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第22章 法官的房子7(第1页)

Againhewascalledtohisimmediatesurroundingssuddenly。Thistimeitmightnothavebeenthesuddensilenceonlywhichtookhisattention;therewasaslightmovementoftheroe,andthelammoved。Withoutstirring,helookedtoseeifhisileofbookswaswithinrange,andthencasthiseyealongtheroe。Ashelookedhesawthegreatratdrofromtheroeontheoakarmchairandsitthereglaringathim。Heraisedabookinhisrighthand,andtakingcarefulaim,flungitattherat。Thelatter,withaquickmovement,srangasideanddodgedthemissile。Hethentookanotherbook,andathird,andflungthemoneafteranotherattherat,buteachtimeunsuccessfully。Atlast,ashestoodwithabookoisedinhishandtothrow,theratsqueakedandseemedafraid。ThismadeMalcolmsonmorethanevereagertostrike,andthebookflewandstrucktherataresoundingblow。Itgaveaterrifiedsqueak,andturningonhisursueralookofterriblemalevolence,ranuthechair-backandmadeagreatjumtotheroeofthealarmbellandranuitlikelightning。Thelamrockedunderthesuddenstrain,butitwasaheavyoneanddidnottoleover。Malcolmsonkethiseyesontherat,andsawitbythelightofthesecondlamleatoamouldingofthewainscotanddisaearthroughaholeinoneofthegreatictureswhichhungonthewall,obscuredandinvisiblethroughitscoatingofdirtanddust。

"Ishalllookumyfriendshabitationinthemorning,

"saidthestudent,ashewentovertocollecthisbooks。

"Thethirdicturefromthefirelace;Ishallnotforget。

"Heickeduthebooksonebyone,commentingonthemasheliftedthem。

"ConicSectionshedoesnotmind,norCycloidalOscillations,northePrinciia,norQuaternions,norThermodynamics。Nowforthebookthatfetchedhim!

"Malcolmsontookituandlookedatit。Ashedidsohestarted,asuddenalloroversreadhisface。Helookedrounduneasilyandshiveredslightly,ashemurmuredtohimself:

"TheBiblemymothergaveme!Whatanoddcoincidence。

"Hesatdowntoworkagain,andtheratsinthewainscotrenewedtheirgambols。Theydidnotdisturbhim,however;somehowtheirresencegavehimasenseofcomanionshi。Buthecouldnotattendtohiswork,andafterstrivingtomasterthesubjectonwhichhewasengagedgaveituindesair,andwenttobedasthehefirststreakofdawnstoleinthroughtheeasternwindow。

Hesletheavilybutuneasily,anddreamedmuch;andwhenMrs。Demsterwokehimlateinthemorningheseemedillatease,andforafewminutesdidnotseemtorealiseexactlywherehewas。Hisfirstrequestrathersurrisedtheservant。

"Mrs。Demster,whenIamouttodayIwishyouwouldgetthestesanddustorwashthoseictures—seciallythatonethethirdfromthefirelace—Iwanttoseewhattheyare。

"

LateintheafternoonMalcolmsonworkedathisbooksintheshadedwalk,andthecheerfulnessofthereviousdaycamebacktohimasthedayworeon,andhefoundthathisreadingwasrogressingwell。Hehadworkedouttoasatisfactoryconclusionalltheroblemswhichhadasyetbaffledhim,anditwasinastateofjubilationthatheaidavisittoMrs。Withamat

"TheGoodTraveller。

"Hefoundastrangerinthecosysitting-roomwiththelandlady,whowasintroducedtohimasDr。Thornhill。Shewasnotquiteatease,andthis,combinedwiththedoctorslungingatonceintoaseriesofquestions,madeMalcolmsoncometotheconclusionthathisresencewasnotanaccident,sowithoutreliminaryhesaid:

"Dr。Thornhill,Ishallwithleasureansweryouanyquestionyoumaychoosetoaskmeifyouwillanswermyonequestionfirst。

"

Thedoctorseemedsurrised,buthesmiledandansweredatonce,

"Done!Whatisit?

"

"DidMrs。Withamaskyoutocomehereandseemeandadviseme?

"

Dr。Thornhillforamomentwastakenaback,andMrs。Withamgotfieryredandturnedaway;butthedoctorwasafrankandreadyman,andheansweredatonceandoenly。

"Shedid:butshedidntintendyoutoknowit。Isuoseitwasmyclumsyhastehatmadeyoususect。Shetoldmethatshedidnotliketheideaofyourbeinginthathouseallbyyourself,andthatshethoughtyoutooktoomuchstrongtea。Infact,shewantsmetoadviseyouifossibletogiveutheteaandtheverylatehours。Iwasasakeenstudentinmytime,soIsuoseImaytakethelibertyofacollegeman,andwithoutoffence,adviseyounotquiteasastranger。

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