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Text C The Office（第2页）
[31]Myangerwasdelayedsomehow，blockedoffbyastupidiy。Ioogetupandwalkdownthehall，hisvafterme，andlockthedht—Imustgo。ButafterIhadsatdowninmyownroom，myworkinfrohoughtagainhowmuchIlikethisroom，hoorkedinit，atobeforcedout。Afterall，Ifelt，thestrugglebetweenushadreachedadeadlock。Icouldrefusetoopenthedoor，refusetolookathisospeaktohimwheaidinadvandifIleftnowitwasuIwouldgetanyrefundIresolvednottocare。Ihadbeentakingmymanuseeverynighttopreve，andeveiohme。Whatdiditmatterifhereadit，ahanifthemicescamperedoveritinthedark?SeveraltimesafterthisIfoundnotesonmydoor。Iioreadthem，butIalwaysdid。Hisaorespecific。Hehadheardvoimyroom。Mybehaviorwasdisturbinghiswifewheakeherafternoonnap。（Iheafteronweekends。）Hehadfoundawhiskybottleinthegarbage。
[32]Iwooddealaboutthatchiropractor。ItwasnotfortabletoseehowthelegendsofMr。Malley’slifewerebuiltup。
[33]AsthenotesgrewmorevirulentourpersoersceortwiceIsawhisstooped，swelteredbackdisappearingasItothehall。Graduallyourrelationshippassedihatwaseasy。Heacow，bynote，ofbeingihpeoplefromhiswasacoffeehouseintheneighborhoodwhichIimagineheinvokedforsymbolicpurposes。Ifeltthatnothingmuchmoreeeswouldgooentsberotesqueandsolesslikelytoaffectme。
[34]HeknoydooronaSundaym，abouteleveno’clock。Ihadjusteioffandputmykettleoe。
[35]Thistimeitwasanotherface，remured，thatshohecoldlightofidisgtheproofsofsin。
[36]“Iwohemotion，“ifyouwouldmindfollowihehall?”
[37]Ifollowedhim。Thelightwasoninthewashroom。Thiswashroomwasmineandnoo，buthehadnotgiveanditeoppedinfrontofit，pushedbackthedoorandstoodwithhiseyes，expellihdiscreetly。
[38]“Nowwho’sdo?”hesaid，inavoiceofpuresorrow。
[39]Thewallsabovethetoiletahewashbasinwerecoveredwithdrawingsahesortyouseesometimesinpublisonthebeatownhalllavatoriesiledegtrewup。Theyweredohalipstick，astheyusuallyare。Someohavegottehehought，possiblysomeofthegangwhoalwaysloafedandcruisedaroundtheshoppiurdaynights。
[40]“Itshouldhavebeenlocked，”Isaid，dfirmlyasifthustoremovemyselffromthese。“It’squiteamess。”
[41]“Itsureis。It’sprettyfilthylanguage，inmybook。Maybeit’sjustajoketoyourfriends，butitisomework。That’saoseewhenyouopenadooronyourowhem”。
[42]Isaid，“Ibelievelipstickwillwashoff。”
[43]“I’mjustgladIdidn’thavemywifeseeathihis。Upsetsawomanthat’shadanigup。Nowwhydon’tyouaskyourfrieohaveapartywiththeirpailsandbrushes?I’dliketohavealookatthepeoplewiththatkindofasenseofhumor。”
[44]Iturowalkawayandhemovedheavilyinfrontofme。
[45]“Idon’tthinkthere’saionhowthesedesfoundtheirwayontomy>
[46]“IfytosayIhadanythingtodowithit，”Isaid，quiteflatlyandwearily，“youmustbecrazy。”
[47]“Howdidtheygettheretheoryisthis?Eh，whose?”
[48]“Thereis。Anybodyeuphereandwalkin。Maybesomekidsoffthestreetcameuphereanddiditlasthome;howdoIknow?”
[49]“It’sashamethewaythekidsgetsblamedf，whehatcorruptsthem。That’sathingyoumightdosomethinkingabout，youknow。There’slaws。ObsityLaliestothissortofthingaoo，asIbelieve。”
[50]ThisisthefirsttimeIeverremembertakihs，sciously，forpurposesofself-trol。Ireallywaomurderhim。Irememberhowsoftandloathsomehisfacelooked，withtheeyesalmostostrilsextehesoothinghteousheodoroftriumph。Ifthisstupidthinghadnothappened，hewouldhehad。Perhapshesawsomethingiunnervedhim，eveninthisvient，forhedrewbacktothewall，aosaythatactually，asamatteroffact，hehaditwasthesortofthingIpersonallywoulddo，morethesortofthingthatperhapsfriendsofmiintomyownroom，shutthedoor。
[51]Thekettlewasmakingafearfulnoise，havingalmostboileddryIsoffthehotplate，pulledouttheplugandstoodforamomentrage。ThisspasmpassedandIdidwhatIhadtodo。Iputmytypeeronthedfoldedthecardtable。IscrewedthetoptightlyodputitandtheyellowmugaeaspoonintothebaginwhichIhadbroughtthem;itwasstilllyiheshelf。Iwishedchildishlytotakesomevehepottedplant，whitheerwiththefloot，thewastebasket，the，and—Ifot—alittleplasticilsharpe。
[52]WhenIwastakingthingsdowntothecarMrs。Malleycame。Ihadseenlittleofhersifirstday。Shedid，butpradresigned。
[53]“Heislyingdown，”shesaid。“Heisnothimself。”
[54]Shecarriedthebagwiththedthemuginit。ShewassostillIfeltmyaobereplaabsdepression。
[55]IhavefoundanotheroffikthatIwilltryagai。IhavetowaitatleastuntilthatpicturefadesthatIseesomymind，thoughIiy—Mr。Malleywithhisragsandbrushesandapailofsoapywater，sginhisclumsyway，hisdeliberatelyclumsyway，atthetoiletwalls，stoopingwithdifficulty，breathingsorrowfully，arranginginhismindthebizarrebutsomehowesatisfaarrativeofyetarayaloftrust。WhileIarrangewords，andthinkitismyrighttoberidofhim。
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