelastoneonthevine。Stilldarkgreennearitsstem,butwithitsserratededgestintedwiththeyellowofdissolutionanddecay,ithungbravelyfromabranchsometwentyfeetabovetheground。
"Itisthelastone,
"saidJohnsy。
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