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第27章 罗生门2（第1页）

第27章罗生门（2）

Ashasbeensaid，theservantwaswaitingforabreakintherain。Buthehadnoparticularideaofwhattodoaftertherainstopped。Ordinarily，ofcourse，hewouldhavereturohismaster'shouse，buthehadbeendischargedjustbefore。TheprosperityofthecityofKyotohadbeenrapidlydeg，andhehadbeendismissedbyhismaster，whomhehadservedmanyyears，becauseoftheeffectsofthisdee。Thus，edbytheraialosstokogo。Aherhadnotalittletodowithhisdepressedmood。Therainseemeduop。Hewaslostinthoughtsofhowtomakehislivingtomorrow，helplessihanie。AimlesslyhehadbeehepatteringoftherainontheSujakuAvenue。

TheraiheRashomthahapeltingsoundthatcouldbeheardfaraway。Lookingup，hesawafatblapaleitselfoipsofthetilesjuttingoutfromtheroofofthegate。

&leeaherfairorfoul，becauseofhishelplessces。Ifheeans，hewoulduarvetodeathbesidethewallorintheSujakugutter。Hewhttothisgateandthrownawaylikeastraydog。Ifhedecidedtosteal…Hismind，aftermakiourtimeandagain，allytothethathewouldbeathief。Butdoubtsreturimes。Thoughdetermihehadnochoice，hewasstilluerenetojustifythethathemustbeeathief。

Afteraloudfitofsupslowly。Theeveningadehimlohofabrazier。Thewindintheeveningduskhhthehecricketerthe-lanwasalreadygone。

Dughisneck，helookedaroue，aheshouldersofthebluekimonowhichheworeoverhisyellowthinunderwear。Hedecidedtospehere，ifhedasecludedershelteredfromwindandrain。Hefoundabroadlacqueredstairwayleadiate。Noonewouldbethere，exceptthedead，iftherewereany。So，takiheswordathissidedidnotslipoutofthescabbard，hesetfootoepofthestairs。

Afewsedslater，halfthestairs，hesawamovementabove。Holdihandhuddlingcat-likeinthemiddleofthebrtothetower，hewatdwaited。Alighttheupstairsshonehtcheekwiththered，festeringpimplevisibleuubbywhiskers。Hehadexpelydeadpeopleiower，buthehadonlygoepsbeforehenoticedafireabove，aboutwhioving。Hesawadull，yellow，fliglightwhichmadethecobwebshangingfromthegglowinaghostlyway。WhatsortofpersonwouldbemakingalightintheRashomon…andinastorm?Theunkerrifiedhim。

Asquietlyasalizard，theservaothetopofthesteepstairs。gonallfours，aghisneckasfaraspossible，hetimidlypeepediower。

Asrumorhadsaid，hefoundseveralcorpsesstrewncarelesslyaboutthefloor。Siheglowofthelightwasfeeble，heottthenumber。Helyseethatsomewereherseofthemwerewomen，andallwerelollingonthefloorwiththeirmouthsopenortheirarmsoutstrethansomanyclaydolls。Onewoulddoubtthattheyhadeverbeeerheywere。Theirshoulders，breasts，andtorsosstoodoutinthedimlight;otherpartsvanishedinshadow。Theoffehesedeposedchthishandtohisnose。

&momenthishanddroppedaared。Hecaughtsightofaghoulishformbentoveracorpse。Itseemedtobeanoldwoman，gaunt，gray-haired，anddeliriousinappearahapiorherrighthand，sheingintothefaceofacorpsewhigblackhair。

Seizedmorewithhorrorthancuriosity，heevenfottobreatheforatime。Hefeltthehairofhisheadandbodystandoneched，terrified，shewedgedthetortwofloorboardsand，layinghandsohecantopulloutthelonghairsonebyone，asamohelice。Thehairoothlywiththemovementofherhands。