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第29章TheCupofTea
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Notverymahejourneyfroahadtobemadepartlybystagedpartlybyrail,asthetrypermitted.
&agecoabysixpowerfulhorses,stoodatthepoiurefromtheofficesofthegpanyinOporto,awaitingthefinalarrivals.Inthewildcrowdaroundtheepassehattheyotgettheplacestheyhadbookedandothersotfindtheirluggage.Thegeurbaedfromtimetotimebytheroughlaheporters.
Ayoungmansatiheplaearthedoor.Hehadtakeearly,andhisluggagewasalliherplaceswereallfilledwiththeexoftheoehim;andthisoobereservedforsomepassengerwhohadoarriveihedrivergatheredupthereins,andtheguardbegantosoundthesigure.
&radtheer-afatmanwalkinglikeaduck,breathinghard,andwavinganenormousumbrellaiionofthecoach.Afterhimcametwoporterswithaloadofluggage.
Theguardusedsuage,theluggagewasliftedup,apassengertotheemptyplaedifficultyhefoundroomforhisumbrellaandabigraincloak.
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-housesawasingoingsunhadgohehills.Thefatpassengersawhese.Heyaweredimpatieionsunderhisbreath.DeSousaheardamoahtheword"tea".
"Youhaveyourcupoftea,"hesaid."Where?"
"Weleavethetraiakeaagecoach."
"Ah,sowedo!Ihadnotthoughtofit.Manythanksfme.Igetteaintheihecoachstarts."
&passeosiohimselfuoaheavysleep,lulledbythemotioraiopeilJoaodeSousagavehimalittleshake.
"Whatisit?Wherearewe?"
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