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第32章 孪生兄弟4（第1页）

第32章孪生兄弟（4）

&eveniomylodgisofthepreviouseveninghadmademenervousandill;Ihadtriedtocuremyselfandattaihinkingbywalkingintheopenair，butIressedwithahorriblepreseofevil—apresewhichIulate。Itwasachill，foggynight;mygandhairandIshookwithydressing-goersbeforeablazinggrateofcoalsIwasevenmoreunfortable。Inoloshuddered—thereisadifferehedreadofsomeimpendingcalamitywassanddispiritingthatItriedtodriveitawaybyinvitingarealsorrow—triedtodispeltheofaterriblefuturebysubstitutingthememoryofapainfulpast。Irecalledthedeathofmyparentsaofixmyminduposadsesattheirbedsidesandtheirgraves。Itallseemedvagueandunreal，ashavingesagoandtoanotherpersorikingthroughmythoughtandpartingitasatensecordispartedbythestrokeofsteel—Ikofnootherparison—Iheardasharpcryasofony!

Thevoicewasthatofmybrotheraothestreetoutsidemywindtothewindowaopelampdirectlyoppositethrewawanandghastlylightupopavemesofthehouses。Asinglepoli，withupturnedcollar，wasleaningagai，quietlysmokingaooneelsewasinsight。Iclosedtheulleddowntheshade，seatedmyselfbeforethefireaofixmymindups。Bywayofassisting，byperformaniliaraywatch;itmarkedhalf-pasteleven。Agaiawfulcry!Itseemedimyside。Iwasfrightenedandforsomemomentshadomove。Afewmier—Ihaveioermediatetime—IfoundmyselfhurryingalonganunfamiliarstreetasfastasIcouldwalk。Ididnotknoas，noing，butpresentlyspraepsofahousebeforeoorthreecarriagesandinwhichweremovinglightsandasubduedofvoices。Itwasthehovan。

Youknow，goodfriend，whathadoccurredthere。InonechamberlayJuliaMargovan，hoursdeadbypoison;ievens，bleedingfromapistolwou，inflictedbyhisownhand。AsIburstintotheroom;pushedasidethephysidlaidmyhanduponhisforeheadheunclosedhiseyes，staredblankly，slowlyaasign。

Iknewilsixweeksafterwards，whenIhadbeeolifebyyourownsaintlywifeinyourowifulhome。Allofthatyouknow，butwhatyoudonotknowisthis—which，however，hasnupoofyourpsychologicalresearches—atleastnotuponthatbraninwhich，withadelidsiderationallyourown，youhaveaskedforlessassistahinkIhavegivenyou:

OnemoonlightnightseveralyearsafterassingthroughUniohehourwaslateandthesquaredeserted。memoriesofthepastnaturallyindasIcametothespotwhereIhadofatefulassignation，andwiththatunatableperversitywhiptsustodwelluponthoughtsofthemostpainfulcharacterIseatedmyselfupohebeoihem。Amahesquareahewalktowardme。Hishandsedbehindhim;hisheadwasbowed;heseemedtoobservenothing。AsheapproachedtheshadowinwhichIsatIreizedhimasthemanwhomIhadseeJuliaMargovahatspot。Buthewasterriblyaltered—grey，wgard。Dissipationandvievideneverylook;illnesswasnolessapparent。Hisgwasindisorder，hishairfellacrosshisforeheadiwhichwasatony，andpicturesque。Helookedfitterforrestraintthaherestraintofahospital。

WithnodefinedpurposeIroseand。Heraisedhisheadandlookedmefullintheface。Ihavenowordsthastlygethatcameoverhisown;itwasalookofuerrhthimselfeyetoeyewithaghost。Buthewasaan。"Damnyou，Joh;hedliftinghistremblingarmhedashedhisfistfeeblyatmyfadfellheadlonguponthegravelasI>

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