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第28章 罗生门3(第1页)

hehaircameout,fearfadedfromhisheart,andhishatredtowardtheoldwomanmounted。Itgrewbeyondhatred,becomingaconsumingantiathyagainstallevil。Atthisinstantifanyonehadbroughtuthethequestionofwhetherhewouldstarvetodeathorbecomeathief—thequestionwhichhadoccurredtohimalittlewhileago—hewouldnothavehesitatedtochoosedeath。Hishatredtowardevilflareduliketheieceofinewoodwhichtheoldwomanhadstuckinthefloor。

Hedidnotknowwhysheulledoutthehairofthedead。Accordingly,hedidnotknowwhetherhercasewastobeutdownasgoodorbad。Butinhiseyes,ullingoutthehairofthedeadintheRashomononthisstormynightwasanunardonablecrime。Ofcourseitneverenteredhismindthatalittlewhileagohehadthoughtofbecomingathief。

Then,summoningstrengthintohislegs,herosefromthestairsandstrode,handonsword,rightinfrontoftheoldcreature。Thehagturned,terrorinhereyes,andsrangufromthefloor,trembling。Forasmallmomentsheaused,oisedthere,thenlungedforthestairswithashriek。

"Wretch!Whereareyougoing?

"heshouted,barringthewayofthetremblinghagwhotriedtoscurryasthim。Stillsheattemtedtoclawherwayby。Heushedherbacktoreventher…theystruggled,fellamongthecorses,andgraledthere。Theissuewasneverindoubt。Inamomenthehadherbythearm,twistedit,andforcedherdowntothefloor。Herarmswereallskinandbones,andtherewasnomorefleshonthemthanontheshanksofachicken。Nosoonerwassheonthefloorthanhedrewhisswordandthrustthesilver-whitebladebeforeherverynose。Shewassilent。Shetrembledasifinafit,andhereyeswereoensowidethattheywerealmostoutoftheirsockets,andherbreathcomeinhoarsegass。Thelifeofthiswretchwashisnow。Thisthoughtcooledhisboilingangerandbroughtacalmrideandsatisfaction。Helookeddownather,andsaidinasomewhatcalmervoice:

"Lookhere,ImnotanofficeroftheHighPoliceCommissioner。Imastrangerwhohaenedtoassbythisgate。Iwontbindyouordoanythingagainstyou,butyoumusttellmewhatyouredoinguhere。

"

Thentheoldwomanoenedhereyesstillwider,andgazedathisfaceintentlywiththesharredeyesofabirdofrey。Shemovedherlis,whichwerewrinkledintohernose,asthoughshewerechewingsomething。Thenaantingsoundlikethecawingofacrowcamefromherthroat:

"Iullthehair…Iulloutthehair…tomakeawig。

"

Heranswerbanishedallunknownfromtheirencounterandbroughtdisaointment。Suddenlyshewasonlyatremblingoldwomanthereathisfeet。Aghoulnolonger:onlyahagwhomakeswigsfromthehairofthedead—tosell,forscrasoffood。Acoldcontemtseizedhim。Fearlefthisheart,andhisformerhatredentered。Thesefeelingsmusthavebeensensedbytheother。Theoldcreature,stillclutchingthehairshehadulledoffthecorse,mumbledoutthesewordsinherharshbrokenvoice:

"Indeed,makingwigsoutofthehairofthedeadmayseemagreateviltoyou,butthesethatareheredeservenobetter。Thiswoman,whosebeautifulblackhairIwasulling,usedtosellcutanddriedsnakefleshattheguardbarracks,sayingthatitwasdriedfish。Ifshehadntdiedofthelague,shedbesellingitnow。Theguardslikedtobuyfromher,andusedtosayherfishwastasty。Whatshedidcouldntbewrong,becauseifshehadnt,shewouldhavestarvedtodeath。Therewasnootherchoice。IfsheknewIhadtodothisinordertolive,sherobablywouldntcare。

"

Hesheathedhissword,and,withhislefthandonitshilt,helistenedtohermeditatively。Hisrighthandtouchedthebigimleonhischeek。Ashelistened,acertaincouragewasborninhisheart—thecouragewhichhehadnotwhenhesatunderthegatealittlewhileago。Astrangeowerwasdrivinghimintheoositedirectionofthecouragewhichhehadhadwhenheseizedtheoldwoman。Nolongerdidhewonderwhetherheshouldstarvetodeathorbecomeathief。Starvationwassofarfromhismindthatitwasthelastthingthatwouldhaveenteredit。

"Areyousure?

"heaskedinamockingtone,whenshefinishedtalking。Hetookhisrighthandfromhisimle,and,bendingforward,seizedherbytheneckandsaidsharly:

"ThenitsrightifIrobyou。IdstarveifIdidnt。

"

Hetoreherclothesfromherbodyandkickedherroughlydownonthecorsesasshestruggledandtriedtoclutchhisleg。Fivestes,andhewasatthetoofthestairs。Theyellowclotheshehadwrestedoffwereunderhisarm,andinatwinklinghehadrusheddownthesteestairsintotheabyssofnight。Thethunderofhisdescendingstesoundedinthehollowtower,andthenitwasquiet。

Shortlyafterthatthehagraiseduherbodyfromthecorses。Grumblingandgroaning,shecrawledtothetostairbythestillflickeringtorchlight,andthroughthegrayhairwhichhungoverherface,sheeereddowntothelaststairinthetorchlight。

Beyondthiswasonlydarkness…unknowingandunknown。

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