第438章 人生半日间[1/2页]

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    Half

    a

    Day

    人生半日间

    Naguib

    Mahfouz

    I

    proceeded

    alongside

    my

    father，

    clutching

    his

    right

    hand，

    running

    to

    keep

    up

    with

    the

    long

    strides

    he

    was

    taking.

    All

    my

    clothes

    were

    new:

    the

    black

    shoes，

    the

    green

    school

    uniform，

    and

    the

    red

    tarboosh.

    My

    delight

    in

    my

    new

    clothes，

    however，

    was

    not

    altogether

    unmarred，

    for

    this

    was

    no

    feast

    day

    but

    the

    day

    on

    which

    I

    was

    to

    be

    cast

    into

    school

    for

    the

    first

    time.

    My

    mother

    stood

    at

    the

    window

    watching

    our

    progress，

    and

    I

    would

    turn

    toward

    her

    from

    time

    to

    time，

    as

    though

    appealing

    for

    help.

    We

    walked

    along

    a

    street

    lined

    with

    gardens;

    on

    both

    sides

    were

    extensive

    fields

    planted

    with

    crops，

    prickly

    pears，

    henna

    trees，

    and

    a

    few

    date

    palms.

    “Why

    school?“

    I

    challenged

    my

    father

    openly.“I

    shall

    never

    do

    anything

    to

    annoy

    you.“

    “I'm

    not

    punishing

    you，“

    he

    said，

    s

    not

    a

    punishment.

    It's

    the

    factory

    that

    makes

    useful

    men

    out

    of

    boys.

    Don't

    you

    want

    to

    be

    like

    your

    father

    and

    brothers?“

    I

    was

    not

    convinced.

    I

    did

    not

    believe

    there

    was

    really

    any

    good

    to

    be

    had

    in

    tearing

    me

    away

    from

    the

    intimacy

    of

    my

    home

    and

    throwing

    me

    into

    this

    building

    that

    stood

    at

    the

    end

    of

    the

    road

    like

    some

    huge，

    highwalled

    fortress，

    exceedingly

    stem

    and

    grim.

    When

    we

    arrived

    at

    the

    gate

    we

    could

    see

    the

    courtyard，

    vast

    and

    crammed

    full

    of

    boys

    and

    in

    by

    yourself，“

    said

    my

    father，“and

    join

    them.

    Put

    a

    smile

    on

    your

    face

    and

    be

    a

    good

    example

    to

    others.“

    I

    hesitated

    and

    clung

    to

    his

    hand，

    but

    he

    gently

    pushed

    me

    from

    a

    man，“

    he

    you

    truly

    begin

    life.

    You

    will

    find

    me

    waiting

    for

    you

    when

    it's

    time

    to

    leave.“

    I

    took

    a

    few

    steps，

    then

    stopped

    and

    looked

    but

    saw

    nothing.

    Then

    the

    faces

    of

    boys

    and

    girls

    came

    into

    view.

    I

    did

    not

    know

    a

    single

    one

    of

    them，

    and

    none

    of

    them

    knew

    me.

    I

    felt

    I

    was

    a

    stranger

    who

    had

    lost

    his

    way.

    But

    glances

    of

    curiosity

    were

    directed

    toward

    me，

    and

    one

    boy

    approached

    and

    asked，“Who

    brought

    you?“

    “My

    father，“

    I

    whispered.

    “My

    father's

    dead，“

    he

    said

    quite

    simply.

    I

    did

    not

    know

第438章 人生半日间[1/2页]

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