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第25章 The Story of an Hour（第1页）

第25章TheStoryofanHour

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&hatLouiseMallardhadaweakheart。Sotheybrokethebadly。Herhusbaly，>

"Therewasatrai，Louise，"saidhersisterJosephine。RichardsbroughttheJosephihestory。Shespokeiences。

"Richards。。。wasattheneeroffiewsoftheatcame。Louise。。。Louise，Brently'shelist。Brentlywaskilled，Louise。"

Louisedidorycoldly，assomewomenwould。Sheotiothenews。Likeasuddeearsbrokeout。Shecriedloudlyier'sarms。Then，justassuddeopped。Shewenttoherroomaloedhher。Infrontofthewindotychair。Shesatdownaheastiredafterhertears。Herbodyfeltiwereempty。

Outsideherwindowshecouldseethetrees。Theairsmelledlikespringrain。Shecouldhearsomeonesingingfaraway。Birdssahehouse。Blueskyshowedbetweentheclouds。Sherested。

&quietly，butafewweaktearsstillfell。Shehadayfaowhereyesshowednothing。Shelookedoutthewindowatthebluesky。Shewasnotthinking，。She>

Therewassomethingingtoher。Shewaswaitingforitwithfear。Whatwasit?Shedidnotknow;sheotgiveitashefeltitthesky。Itreachedherthroughthesouhecoloroftheair。

Slowlyshebecameexcited。Herbreathcamefast，herheartbeatfaster。Shebegahing。

Itwaofiakeher。Shetriedtofightagainstit。Butsheindwasasweakashertwosmallwhitehaoppedfightingagainstit。Alittlewordbrokefromherlips。

"Free，"shesaid，"Free，free，free!"Theemptinessaher。Hereyesshowedherext。Herheartbeatfast，andthebloodwarmedherbody。Asuddenfeelingofjoyexcitedher。

&stoptoaskifherj。Shesawherfreedomclearly。Sheotstoptothinks。

&hetearswouldeagainwhenshesawherhusband'sbody。Thekindhaill。Theloviillandgray。Butshelookediure。Shesawmaoethatwouldbelongtoheralone。Andnowsheopeothoseyearsinwele。

Therewouldbehoseyears。Shewouldliveforherselfaloherewouldbenmindabovehers。Menandwomenalwaysbelievetheytellotherswhattodoandhowtothink。Suddeoodhatthiswaswrong。Shecouldbreakawaya。

A，shelovedhim-sometimes。Ofte。Whatdidlovemeannow?oodthatfreederthanlove。

"Free!Bodyandmi;shesaidagain。

&erJosephiihedoor。

"Pleaseopenthedoor，"Josephi;Youwillmakeyourselfsick。Whatareyoudoingthere，Louise?Please，please，letmein!"

"Goaway。Iamnotsick。"No，shewasdrinkihroughthatopenwindow。

&joyfullyofallthosedaysbefdays，summerdays。Allkindsofdaysthatwouldbeherowohopelifewouldbelong。Aerday，lifeseemedsolong!Afterawhileshegotupahedoor。

Hereyeswerebright，hercheekswerered。Shedidn'tknandwellshelooked-sofullofjoy。TheyhereRichards>

Amahedoor。ItwasBrey，andtired。Hecarriedasuitdanumbrella。Hewashetrai。Hedidn'tevenknowtherewasa。HerisedatJosephine'ssuddencry。Hedidn'tuandwhyRichardsmovedsuddeohideLouisefromherhusband。

ButRichard>

&hedoe，theysaiditwasherweakbadheart。Theysaidshediedofjoy-ofjoythatkills。