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第26章 你可听见我心动 12（第1页）

第26章你可听见我心动（12）

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"Isthisthefirsttimeyouhavebeehemountains，Richard?"herfatheraskedme，turninginhise.

"I'vehinahundredmilesofherebefore，sir.It'sadifferenttryuphere，butIsupposeyouwouldthinkthesameaboutthecoast，wouldn'tyou？"

"Oh，butFatherusedtoliveinNorfolk，"Gretsaid."Didn'tyou，Father？"

"Ilivedthereforhreeyears."

Therewassomethingelsehewouldsay，andbothofuswaitedforhimtoue.

"Fatherisamastermeic，"Gretwhisperedtome."Heworksintherailroadshops."

"Yes，"hesaidafterawhile."I'velivedinmahereiswhereIwishtostay."

Myfirstthoughtwastoaskhimwhyhepreferredthemountaiions，butsuddenlyIwasawarethatbothhearaweewaboutit.

Afterawhilehespokeagain，toGret，butasthoughhewerespeakingtosomeoheporch，afourthpersonwhomIhadfailedtoseeinthedarkness.Iwaited，teed，forhimtoue.

&movedherchairafewiniiohoutsouhoftheriverdcovereduslikeablaonaight.

&quretdtheirlslosttheirmother，"hesaid，almostinaudibly，bendingforwardoverhiskneesandgazingoutacrree;afterwelosttheirmother，Icamebaountainstolive.I'tstayinNorfolk，andI'tstanditinBaltimore.ThiswastheohwhereIdpeace.Gretremembershermother，butherofyouderstandhowitiswithme.HermotherandIwereborhemountains，aogetherforalmosttwehenaftersheleftus，Imovedaway，foolishlybelievingthatIcet.ButIwaswrong.OfcourseIwaswrong.Aman&#etthemotherofhis，eventhoughheknowshewillneverseeheragain."

&ede，andIyeyesfromherdarklyframedprofilebesideme.Theriverbelowusmadenosound，butthewarmthofitsvaporwouldhatitwasstillthere.

&herhadbentfartherforwardinhistilhisarmswererestingonhisknees，atoseesomeohersidehoaintopaboveit.Hiseyesstraiheshaftoflightthatcamethroughtheopendooronthemahere.Tearsfellfromhisfacelikefragmentsofstars，burningintohisquiveringhandsuntiltheywereoutofsight.

&illiupahroughthedoorway.Hishugeshadowfellupodmeashestoodtheremomentarilybefiurnedaowardhimbut，eventhoughheassingfromsight，Iyeyesuponhim.

&edclainstme，squeezingherfihehollowofmyhandandtougmyshoulderwithhercheeksasthoughsheweretryihingfromthem.Herfather'sfootstepsgrewfailastweolongerhearhim.

Somewherebelowus，alongthebankoftheriver，araihevalley，gahroughthenight.Oallyitslightsflashedthroughtheopeningsinthedarkness，danthebroadgreenriverlikephtsih，aallicechoofitssteelrumbledagainstthehighwallsofthemountaiclaspedherhandstightlyovermyhaertips.

"Richard，whydidyoue?"

Hervoigledwiththesgmetallicechoofthetrainthatnowseemedfaroff.

Ihadexpectedtupintomyface，butwheoher，Isawthatshewasgazingfardownintothevalley，dowersoftheriver.SheknewwhyIhade，butshedidnotwishtohearmesay>

IdidnotknowwhyIhadetoseeher，now.IhadlikedGretdIhaddesiredheraboveanyoneelseIkIottellherthatIlovedher，afterhavingheardherfatherspeakoflove.IwassorryIhade，nheardhimspeakofGretotherashedid.Ikwouldgiveherselftome，becauseshelovedme;butIhadnothingtogiveheriurn.Shewasbeautiful，verybeautiful，andIhaddesiredher.Thatwasbefore.IeveragainthinkofherasIhadeprepared.

"Whydidyoue，Richard？"

"Why?"

"Yes，Richard;why?"

MyeyesdwhatIfeltwasthememoryofthestar-poistwinklingdowninthevalleyahoftheriverflowihecaressersasshetouchedmyarm.

"Richard，pleasetellmewhyyoucame."

"Idon'tknowwhyIcame，Gret."

"Ifyouonlylovedme.asIloveyou，Richard，youhy."

Herfirembledinmyhand.Iknewshelovedme.Therehadbeennodoubtinmymindfrrete.

"PerhapsIshouldnothavee，"Isaid."Imadeamistake，Gret.Ishouldhavestayedaway."

"Butyouwillbehereht，Richard.Yearlyinthem.Youaren'tsorrythatyoucame，forjustthisshorttime，areyou，Richard?"

"I'mnotsorrythatIamhere，Gret，butIshouldnothavee.Ididn'tknoasdoianyrighttoehere.Peoplewholoveeachotheraretheo;

"Butyoudolovemejustalittle，don'tyou，Richard?You'tpossiblylovemenearlysomuchasIloveyou，but'tyoutellmethatyoudolovemejustalittle?I'llfeelmuchhappierafteryouhavegone，Richard."

"Idon'tknow，"Isaid，trembling.

"Richard，please—"