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Text B The Happy Man（第2页）

“Yes，Iknow.Themood.”

“Idolyknowwhyyou’vee.”

“Well，IwaokhoughttherewouldbeanyEnglishdoSpain?”

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“Idon’tknow，Ijusthaveafancyforit.”

“It’snotlike，youknow.”

“Butthere’ssuhere’sgoodwihere’sdthere’sairyoubreathe.LetmesaywhatIhavethtout.IheardbyatthattherewasnoEnglishdoSeville.DoyouthinkIalivimadogiveupagoodsafejobforay?”

“Whatdoesyourwifethinkaboutit?”

“She’swilling.”

“It’sagreatrisk.”

“Iknow.Butifyousaytakeit，Iwill:ifyousaystaywhereyouare，I’llstay.”

Hewaslookilywiththhtdarkeyesofhisahemeantwhathesaid.Irefleent.

“Yourwholefutureised:youmustdecideforyourself.ButthisItellyou:ifyoudon’twaarettoearokeepbodyandsoulto.Foryouwillleadawonderfullife.”

&me，Ithoughtabouthimforadayortwo，a.Theepisodepassedpletelyfrommymemory.

Maer，fiftee，IhappeobeinSevilleandhaviriflingindispositioelporterwhethertherewasanEnglishdothetowherewasaheaddress.ItookadasIdroveuptothehousealittlefatmaofit.Hehesitatedwhesightofme.

“Haveyoue?”

hesaid.“I’mtheEnglishdoctor.”

Iexplainedmyerrandaoein.HelivedinanordinarySpahapatio，andhisgroomwhichledoutofitwaslittereders，books，medicalappliandlumber.Thesightofitwouldhavestartledasqueamishpatient.Wedidourbusihehedoctorwhathisfeewas.Heshookhisheadandsmiled.

“There’snofee.”

“Whyo?”

“Don’tyourememberme?Why，I’mherebeethingyousaidtome.Yougedmywholelifeforme.I’mStephens.”

Ihadioalkingabout.Heremindedmeofourinterview，herepeatedtomewhatwehadsaid，andgradually，outofthenight，adimreoftheicamebae.

“IwaswifI’deverseeyouagain，”

hesaid，“IwaswifeverI’dhaveakingyouforallyou’vedoneforme.”

“It’sbeehen?”

Ilookedathim.Hewasveryfatnowandbald，buthiseyestwinkledgailyandhisfleshy，redfaexpressiood-humour.Theclotheshewore，terriblyshabbytheywere，hadbeenmadeobviouslybyaSpanishtailorandhishatwasthewide-brimmedsombrerooftheSpaomeasthoughheknewagoodbottleofwi.Hehadadissipated，thoughehetic，appearanighthavehesitatedtolethimremoveyourappendix，butyouagifulcreaturetlassofwih.

“Surelyyouweremarried?”