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第59章 玫瑰 1（第1页）

第59章玫瑰（1）

TheRose

洛根·皮尔索尔·史密斯LoganPearsallSmith

Theoldladyhadalroudofthegreatrose-treeinhergarden，andwasfondoftellinghowithadgrownfromagshehadbroughtyearsbeforefromItaly，whenshewasfirstmarried。SheandherhusbaravellingbatheircarriagefromRome（itwasbeforethetimeofrailways），andonabadpieceofroadsouthofSienatheyhadbrokendown，andhadbeeopassthenightinalittlehousebytheroadside。Theaodatiochedofcourse；shehadspentasleeplessnight，andrisingearlyhadstood，，atheriththecochthedawill，afteralltheseyears，rememberthebluemountainswiththebrightmoohem，andhowafar-offtowhepeakshadgraduallygrownwhiterahemoohemououchedwiththepinksun，aownwaslitasbyanillumination，onewihergahesuillatlastthewholelittlekledaheskylikeaars。

Thatm，f？indingtheywouldhavetowaitwhiletheircarriagewasbeiheyhaddriveninaloveyaheouheyhadbeentoldtheywouldf？iers；aheyhadstayedtwoorthreedays。ItwasoureItaliahahighchurch，apretentiouspiazza，afewnarrowstreetsandlittlepalaces，perched，allpaplete，oopofamountain，withinanenclosureofwallshardlylargerthananEnglishkitgarden。Butitwasfulloflifeandnoise，egalldayandallnightwiththesouandvoices。

Thepleiayedwasthemeetihenotabilitiesofthelittlecity；theSio，thedodafewothers；andamoheyiful，slim，talkativeoldman，withbrightbladsallandstraightandstillwiththef？igureofayouth，althoughthewaitertoldthemwithpridethattheoltovecchio—wouldiyinthefollowingyear。Hewasthelastofhisfamily，thewaiteradded—theyhadoahehads；iermehplacy，asifitwereastoryonwhichthelocalityprideditself，thatthetehadbeenunfortunateinlove，andhadnevermarried。

&leman，however，seemedcheerfulenough；anditlaiookahestrangers，aomaketheirace。Thiswassoohefriendlywaiter；aletalktheoldmaovisithisvillaandgardeoutsidethewallsofthetowerhesuodesdtheysawihroughdoors，blueshadowsbeginnihebrownmountaiopaytheirvisit。Itwasnotmuchofaplace，asmall，moderuccovilla，ebblygarden，andinitastonebasinwithtoldf？ish，andastatueofDianaandherhoundsagainstthewall。Butwhatgaveaglorytoitwasagigareewhichclamberedoverthehouse，almostsmthewindows，andf？illihtheperfumeofitssweetwasaf？ihetesaidproudlywhentheypraisedit，aelltheSignoraaboutit。Ahere，drinkingthewihem，healludedwiththecheerfulindifferenceofoldagetohisloveaffair，asthoughhetraheyhadheardofitalready。