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月台的等待 Detour To Romance(第1页)

月台的等待DetourToRomance

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LotheinUnionStationasIam,Iseeeverybodythatesupthestairs。

Harryalittleoverthreeyearsagoaheheadofthestairsforthepassehe9:05train。

IrememberseeingHarrythatfirstevemuchmorethanathin,anxiouskidthen。HewasalldressedupandIkinghisgirlandthattheywouldbemarriedtweershearrived。

&hepassengersdIhadtogetbusy。Ididntlooktowardthestairsagaiimeforthe9:18andIwasverysurprisedtoseethattheyoungfellowwasstillthere。

&eoher,noronthe9:40,ahepassehe10:02hadallarriveda,Harrywaslookiydesperate。PrettysooomywindowsoIcalledoutandaskedhimwhatshelookedlike。

“Shessmallanddark,”hesaid,“aeenyearsoldahewayshewalks。Shehasaface,”hesaid,thinkingamihaslotsofspirit。Imeamadbutsheaysmadf,andhereyebrowsetoalittlepointinthemiddle。She’sgotabrownfur,butmaybesheis。”

Iemberseeinganybodylikethat。

Heshowedmethetelegramhedreceived:ARRIVETHURSDAY。MEETMESTATION。LOVELOVELOVELOVE。MAY。ItwasfromOmaha,Nebraska。

“Well,”Ifinallysaid,“whydon’tyouphooyourhome?She’sprobablycalledthereifshegotinaheadofyou。”

Hegavemeasicklook。“I’veooeweregoihendrivedownSotajob。Shehasntanyaddressforme。”Hetouchedthetelegram。

Wheythedayhewasstillthereandcameoverassoonashesawme。

“Didsheworkany>

Henodded。“Sheist。Itelegraphedherformerboss。Alltheyknowisthatsheleftherjobtogetmarried。”

Harrymeteverytraihreeorfourdays。Ofcourse,therailroadliinedthepolicelookedinobodywasanyrealhelp。IcouldseethattheyallfiguredthatMayhadsimplyplayedatri。ButIhat,somehow。

&erabouttwoweeks,HarryaalkingandItoldhimaboutmytheory。“Ifyoulljustwaitlongenough,”Isaid,“youllseeheringupthosestairssomeday。”Heturnedahestairsasthoughhehadhembefore。

&daywheowork,HarrywasbehierofTongsmagaziand。Helookedatmerathersheepishlyandsaid,“Well,Ihadtogetajobsomewhere,didntI?”

&oworkasaclerkforTony。WeneverspokeofMayaherofusevermeheory。ButIHarryalersohestairs。

Towardtheeonywaskilledi,andTonyswidowleftHarryieagaziamarriedagaier,Harryboughtthestandfromher。Heborrowedmoneyandinstalledasodafountaiysoonhehadaverylebusiness。

Theerday。Iheardadalotofthingsfalling。ThecrywasfromHarryahingsfalliofdollsahingswhichhehadupsetwhileheiheter。Heranadgrabbedagirlfrommyassmallanddarkandhereyebrowscametoalittlepointinthemiddle。

Forawhiletheyjusthuoeachanddsayingthingswithoutmeaning。Shedsayafewwordslike,“Itwasthebusstatio-”andhedkissherspeedtellherthemanythingshehaddoofiapparentlyhadhappehreeyearsbeforewasthatMayhadebybus,notbytrain,aelegramshemeant“busstation”,not“railroadstatioedatthebusstationfordaysaallhermtofindHarry。Fiajobtyping。

“What?”saidHarry。“Haveyoubeenwintowime?”

Shenodded。

“Well,heavens。Didntyoueveredowhestatioedaagaziahereallthetime。Iowchedeverybodythatcameupthestairs。”

&olookalittlepale。Prettysoonshelookedoveratthestairsandsaidinaweakvoievercameupthestairsbefore。Yousee,Iwentoutoftowerdayonashortbusirip。Oh,Harry!”Thehrewherarmsaroundhisnedreallybegantocry。

&eshebackedaoiifflytowardthehestation。“Harry,forthreeyears,forthreesolidyears,Ivebeenrightrightiion,typing,intheofficeofthestationmaster。”

我在联合车站的行李寄存处工作,由于工作地点的关系,可以看见走上楼梯的每一个人。

3年前哈里曾来过这儿,站在楼梯口接乘坐9点05分到站的旅客。

我依然记得第一晚见到他时的情景。那时的他无异于一个身材削瘦,眼中透着焦虑的孩子。他穿戴整齐,我知道他是在等他的女友,并且在她到后20分钟,他们将举行婚礼。

好了,旅客们来了,我得去忙了。直到9点18分我才又有时间往楼梯那边看,令我吃惊的是那年轻人还在那儿。

她既没乘9点18的车,也没乘9点40的车到。等10点02的那次车的旅客都出站后,哈里看起来很失望。不一会儿,他走近我的窗口,我招呼他,问他,她长什么样。

“她矮小的个子,黝黑的皮肤,”他说,“19岁。走起路来干脆利落。她的脸嘛,”他想了一会说,“蕴含着丰富的表情,我是说她会生气,但从不会持续太久。她眉心有颗小痣。她有件棕色毛皮大衣,但也有可能没穿。”

我似乎没见过这样的人。

他拿出电报给我看:“周四到。车站接我。爱爱爱爱。——梅。”电报是从内布拉斯加州的奥马哈市发来的。

“噢,”最后,我说,“你怎么不往家里打个电话?如果她比你先到这儿,她可能已经给你家打电话了。”

他忧郁地看着我,“我才来城里两天。我们约定见面后开车去南方,我工作的那个地方。她根本没有我的地址。”他摆弄着电报。

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