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一杯茶TheCupofTea

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阿方索·博略特AffoncoBotelho

阿方索·博略特是十九世纪葡萄牙作家,《一杯茶》是他最为人熟知的一部短篇小说。

Notverymahejourneyfroahadtobemadepartlybystagedpartlybyrail,asthetrypermitted.

&agecoabysixpowerfulhorses,stoodatthepoiurefromtheofficesofthegpanyinOporto,awaitingthefinalarrivals.Inthewildcrowdaroundtheepassehattheyotgettheplacestheyhadbookedandothersotfindtheirluggage.Thegeurbaedfromtimetotimebytheroughlaheporters.

Ayoungmansatiheplaearthedoor.Hehadtakeearly,andhisluggagewasalliherplaceswereallfilledwiththeexoftheoehim;andthisoobereservedforsomepassengerwhohadoarriveihedrivergatheredupthereins,andtheguardbegantosoundthesigure.

&radtheer—afatmanwalkinglikeaduck,breathinghard,andwavinganenormousumbrellaiionofthecoach.Afterhimcametwoporterswithaloadofluggage.

Theguardusedsuage,theluggagewasliftedup,apassengertotheemptyplace.Withsomedifficultyhefoundroomforhisumbrellaandabigraincloak.

ThehorsessetoffaloreetsofOportoiionoftheroadleadingtotherailwaystationoftheMinho-Dourolipassengerseemedasomethieredimpatientlytohimself,andotsitstill.Atlasthecaughttheeyeoftheyoungmanopposite,JoaodeSousa.

"Itistoobad,sir,"heexclaimed,"Justthink:Iycupoftea!"

JoaodeSousadidlookedquestioninglyatthefatmaon:

"Yousee,ithasalwaysbeenmytotakeacupofteaaftermylunch;justacupblacktea.IwasinsuchahurrytocatchthecoachthatIdidnotwaitforteajustnow.IottellyouhowImissit.Yousee,sir,whenamaomyage,habitsareeverything,anditisreallydreadfultohavetobreakyourhabits.NowIknowIshallbemiserablethroughoutthejourneybecauseIycupoftea.Y,sir,buttaketheadvianwhularhabits.Whenyouonasteadyhabit,letnothingputyouoffit."

JoaodeSousawasamused."Butwheherailwaystation,"hesaid,"youwillbeabletogetteairoo"

"Ofcourse!Ihadnotthoughtofthat!Itwillbealittlebitlateaftermylunch,butatleastitwillbesomething."

&heygottothestatioraiheplatforEveryoherefreshmentroomtoprepareforthetrainjourney,saglassofwiingsomebreadandfruit,othersbypurgfoodtoeatirain.

&mansatdowablesandlookedroundforawaiter.Buttherewerefewofthem,anditwassometimebeforeheattractedtheattentionofoneandorderedacupoftea.Hewasabouttogivedetailsoftheteathathewahebusywaiterhadtoattendtootherorders.AtlastJoaodeSousa,whengoingofftotakehisplathetraimaoenjoyhisfavouritedrink.

&lyhecamerushingoutahetrainjustasthewhistlesoudownoppositeJoaodeSousa,andwipedhisfacewithabrilliantsilkhandkerchief.

"Well?"JoaodeSousasmiled.

"Mydearboy,itwasgreehewaiterbroughtme.Ieverdriea!"

&raihroughthemagains,pastlittlefarm-housesandstreams.Nightwasingoingsunhadgohehills.Thefatpassengersawhese.Heyaweredimpatieionsunderhisbreath.DeSousaheardamoahtheword"tea".

"Youhaveyourcupoftea,"hesaid.

"Where?"

"Weleavethetrainatdtakeaagecoach."

"Ah,sowedo!Ihadnotthoughtofit.Manythanksfme.Igetteaintheihecoachstarts."

&passeosiohimselfuoaheavysleep,lulledbythemotioraiopeilJoaodeSousagavehimalittleshake.

"Whatisit?Wherearewe?"

"WeareatCahide.Wemustgetoffhereahecoach."

"Youareverykind,sir."Thefatmaogatheruphisluggage.

TwostagecoacheswerestandiheihewaytoVillaRealaoa.Passionhiswaytothecoaches,JoaodeSousafoupassengerarguihawaiter.HestoppedtoaskifhewasgoaortoVillaReal.

"Iamgoa,sir,justthinkofit!Aterriblething!Iycupoftea."

"Thatisaveryseriousmatteri;saidtheyoungmangravely.

"Serious?Ibelieveyou.Whatsortofarestaurantisthis?Thereisnotaleafofblatheplace!"

"Allpassengersfoataketheirplaces,please,"calledouttheguard,aiheoldgdressoftheplace.

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