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第36章 掘墓盗尸人4（第2页）
"Thatsthedoctor，
"criedthelandlord。
"Lookshar，andyoucancatchhim。
"
ItwasbuttwostesfromthesmallarlourtothedooroftheoldGeorgeInn;thewideoakstaircaselandedalmostinthestreet;therewasroomforaTurkeyrugandnothingmorebetweenthethresholdandthelastroundofthedescent;butthislittlesacewaseveryeveningbrilliantlylitu，notonlybythelightuonthestairandthegreatsignal-lambelowthesign，butbythewarmradianceofthebar-roomwindow。TheGeorgethusbrightlyadvertiseditselftoassers-byinthecoldstreet。Fetteswalkedsteadilytothesot，andwe，whowerehangingbehind，beheldtheThegreatdoctorulledushortonthefourthste，asthoughthefamiliarityoftheaddresssurrisedandsomewhatshockedhisdignity。
"ToddyMacfarlane!
"reeatedFettes。
TheLondonmanalmoststaggered。Hestaredfortheswiftestofsecondsatthemanbeforehim，glancedbehindhimwithasortofscare，andtheninastartledwhiser，
"Fettes!
"hesaid，
"You!
"
"Ay，
"saidtheother，
"me!DidyouthinkIwasdeadtoo?Wearenotsoeasyshutofouracquaintance。
"
"Hush，hush!
"exclaimedthedoctor。
"Hush，hush!thismeetingissounexected—Icanseeyouareunmanned。Ihardlyknewyou，Iconfess，atfirst;butIamoverjoyed—overjoyedtohavethisoortunity。Fortheresentitmustbegood-byeinone，formyflyiswaiting，andImustnotfailthetrain;butyoushall—letmesee—yes—youshallgivemeyouraddress，andyoucancountonearlynewsofme。Wemustdosomethingforyou，Fettes。Ifearyouareoutatelbows;butwemustseetothatforauldlangsyne，asoncewesangatsuers。
"
"Money!
"criedFettes，
"Moneyfromyou!ThemoneythatIhadfromyouislyingwhereIcastitintherain。
"
Dr。Macfarlanehadtalkedhimselfintosomemeasureofsueriorityandconfidence，buttheuncommonenergyofthisrefusalcasthimbackintohisfirstconfusion。
Ahorrible，uglylookcameandwentacrosshisalmostvenerablecountenance。
"Mydearfellow，
"hesaid，
"beitasyoulease;mylastthoughtistooffendyou。Iwouldintrudeonnone。Iwillleaveyoumyaddress，however…
"
"Idonotwishit—Idonotwishtoknowtheroofthatsheltersyou，
"interrutedtheother。
"Iheardyourname;Ifeareditmightbeyou;Iwishedtoknowif，afterall，therewereaGod;Iknownowthatthereisnone。Begone!
"
Hestillstoodinthemiddleoftherug，betweenthestairanddoorway;andthegreatLondonhysician，inordertoescae，wouldbeforcedtostetooneside。Itwaslainthathehesitatedbeforethethoughtofthishumiliation。Whiteashewas，therewasadangerousglitterinhissectacles;butwhilehestillauseduncertain，hebecameawarethatthedriverofhisflywaseeringinfromthestreetatthisunusualsceneandcaughtaglimseatthesametimeofourlittlebodyfromthearlour，huddledbythecornerofthebar。Theresenceofsomanywitnessesdecidedhimatoncetoflee。Hecrouchedtogether，brushingonthewainscot，andmadeadartlikeaserent，strikingforthedoor。Buthistribulationwasnotyetentirelyatanend，forevenashewasassingFettesclutchedhimbythearmandthesewordscameinawhiser，andyetainfullydistinct，
"Haveyouseenitagain?
"
ThegreatrichLondondoctorcriedoutaloudwithashar，throttlingcry;hedashedhisquestioneracrosstheoensace，and，withhishandsoverhishead，fledoutofthedoorlikeadetectedthief。Beforeithadoccurredtooneofustomakeamovementtheflywasalreadyrattlingtowardthestation。Thescenewasoverlikeadream，butthedreamhadleftroofsandtracesofitsassage。Nextdaytheservantfoundthefinegoldsectaclesbrokenonthethreshold，andthatverynightwewereallstandingbreathlessbythebar-roomwindow，andFettesatourside，sober，ale，andresoluteinlook。
