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Text B War（第1页）
TextBWar
LuigiPirandello
[1]ThepassengerswhohadleftRomebythenightexpresshadtostopuntildawationofFabriaiheirjourhesmallold-fashionedlogthemaihSulmona。
[2]Atdawn，inastuffyandsmokysed-classcarriageinwhichfivepeoplehadalreadyspe，abulkymwashoistedin—almostlikeashapelessbundle。Behindherpuffingandmoaning，followedherhusband—atinyman;thinandweakly，hisfacedeath-white，hiseyessmallandbrightandlookingshyanduneasy。
[3]Havingatlasttakehepolitelythahepassengersedhiswifeandwhohadmaderoomforher;theothewtopulldownthecollarofherdpolitelyinquired:
[4]“Areyht，dear?”
[5]Thewife，instead，pulleduphercaintohereyes，soastohideherface。
[6]“Nastyworld，”mutteredthehusbandwithasadsmile。
[7]Ahisdutytoexplaintpanionsthatthepooritied，forthewarwastakingawayfromherheronlyson，aboyoftwentytowhombothhaddevotedtheirentirelife，evenbreakinguptheirhomeatSulmonatofollowhimtoRome，wherehehadtogoasastudent，thenallowinghimtovolunteerforwarwithanassuraatleastsixmonthshewouldhefrontandnow，allofasudden，regawiresayingthathewasduetoleaveiimeandaskiogoandseehimoff。
[8]Thewcoatwastwistingandwriggling，attimesgrowlinglikeawildaainthatallthoseexplanationswouldnothavearousedevenashadowofsympathyfromthosepeoplewho—mostlikely—wereiasherself。Ohem，whohadbeehparticularattention，said，“YoushouldthankGodthatyoursonisonlyleavingnowforthefront。Miherethefirstdayofthewar。Hehasalreadyebacktwidedabatothefront。”
[9]“Whataboutme?Ihavetwosonsandthreehefront，”saidaner。
[10]“Maybe，butiisouronlysohehusband。
[11]“Whatdifferemake?Youmayspoilyouronlysoentions，butyouorethanyouwouldallyourotherifyouhadaalloveishatbebrokentopiedsplitamongsttheinequalshares。Afathergivesallhislovetoeaeofhiswithoutdisatiobeoen，andifIamsufferingnowformytwosons，Iamnhalfforeabutdouble。。。”
[12]“True。。。true。。。”sighedtheembarrassedhusband，“butsuppose（ofcourseeitwillneverbeyourcase）afatherhastwosoandhelosesohereisstilloo。。。while。。。”
[13]“Yes，”aher，gettingcross，“asoobutalsoasoforwhomhemustsurvive，whileihefatherofanonlysonifthesoherdietooandputaohisdistress。Whichofthetwopositionsisworse?Don’tyouseehowmycasewouldbeworsethanyours?”
[14]“erruptedaraveler，afat，red-fawithbloodshoteyesofthepalestgray。
[15]Heanting。Fromhisbulgiospurtinnerviolenuywhichhisweakenedbodycouldhardly。
[16]“Nonseed，tryingtoouthwithhishandsoastohidethetwomissingfroh。“Nonsense。Dowegivelifetoourownforourow?”
[17]Theothertravelersstaredathimiheonewhohadhadhissosidayhed:“Yht。Ourdoous，theybelory。。。”
[18]“Bosh，”retortedthefattraveler。“Dowethirywheoour?Oursonsarebornbecause。。。well，becausetheymustbeborheyetolifetheytakeourowhem。Thisisthetruth。Webeloheyous。Aheyreatytheyareexactlyereattheirage。Wetoohadafatherahereweresomahingsaswell。。。girls，cigarettes，illusioies。。。ary，ofcourse，whosecallwewouldhaveanseretweherandmotherhadsaidno。Ne，theloveofourtryisstillgreat，ofcourse，butstroistheloveofour。Isthereanyoneofusherewhowouldn’tgladlytakehissohefrontifhecould?”
[19]Therewasasilenceallround，everybodynoddingastoapprove。
