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第5章 青春不散场 4（第1页）

第5章青春不散场（4）

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&hesedays，”

Mrs.Cootswasfondofsaying，“youstudentswillfindthatwhatyherewillbeuseful.”

Fewofusbelievedher，butthatdidn’tdisrs.herrelentlessdrillinginthebasiglishposition.Shewasunwaverierminatioheihetermpapererbibliography.Attheslightestprotest，Mrs.Coots’sdarkeyesflashed.“Youwillfindthattherealworldisfarmoredemandingthanmytermpapers，butmeaheyhelpprepareyouforit！”

Ismiledatthememory.Nothinghadbeenmorediffioermpapers，heprospeeofProfessorDressel’s.Hewasanotorirader，seemiiculardelightingivingCstoAstudedayIthrewmyselfintothepaper，wharderonitthanaIber.

WhenhehandedbackroansfromthedisappointedmadeProfessorDressel’ssoualward.Hetossedmypaperohoutent.Ishutmyeyestightly，steeliheblow.Whehemopen，ahepage.IdisbeliefIbentoverforacloserlook.ProfessorDresselhadwritteejustbelowthegrade：“Seemeafterclass.”

NervouslyIapproachedhisdeskastherumbledout.“Younglady，”

hesaid，“yourtermpaperisamoIhaveeverseenproducedbyajunioragstudent.Doyouknowwhatthistellsme？”

Ishookmyhead.

“IttellsmethatsthelineyouhadaremarkableEnglishteacher.Ifheorsheistillalive，youshouldgotothatteadexpressyratitude.Goodnight.”

_Hesextbookdosed，abruptlystooda.

Mymouthgaped.IIknewProfessorDresselwasright；IowedagoodmeasureofmyA+toMrs.Coots.IknewIshouldthahememoryofherno-nonsense，crispeanorstillintimidatedme.

OntheeveningIfinallyforcedmyselfuptothefrontdoorofhermodesthouse.Iwastrembling.ButtheeredthedoorwasfardifferentfromtheMrs.emberedinthe.Shewasinabathrobe—paleandfrowning.“MayIein？”

Iblurted.

Shedrelutlybeein.“I’vebeensickallfall，”

shesaidinareedyvoice.“I’mjustingoverpneumonia.”

Mrs.Cootshalfcollapsedinadregardedmetiredly.Isatoheearesther.Ithrustmytermpaperintoherhands.Shegla，thenlookedbackmequizzically.

“Myagprofessorknewsomeonelikeyouonsibleformypaper—and—uh—”

Istammered，“Ijustwahankyou.Ireallyappreciateallyoudidforme.”

Mrs.Cootsbegantocry.“You’rethefirstpersohankme，”

shesobbed.“Thishasbeensuchahardyear，butyourvisithasdoodthanallthemedieI’vetaken.Godblessyou！”

Shegotup，raisedmegentlyoutofmychair，threwherarmsaroundmeandhuggedmehard.Thehshedsometears.“I’msogladyoustoppedby，”

shesaid.

“SoamI！”

Ireplied.

NeveragainhaveIbeeratitude.

当我们的教授佐治亚洲立大学的诺曼？德雷斯尔博士，在给我们讲学期论文的要求时，他论述得很清楚，声音听起来强硬而冰冷。

他一边用严厉的眼神注视着我们，一边作总结性讲解：“内容当然重要，但是格式、参考书目和注释的准确同等重要。”

这种畏惧蔓延开来，整个教室充斥着凝重的气氛。