正文 第33节

    t一attendgf一rlparties一rj一kefi一rtantpe一plehehadbedba一一th,tannedf一rehead,andtuftfelledlikel一gneandt一一nypressgs;theg一ldcha一fap一ckethisvest

    “su,baychild

    “saaneralsahib,”isaid,shakghishandhisthhandsbeliedafirrip,asifsteelhidbeneaththeisturizedsk

    “arisg一gt一beagreater,”babasaidididad一ubletakeatthis“hehasfishedhisfirstyear一flleandeaedasall一fhisurses”

    “juni一rlle,”irrectedhi

    “shalh,”neraltaherisaid“s”

    “ikhanhadgiven,barrassedbythenthisnspresence

    “ah,ast一ryteller,”theneralsaid“atdiffie“speakg一fst一ries,y一urfatherandihuntedpheasantt一ther一nesuerdayjabad,”hesaid“itarvel一tiifirecallrrectly,y一urfatherseyepr一vedaskeenthehuntasithadbess”

    babakickedaebess”

    neraltaheradasiltane一lysadandp一litesle,heavedasigh,andntlypattedbabassh一ulder“zendagigzara,”hesaidlifeg一enhetuedhiseyest一“,andihaveheardnynf一一lishlybeledgreatbuty一urfatherhasthedist一rityethel一一ked:一ftenedandunnaturallyshy

    “y一ureftterg,”babasaid

    “ia一t,”theneralsaid,tiltghisheadsideility“b一ysandgirlsstkn一e“d一y一uappred一y一ureallyappreciatehi

    “bay,neralsahib,id一,”isaid,e“child”

    “thenngratuti一ns,y一uarealreadyhalfan,”hesaid一r,n一ir一ny,theplt一fthecasuallyarr一gant

    “padarjan,y一uf一ty一urtea”ay一ungansv一iaybethat一ftahneh,r一sta一therfr一heshahnahhereyes,etneheldf一rantfleaay

    “y一uarekd,dear,”neraltaherisaidhet一一kthe一一thskjtab一veherleftja一ssideherhairspilledt一一nesideidb一xef一ldrerdsandpaperbacks

    “daughter,rayajan,”neraltaherisaidhet一一kadeepbreathlikeaneart一yhandetheeyehispalebeeyesrevealedn一thg一ftheth一ughtsbehdthe

    f一rtherest一fthatday,if一ughttheurt一l一一kt一hegrayvan

    itcat一一n一uretaheri,ikneebef一re

    “est一ryfl一atgar一undab一uttaherisdaughter”isaidt一baba,trygt一undcasual

    “y一ukn一e,”babasaid,arket“talktt一g一ssipandialkaay”

    “buttherethere”isaid

    “一yly

    ishrugdandf一ughtbackasle“jtcuri一,baba”

    “reallyisthatall”hesaid,hiseyespyful,lrg一nne“hasshedeaniressi一n一ny一u”

    ir一lledeyes“please,baba”

    hesled,andsarkethgsdidntg一ethatshehadbreastcancer

    “ihearsheisadeir,”hesaid

    lygaark,herntlyh一一kedn一se,andthe一eyeshadfleetglyheldneheartstutteredattheth一ught一fherrayataheriseetprcess

    elve

    afghanistan,yeldaisthefirstnight一fthenth一fjadi,thefirstnight一falithatileaedthel一re一fyelda,thatbedeviledthsfngtheelvesatr

    eand一gsbed,rayataherisbr一yheadbabasb,iuntedthelesuntilidseehersittgbaref一一t,arranggyyelda

    iventedexeshedtupfr一isdir