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第36章 掘墓盗尸人4（第1页）

第36章掘墓盗尸人（4）

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"Ibegyourpardon，"hesaid，"IamafraidIhavenotbeenpayingmutiontoyourtalk.WhoisthisWolfeMae?"Andthen，whenhehadheardthelandlordout，"Itotbe，itotbe，"headded，"aIwouldlikewelltoseehimfacetoface."

"Doyouknowhim，Doctor?"askedtheuhagasp.

"Godforbid!"ly."Aheraweretoomue，landlord，isheold?"

"Well，"saidthehost，"heisnotayoungman，tobesure，andhishairiswhite;buthelooksyouhanyou."

"Heish;yearsolder.But，"oable，"it'stherumyouseeinmyfadsin.Thisman，perhaps，mayhaveaneasydagooddigestio，asohemhadphrasedit，facetoface.Dr.Maewasalertandvigorous.Hiswhitehairsetoffhispaleandplacid，althetiance.Hewasrichlydressediofbroaddthewhitestoflihagreatgoldwat，andstudsaaepreaterial.Heworeabroad-foldedtie，eckledwithliladheaf-coatoffur.Therewasnodoubtbuthebecamehisyears，breathing，ashedid，ofwealthaion;anditrisingtrasttoseeourparloursot—bald，dirty，pimpled，androbedinhisoldcamletfronthimatthebottomofthestairs."

"Mae!"hesaidsomewhatloudly，morelikeaheraldthanafriend.

ce!Hearmespeak.YouwouldthinkIwassomegood，old，det，wouldyounot?Butno，ed.Vhthavetedifhehadstoodihebrains"—witharattlingfilliponhisbaldhead—"thebrainsweredadIsawandmadeions."

"Ifyouknowthisdoctor，"Iveoremark，afterasomeause，"Ishouldgatherthatyoudohelandlord'sgoodopinion."

&espaidome.

"Yes，"hesaid，withsuddende，"Imustseehimfacetoface."

&herpause，andthenadoorwasclosedrathersharplyofloor，andastepoair.

"That'sthedoctor，"criedthelandlord."Looksharp，andyoucatchhim."

ItwasbuttwostepsfromthesmallparlourtothedooroftheeInairdedalmostiherewasroomfandnothihethresholdarou;butthislittlespacewaseveryeveningbrilliantlylitup，notoupoairasignal-lampbelowthesign，butbythewarmradiahebar-roomwihusbrightlyadvertiseditselftopassers-byireet.Fetteswalkedsteadilytothespot，anderehangingbehihegreatdoctorpulledupshortohstep，asthoughthefamiliarityoftheaddresssurprisedashockedhisdignity.

"ToddyMae!"repeatedFettes.

TheLondonmanalmoststaggered.Hestaredfortheswiftestofsedsatthemanbeflandhimwithasortofsdtheninastartledwhisper，"Fettes!"hesaid，"You!"

"Ay，"saidtheother，"me!DidyouthinkIwasdeadtoo?Weareofourace."

"Hush，hush!"exclaimedthedoctor."Hush，hush!thismeetingissoued—Ianned.Ihardlyknewyou，Ifess，atfirst;butIamoverjoyed—overjoyedtohavethisopportunity.Forthepresentitmustbegood-byeinone，formyflyiswaiting，andImustnotfailthetrain;butyoushall—letmesee—yes—youshallgivemeyouraddress，andyoutonearlydosomethingforyou，Fettes.Ifearyouareoutatelbows;butwemustseetothatforauldlangsyne，asosuppers."

"Mo;criedFettes，"Moneyfromyou!ThemoIhadfromyouislyiitintherain."

Dr.Maehadtalkedhimselfintosomemeasureofsuperiorityatheunyofthisrefusalcasthimbatohisfirst.

Ahlylookdwentacrosshisalmostvee;Mydearfellow，"hesaid，"beitasyouplease;mylastthoughtistooffendyou.Iwouldintrudeonnone.Iwillleaveyoumyaddress，however…"

"Idonotwishit—Idonotwishtokhatsheltersyou，"iher."Iheardyourmightbeyou;Iwishedtoknowif，afterall，therewereaGod;Iknownowthatthereisno;

&oodinthemiddle，betweeairanddoorway;aLondonphysiordertoescape，wouldbeforcedtosteptoolaiedbeforethethoughtofthishumiliation.Whiteashewas，therewasadateriacles;butwhilehestillpauseduain，hebecameawarethatthedriverofhisflyeeringiatthisunusualsdcaughtaglimpseatthesametimeofourlittlebodyfromtheparlour，huddledbytheerofthebar.Thepresenanywitnessesdecidedhimatooflee.Hecrouchedtogether，brushi，alikeaserpent，strikihistribulationwasirelyatanend，forevenasheassichedhimbythearmandthesewordsaainfullydistinct，"Haveyouseenitagain?"

&ridoctorcriedoutaloud，throttlingcry;hedashedhisquestioneracrosstheopenspad，withhishandsoverhishead，fledoutofthedoorlikeadetectedthief.Beforeithadoccurredtooomakeamovementtheflywasalreadyrattlingtowardthestation.Thesewasoverlikeadream，butthedreamhadleftproofsaspassage.heservantfoundthefinegoldspectaclesbrokehreshold，awewereallstahlessbythebar-roomwindow，aourside，sober，pale，aeinlook.