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第25章 The Story of an Hour（第1页）

第25章TheStoryofanHour

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&hatLouiseMallardhadaweakheart.Sotheybrokethebadly.Herhusbaly，>

"Therewasatrai，Louise，"saidhersisterJosephine.RichardsbroughttheJosephihestory.Shespokeiences.

"Richards...wasattheneeroffiewsoftheatcame.Louise...Louise，Brently'shelist.Brentlywaskilled，Louise."

Louisedidorycoldly，assomewomenwould.Sheotiothenews.Likeasuddeearsbrokeout.Shecriedloudlyier'sarms.Then，justassuddeopped.Shewenttoherroomaloedhher.Infrontofthewindotychair.Shesatdownaheastiredafterhertears.Herbodyfeltiwereempty.

Outsideherwindowshecouldseethetrees.Theairsmelledlikespringrain.Shecouldhearsomeonesingingfaraway.Birdssahehouse.Blueskyshowedbetweentheclouds.Sherested.

&quietly，butafewweaktearsstillfell.Shehadayfaowhereyesshowednothing.Shelookedoutthewindowatthebluesky.Shewasnotthinking，.She>

Therewassomethingingtoher.Shewaswaitingforitwithfear.Whatwasit?Shedidnotknow;sheotgiveitashefeltitthesky.Itreachedherthroughthesouhecoloroftheair.

Slowlyshebecameexcited.Herbreathcamefast，herheartbeatfaster.Shebegahing.

Itwaofiakeher.Shetriedtofightagainstit.Butsheindwasasweakashertwosmallwhitehaoppedfightingagainstit.Alittlewordbrokefromherlips.

"Free，"shesaid，"Free，free，free!"Theemptinessaher.Hereyesshowedherext.Herheartbeatfast，andthebloodwarmedherbody.Asuddenfeelingofjoyexcitedher.

&stoptoaskifherj.Shesawherfreedomclearly.Sheotstoptothinks.

&hetearswouldeagainwhenshesawherhusband'sbody.Thekindhaill.Theloviillandgray.Butshelookediure.Shesawmaoethatwouldbelongtoheralone.Andnowsheopeothoseyearsinwele.

Therewouldbehoseyears.Shewouldliveforherselfaloherewouldbenmindabovehers.Menandwomenalwaysbelievetheytellotherswhattodoandhowtothink.Suddeoodhatthiswaswrong.Shecouldbreakawaya.

A，shelovedhim-sometimes.Ofte.Whatdidlovemeannow?oodthatfreederthanlove.

"Free!Bodyandmi;shesaidagain.

&erJosephiihedoor.

"Pleaseopenthedoor，"Josephi;Youwillmakeyourselfsick.Whatareyoudoingthere，Louise?Please，please，letmein!"

"Goaway.Iamnotsick."No，shewasdrinkihroughthatopenwindow.

&joyfullyofallthosedaysbefdays，summerdays.Allkindsofdaysthatwouldbeherowohopelifewouldbelong.Aerday，lifeseemedsolong!Afterawhileshegotupahedoor.

Hereyeswerebright，hercheekswerered.Shedidn'tknandwellshelooked-sofullofjoy.TheyhereRichards>

Amahedoor.ItwasBrey，andtired.Hecarriedasuitdanumbrella.Hewashetrai.Hedidn'tevenknowtherewasa.HerisedatJosephine'ssuddencry.Hedidn'tuandwhyRichardsmovedsuddeohideLouisefromherhusband.

ButRichard>

&hedoe，theysaiditwasherweakbadheart.Theysaidshediedofjoy-ofjoythatkills.