乞力马扎罗的雪-英文版原文

THESNOWSOFKILIMANJAROKilimanjaroisasnowcoveredmountain19,710feethigh,anditissaidtobethehighestmountaininAfrica.ItswesternsummitiscalledtheMasaiNg¨¤jeNg¨¤i,theHouseofGod.Closetothewesternsummitthereisthedriedandfrozencarcassofaleopard.Noonehasexplainedwhattheleopardwasseekingatthataltitude.Themarvellousthingisthatit'spainless,hesaid.That'showyouknowwhenitstarts.Isitreally?Absolutely.I'mawfullysorryabouttheodorthough.Thatmustbotheryou.Don't!Pleasedon't.Lookatthem,hesaid.Nowisitsightorisitscentthatbringsthemlikethat?Thecotthemanlayonwasinthewideshadeofamimosatreeandashelookedoutpasttheshadeontotheglareoftheplaintherewerethreeofthebigbirdssquattedobscenely,whileintheskyadozenmoresailed,makingquick-movingshadowsastheypassed.They'vebeentheresincethedaythetruckbrokedown,hesaid.Today'sthefirsttimeanyhavelitontheground.IwatchedthewaytheysailedverycarefullyatfirstincaseIeverwantedtousetheminastory.That'sfunnynow.Iwishyouwouldn't,shesaid.I'monlytalking,hesaid.It'smucheasierifItalk.ButIdon'twanttobotheryou.Youknowitdoesn'tbotherme,shesaid.It'sthatI'vegottensoverynervousnotbeingabletodoanything.Ithinkwemightmakeitaseasyaswecanuntiltheplanecomes.Oruntiltheplanedoesn'tcome.PleasetellmewhatIcando.TheremustbesomethingIcando.Youcantakethelegoffandthatmightstopit,thoughIdoubtit.Oryoucanshootme.You'reagoodshotnow.Itaughtyoutoshootdidn'tI?Pleasedon'ttalkthatway.Couldn'tIreadtoyou?Readwhat?Anythinginthebookbagthatwehaven'tread.Ican'tlistentoit,hesaid.Talkingistheeasiest.Wequarrelandthatmakesthetimepass.Idon'tquarrel.Ineverwanttoquarrel.Let'snotquarrelanymore.Nomatterhownervousweget.Maybetheywillbebackwithanothertrucktoday.Maybetheplanewillcome.Idon'twanttomove,themansaid.Thereisnosenseinmovingnowexcepttomakeiteasierforyou.That'scowardly.Can'tyouletamandieascomfortablyashecanwithoutcallinghimnames?What'stheuseofslangingme?You'renotgoingtodie.Don'tbesilly.I'mdyingnow.Askthosebastards.Helookedovertowherethehuge,filthybirdssat,theirnakedheadssunkinthehunchedfeathers.Afourthplaneddown,torunquick-leggedandthenwaddleslowlytowardtheothers.Theyarearoundeverycamp.Younevernoticethem.Youcan'tdieifyoudon'tgiveup.Wheredidyoureadthat?You'resuchabloodyfool.Youmightthinkaboutsomeoneelse.ForChrist'ssake,hesaid,That'sbeenmytrade.Helaythenandwasquietforawhileandlookedacrosstheheatshimmeroftheplaintotheedgeofthebush.TherewereafewTommiesthatshowedminuteandwhiteagainsttheyellowand,faroff,hesawaherdofzebra,whiteagainstthegreenofthebush.Thiswasapleasantcampunderbigtreesagainstahill,withgoodwater,andcloseby,anearlydrywaterholewheresandgrouseflightedinthemornings.2008-6-1819:29»Ø¸´116.21.56.*2Â¥Wouldn'tyoulikemetoread?sheasked.Shewassittingonacanvaschairbesidehiscot.There'sabreezecomingup.Nothanks.Maybethetruckwillcome.Idon'tgiveadamnaboutthetruck.Ido.YougiveadamnaboutsomanythingsthatIdon't.Notsomany,Harry.Whataboutadrink?It'ssupposedtobebadforyou.ItsaidinBlack'stoavoidallalcohol.Youshouldn'tdrink.Molo!heshouted.YesBwana.Bringwhiskey-soda.YesBwana.Youshouldn't,shesaid.That'swhatImeanbygivingup.Itsaysit'sbadforyou.Iknowit'sbadforyou.No,hesaid.It'sgoodforme.Sonowitwasallover,hethought.Sonowhewouldneverhaveachancetofinishit.Sothiswasthewayitendedinabickeringoveradrink.Sincethegangrenestartedinhisrightleghehadnopainandwiththepainthehorrorhadgoneandallhefeltnowwasagreattirednessandangerthatthiswastheendofit.Forthis,thatnowwascoming,hehadverylittlecuriosity.Foryearsithadobsessedhim;butnowitmeantnothinginitself.Itwasstrangehoweasybeingtiredenoughmadeit.Nowhewouldneverwritethethingsthathehadsavedtowriteuntilheknewenoughtowritethemwell.Well,hewouldnothavetofailattryingtowritethemeither.Maybeyoucouldneverwritethem,andthatwaswhyyouputthemoffanddelayedthestarting.Wellhewouldneverknow,now.Iwishwe'dnevercome,thewomansaid.Shewaslookingathimholdingtheglassandbitingherlip.YouneverwouldhavegottenanythinglikethisinParis.YoualwayssaidyoulovedParis.WecouldhavestayedinParisorgoneanywhere.I'dhavegoneanywhere.IsaidI'dgoanywhereyouwanted.IfyouwantedtoshootwecouldhavegoneshootinginHungaryandbeencomfortable.Yourbloodymoney,hesaid.That'snotfair,shesaid.Itwasalwaysyoursasmuchasmine.IlefteverythingandIwentwhereveryouwantedtogoandI'vedonewhatyouwantedtodo.ButIwishwe'dnevercomehere.Yousaidyoulovedit.Ididwhenyouwereallright.ButnowIhateit.Idon'tseewhythathadtohappentoyourleg.Whathavewedonetohavethathappentous?IsupposewhatIdidwastoforgettoputiodineonitwhenIfirstscratchedit.ThenIdidn'tpayanyattentiontoitbecauseIneverinfect.Then,later,whenitgotbad,itwasprobablyusingthatweakcarbolicsolutionwhentheotherantisepticsranoutthatparalyzedtheminutebloodvesselsandstartedthegangrene.Helookedather,Whatelse?Idon'tmeanthat.Ifwewouldhavehiredagoodmechanicinsteadofahalfbakedkikuyudriver,hewouldhavecheckedtheoilandneverburnedoutthatbearinginthetruck.Idon'tmeanthat.Ifyouhadn'tleftyourownpeople,yourgoddamnedOldWest-bury,Saratoga,PalmBeachpeopletotakemeon--Why,Ilovedyou.That'snotfair.Iloveyounow.I'llalwaysloveyou.Don'tyouloveme?No,saidtheman.Idon'tthinkso.Ineverhave.Harry,whatareyousaying?You'reoutofyourhead.20