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第5章 忍耐的报答(第2页)

"Ibeganwashingherquickly,anxioustogetitoverwith,whenTroylaidhishandonmyarm。Giveheramomenttogetusedtothewater。heasked。ThenhebegantalkingsoftlyinRussian。Afterafewmomentsshebecamecalmandseemedtolistentohim。Verygently,hetooktheclothandsoafrommeandwashedeachofherhands。Thenslowlyandcarefully,hewashedherarmsandshoulders,workinghiswayoverthewrinkled,sallowskin。Eachtouchwasacaress,eachmovementwasaromise。Afterawhile,sheclosedhereyesandrelaxedintothewarmwater。MybeautifulNadja,theoldmanmurmured。Youaresobeautiful。Tomysurrise,Mrs。Svobodaoenedhereyesandmurmuredback,

"MybeautifulTroy。Evenmoreastonishing,shehadtearsinhereyes!

"

Helentookadeebreathandcontinuedherstory。

"Mrs。Svobodastayedcalmthatwholeafternoon。Herhusbandheledmedressherandfeedherlunch。Shecomlainedaboutthefoodandatoneointknockedoverhersou。Mr。Svobodaatientlycleanedituandwaiteduntilhertantrumwasover。Thenheslowlyfedhertherestofhermealandtalkedtoheruntilshewasreadytogotobed。Iwasconcernedaboutthatoldman。Helookedcomletelyexhausted。Iaskedhimwhyheinsistedondoingsomuchbyhimselfwhenwewereaidtodoit。Heturnedtomeandsaidsimly,BecauseIloveher。Youdontunderstand。

"hecontinued。

"Wevebeenmarriedforalmostforty-nineyears。Whenwestartedout,lifeonthefarmwasharderthanyoucanimagine。Thedroughtkilledourcros,andtherewasntenoughastureforthecattle。Ourchildrenweresmall,andIdidntknowhowweweregoingtosurvivethewinter。Iwasveryhardtolivewiththatyear。Nadjautuwithmymoods,andleftmealone,butonenightIblewuatthesuertable。Shedmadeourfavoritetreat,riceudding,andallIcouldthinkaboutwashowmuchsugarandmilkshedused。

"

Suddenly。Ijustcouldnttakeit。Iickedumybowlandthrewitagainstthewall,andstormedouttothebarn。IdontknowhowlongIstayedthere,butaroundsundown,Nadjacameouttofindme。

"Troy

",shesaid,

"youarenotaloneinyourtroubles。Iromisedtostandbyyouthrougheverythinglifebroughtourway。Butifyouwontletme,thenyouhavetogo。

"Shehadtearsinhereyes,buthervoicewasfirm。

"whenyouarereadytobewithusagain,wearehere。

"Thenshekissedmycheekandwalkedbacktothehouse。

"Istayedinthebarnthatnight,andthenextdayIheadedintotowntolookforajob。Therewasnothing,ofcourse,butIkeelooking。Afteraboutaweek,Iwasreadytogiveu。Ifeltacomletefailure,atfarming,asaman。Istartedforhome,notknowingifIdbewelcome,butIdidnthaveanywhereelsetogo。Whenshesawmecomingdownthelane,Nadjacameoutrunning,heraronstringsriving。ShethrewherarmsaroundmeandIbegantowee。Iclungtoherlikeanewbornbaby。

"Ifshecouldstaycommittedtomeduringmyworsttimes,duringthehardesttimeofourlife,theleastIcandoistocomforthernow。Andremindherofthegoodtimeswehad。Wealwayssmiledateachotherwhenweatericeudding,anditsoneofthefewthingsshestillremembers。

"

Helenwasquiet。SuddenlySheilaushedbackherchair,

"Mybreakisover,

"shesaid,dabbingatthetearsthatrolleddownhercheeks,

"AndIknowanoldladywhoneedsanotherdinner。

"ShesmiledatHelen。

"IfIaskthemnicely,Illbetthekitchencanrustleuadishofriceuddingforher,too。

"

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