new moon(暮光之城-新月英文版)

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beneath　the　black　hair；　the　face

that　wasn't　the　one　I　wanted　to　see。　Next　was　fear；　this　was　not　the　face　I

grieved　for；　but　it　was　close

enough　for　me　to　know　that　the　man　facing　me　was　no　stray　hiker。

And　finally；　in　the　end；　recognition。

〃Laurent！〃　I　cried　in　surprised　pleasure。

It　was　an　irrational　response。　I　probably　should　have　stopped　at　fear。

Laurent　had　been　one　of　James's　coven　when　we'd　first　met。　He　hadn't　been

involved　with　the　hunt　that

followed—the　hunt　where　I　was　the　quarry—but　that　was　only　because　he　was

afraid；　I　was　protected

by　a　bigger　coven　than　his　own。　It　would　have　been　different　if　that　wasn't

the　case—he'd　had　no

punctions；　at　the　time；　against　making　a　meal　of　me。　Of　course；　he　must

have　changed；　because　he'd

gone　to　Alaska　to　live　with　the　other　civilized　coven　there；　the　other　family

that　refused　to　drink　human

blood　for　ethical　reasons。　The　other　family　like　but　I　couldn't　let　myself

think　the　name。

Yes；　fear　would　have　made　more　sense；　but　all　I　felt　was　an　overwhelming

satisfaction。　The　meadow　was

a　magic　place　again。　A　darker　magic　than　I'd　expected；　to　be　sure；　but　magic

all　the　same。　Here　was　the

connection　I'd　sought。　The　proof；　however　remote；　that—somewhere　in　the　same

world　where　I　lived—

he　did　exist。

It　was　impossible　how　exactly　the　same　Laurent　looked。　I　suppose　it　was　very

silly　and　human　to　expect

some　kind　of　change　in　the　last　year。　But　there　was　something　I　couldn't

quite　put　my　finger　on　it。

〃Bella？〃　he　asked；　looking　more　astonished　than　I　felt。

〃You　remember。〃　I　smiled。　It　was　ridiculous　that　I　should