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第27章罗生门（2）

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Ashasbeensaid，theservantwaswaitingforabreakintherain.Buthehadnoparticularideaofwhattodoaftertherainstopped.Ordinarily，ofcourse，hewouldhavereturohismaster'shouse，buthehadbeendischargedjustbefore.TheprosperityofthecityofKyotohadbeenrapidlydeg，andhehadbeendismissedbyhismaster，whomhehadservedmanyyears，becauseoftheeffectsofthisdee.Thus，edbytheraialosstokogo.Aherhadnotalittletodowithhisdepressedmood.Therainseemeduop.Hewaslostinthoughtsofhowtomakehislivingtomorrow，helplessihanie.AimlesslyhehadbeehepatteringoftherainontheSujakuAvenue.

TheraiheRashomthahapeltingsoundthatcouldbeheardfaraway.Lookingup，hesawafatblapaleitselfoipsofthetilesjuttingoutfromtheroofofthegate.

&leeaherfairorfoul，becauseofhishelplessces.Ifheeans，hewoulduarvetodeathbesidethewallorintheSujakugutter.Hewhttothisgateandthrownawaylikeastraydog.Ifhedecidedtosteal…Hismind，aftermakiourtimeandagain，allytothethathewouldbeathief.Butdoubtsreturimes.Thoughdetermihehadnochoice，hewasstilluerenetojustifythethathemustbeeathief.

Afteraloudfitofsupslowly.Theeveningadehimlohofabrazier.Thewindintheeveningduskhhthehecricketerthe-lanwasalreadygone.

Dughisneck，helookedaroue，aheshouldersofthebluekimonowhichheworeoverhisyellowthinunderwear.Hedecidedtospehere，ifhedasecludedershelteredfromwindandrain.Hefoundabroadlacqueredstairwayleadiate.Noonewouldbethere，exceptthedead，iftherewereany.So，takiheswordathissidedidnotslipoutofthescabbard，hesetfootoepofthestairs.

Afewsedslater，halfthestairs，hesawamovementabove.Holdihandhuddlingcat-likeinthemiddleofthebrtothetower，hewatdwaited.Alighttheupstairsshonehtcheekwiththered，festeringpimplevisibleuubbywhiskers.Hehadexpelydeadpeopleiower，buthehadonlygoepsbeforehenoticedafireabove，aboutwhioving.Hesawadull，yellow，fliglightwhichmadethecobwebshangingfromthegglowinaghostlyway.WhatsortofpersonwouldbemakingalightintheRashomon…andinastorm?Theunkerrifiedhim.

Asquietlyasalizard，theservaothetopofthesteepstairs.gonallfours，aghisneckasfaraspossible，hetimidlypeepediower.

Asrumorhadsaid，hefoundseveralcorpsesstrewncarelesslyaboutthefloor.Siheglowofthelightwasfeeble，heottthenumber.Helyseethatsomewereherseofthemwerewomen，andallwerelollingonthefloorwiththeirmouthsopenortheirarmsoutstrethansomanyclaydolls.Onewoulddoubtthattheyhadeverbeeerheywere.Theirshoulders，breasts，andtorsosstoodoutinthedimlight;otherpartsvanishedinshadow.Theoffehesedeposedchthishandtohisnose.

&momenthishanddroppedaared.Hecaughtsightofaghoulishformbentoveracorpse.Itseemedtobeanoldwoman，gaunt，gray-haired，anddeliriousinappearahapiorherrighthand，sheingintothefaceofacorpsewhigblackhair.

Seizedmorewithhorrorthancuriosity，heevenfottobreatheforatime.Hefeltthehairofhisheadandbodystandoneched，terrified，shewedgedthetortwofloorboardsand，layinghandsohecantopulloutthelonghairsonebyone，asamohelice.Thehairoothlywiththemovementofherhands.