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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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