第23章 VII.(2)

作者:所罗门·诺萨普

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类型:都市·校园

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更新时间:2019-10-06 22:41

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本章字节:11810字

anoonwereachedaclearedpieceofgroundconaininghreeorfouracresuponiwasasmall,unpained,woodenhouse,acorncrib,or,aswewouldsay,abarn,andalogkichen,sandingabouarodfromhehouseiwashesummerresidenceofmrmarinrichpners,havingrgeesablishmensonbayouboeuf,areaccusomedospendhewarmerseasoninhesewoodshereheyfindclearwaeranddelighfulshadesinfac,heserereasareohepnersofhasecionofhecounrywhanewporandsaraogaareohewealhierinhabiansofnorhernciies


weweresenaroundinohekichen,andsuppliedwihsweepoaoes,cornbread,andbacon,whilemaserforddinedwihmarininhehouseherewereseveralsvesabouhepremisesmarincameouandookalookaus,askingfordhepriceofeach,ifweweregreenhands,andsoforh,andmakinginquiriesinreionohesvemarkegenerally


aferalongresweseforhagain,followingheexasroad,whichhadheappearanceofbeingveryrarelyraveledforfivemileswepassedhroughconinuouswoodswihouobservingasinglehabiaionalengh,jusashesunwassinkinginhewes,weeneredanoheropening,conainingsomewelveorfifeenacres


inhisopeningsoodahousemuchrgerhanmr


marin’siwaswosorieshigh,wihapiazzainfron


inherearofiwasalsoalogkichen,poulryhouse,corncribs,andseveralnegrocabinsnearhehousewasapeachorchard,andgardensoforangeandpomegranaereeshespacewasenirelysurroundedbywoods,andcoveredwihacarpeofrich,rankverdureiwasaquie,lonely,pleasanpce—lierallyagreenspoinhewildernessiwasheresidenceofmymaser,williamford


asweapproached,ayellowgirl—hernamewasrose—wassandingonhepiazzagoingohedoor,shecalledhermisress,whopresenlycameru


ingouomeeherlordshekissedhim,andughinglydemandedifhehadbough“hoseniggers”fordsaidhehad,andoldusogoroundosally’scabinandresourselves


urninghecornerofhehouse,wediscoveredsallywashing—herwobabychildrennearher,rollingonhegrassheyjumpedupandoddledowardsus,lookedausamomenlikeabraceofrabbis,henranbackoheirmoherasifafraidofus


sallyconducedusinohecabin,oldusoydownourbundlesandbeseaed,forshewassurehawewereiredjushenjohn,hecook,aboysomesixeenyearsofage,andbckerhananycrow,cameru


ingin,lookedseadilyinourfaces,henurninground,wihousayingasmuchas“howd’yedo,”ranbackohekichen,ughingloudly,asifourcomingwasagreajokeindeed


muchweariedwihourwalk,assoonasiwasdark,harryandiwrappedourbnkesroundus,andiddownuponhecabinfloormyhoughs,asusual,wanderedbackomywifeandchildrenheconsciousnessofmyrealsiuaion;hehopelessnessofanyefforoescapehroughhewideforessofavoyelles,pressedheavilyuponme,yemyhearwasahomeinsaraoga


iwasawakenedearlyinhemorningbyhevoiceofmaserford,callingroseshehasenedinohehouseodresshechildren,sallyohefieldomilkhecows,whilejohnwasbusyinhekichenpreparingbreakfas


inhemeanimeharryandiweresrollingabouheyard,lookingaournewquarersjusaferbreakfasacoloredman,drivinghreeyokeofoxen,aachedoawagonloadoflumber,droveinoheopeninghewasasveofford’s,namedwalon,hehusbandofrosebyheway,rosewasanaiveofwashingon,andhadbeenbroughfromhencefiveyearsbeforeshehadneverseeneliza,bushehadheardofberry,andheyknewhesamesrees,andhesamepeople,eiherpersonally,orbyrepuaionheybecamefasfriendsimmediaely,andalkedagreadealogeherofoldimes,andoffriendsheyhadlefbehind


fordwasahaimeawealhymanbesideshisseainhepinewoods,heownedargelumberingesablishmenonindiancreek,fourmilesdisan,andalso,inhiswife’srigh,anexensivepnaionandmanysvesonbayouboeuf


walonhadcomewihhisloadoflumberfromhemillsonindiancreekforddirecedusoreurnwihhim,sayinghewouldfollowusassoonaspossiblebeforeleaving,misressfordcalledmeinohesoreroom,andhandedme,asiishereermed,ainbuckeofmossesforharryandmyself


elizawassillringingherhandsanddeploringhelossofherchildrenfordriedasmuchaspossibleoconsoleher—oldhersheneednoworkveryhard;hashemighremainwihrose,andassishemadaminhehouseaffairs


ridingwihwaloninhewagon,harryandibecamequiewellacquainedwihhimlongbeforereachingindiancreekhewasa“bornhrall”offord’s,andspokekindlyandaffecionaelyofhim,asachildwouldspeakofhisownfaherinanswerohisinquiriesfromwhenceicame,ioldhimfromwashingonofhaciy,hehadheardmuchfromhiswife,rose,andallhewaypliedmewihmanyexravaganandabsurdquesions


onreachinghemillsaindiancreek,wefoundwomoreofford’ssves,samandanonysam,also,wasawashingonian,havingbeenbroughouinhesamegangwihrosehehadworkedonafarmneargeorgeownanonywasabcksmih,fromkenucky,whohadbeeninhispresenmaser’sserviceabouenyearssamknewburch,andwheninformedhahewasheraderwhohadsenmeonfromwashingon,iwasremarkablehowwellweagreeduponhesubjecofhissuperiverascaliyhehadforwardedsam,also


onford’sarrivalahemill,wewereemployedinpilinglumber,andchoppinglogs,whichoccupaionweconinuedduringheremainderofhesummer


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