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Text A Love Is a Fallacy（第3页）

[74]“IfyetMr。Pidgeonforamoment，”Isaidcoldly，“Iwouldliketopointoutthatstatementisafallacy。MaybeMadameCuriewouldhavediscoveredradiumatsomelaterdate。Maybesomebodyelsewouldhavediscoveredit。Maybeahingsened。You’tstartothesisthatishendraortableit。”

[75]“Theyoughttoputidgeoures，”saidPolly，“Ihardlyeverseehimanymore。”

[76]Onemorece，Idecided。Butjustohereisalimittowhatfleshandbloodbear。“ThefallacyiscalledPoisoningtheWell。”

[77]“Howcute!”shegurgled。

[78]“Twadebate。Thefirstosupandsays，‘Myoppoisanotoriousliar。You’tbelieveawordthatheisgoingtosay。’。。。Now，Polly，think。Thinkhard。What’swrong?”

[79]Iwatchedhercloselyassheknithercreamybrowiion。SuddenlyaglimmerofihefirstIhadseeohereyes。“It’snotfair，”shesaidwithindignation。“It’snotabitfair。Whatcehastheseangotifthefirstmancallshimaliarbeforeheevealking?”

[8ht!”Icriedexultantly。“Onehuright。It’snotfair。Thefirstmanhaspoisohewellbeforeanybodykfromit。Hehashamstrunghisoppobeforehestart。。。Polly，I’mproudofyou。”

[81]“Pshaws，”shemurmured，blushing>

[82]HeartehekPollywashera，IbeganaloreviewofallIhadtoldher。Overandoverandaiaedoutflaws，kepthammeringawaywithoutletup。Itwaslikediggifirst，everythingeat，anddarkness。IhadnoideawhenIwouldreachthelight，orevenifIwould。ButIpersisted。IpoundedanddsdfinallyIwasrewarded。Isawakoflight。Ahekgotbiggerandthesuncamepinandallwasbright。

[83]Fivegruelingnightswiththistook，butitwasworthit。IhadmadealogioutofPolly;Ihadtaughthertothink。Myjobwasdohyofme，atlast。Shewasafitwifeforme，aproperhostessformymanymansions，asuitablemotherformywellheeled。

[84]ItmustthatIwaswithoutlirl。Quitethetrary。JustasPygmalioheperfeanhehadfashioned，soIlovedmioatherwithmyfeelingsatourveryhetimehadetogeourrelationshipfromaantic。

[85]“Polly，mydear，”Isaid，favherwithasmile，“eogether。Wehavegottenalongsplendidly。Itisclearthatwearewellmatched。”

[86]“HastyGeion，”saidPhtly。

[87]“Ibegyourpardon，”saidI。

[88]“HastyGeioed。“Howyousaythatwearewellmatthebasisofoes?”

[89]Ichuckledwithamusement。Thedearchildhadlearnedherlessonswell。“Mydear，”Isaid，pattingherhandimanesisplenty。Afterall，youdoawholeowthatit’sgood。”

[90]“FalseAnalogy，”saidPollypromptly。“I’mnotacake。I’magirl。”

[91]Ichuckledwithsomewhatlessamusement。Thedearchildhadlearnedherlessooowell。Idecidedtogetactics。Obviouslythebestapproachle，strodeoflove。Ipausedforamomentwhilemymassivebraiheproperword。ThenIbegan:

[92]“Polly，Iloveyou。Youarethewholeworldtome，themooarsaellationsofouterspace。Please，mydarling，saythatyouwillgosteadywithme，forifyouwillnot，lifewillbemeaningless。Iwilllanguish。Iwillrefusemymeals。Iwillwahefaceoftheearth，ashambling，hollow-eyedhulk。”

[93]There，Ithought，foldingmyarms，thatoughttodoit。

[94]“AdMiseri，”saidPolly。

[95]Igrouh。“Well，Polly，”Isaid，fasmile，“youlyhavelearnedyourfalladwhotaughtthemtoyou，Polly?”

[96]“Youdid。”

[97]“That’sright。Soyoudoowemesomething，don’tyou，mydear?IfIhadn’tealongyouneverwouldhavelearfallacies。”

[98]“HypothesistrarytoFact，”shesaidinstantly。

[99]Idashedperspirationfrommybrow。“Polly，”Icroaked，“youmusthesethingssoliterally。Imeanthisisjuststuff。Youknowthatthethingsyoulearnins’thaveanythingtodowithlife。”

[100]“Dipliciter，”shesaid，waggingherfimeplayfully。

[101]Thatdidit。Ileapedtomyfeet，bellowinglikeabull。“Willyouorwillyouhme?”

[102]“Iwillnot，”shereplied。

[103]“Whynot?”Idemanded。

[104]“BecausethisafternoonIpromisedPeteyBellowsthatIwouldgosteadywithhim。”

[105]Ireeledbaewiththeinfamyofit。Afterhepromised，afterhemadeadeal，afterheshookmyha!”Ishrieked，kigupgreatksofturf。“You，Polly。He’saliar。He’sacheat。He’sarat。”

[106]“Poisoningtheolly，“andstopshouting。Ithinkshoutingmustbeafallacytoo。”

[107]Withaofwill，Imodulatedmyvoice。“Allright，”Isaid。“Yi。Let’slookatthisthinglogically。HowcouldyouchoosePeteyBellowsoverme?Lookatme—abrilliaremeual，amanwithaure。eonelogiwhyyoushouldgosteadywithPeteyBellows?”

[108]“Ily，”declaredPolly。“He’sgotaracoat。”

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