the hunger games-飢餓遊戲(英文版)

第21部分 (第3/7頁)

；　a　boot　there；　through　the　breaks　in　the　branches。　I　turn　to　stone；　not　even　daring　to　breathe。　Have　they　spotted　me？　No；　not　yet。　I　can　tell　from　their　words　their　minds　are　elsewhere。

¨Shouldnˇt　we　have　heard　a　cannon　by　now？〃

¨Iˇd　say　yes。　Nothing　to　prevent　them　from　going　in　immediately。〃

¨Unless　she　isnˇt　dead。〃

¨Sheˇs　dead。　I　stuck　her　myself。〃

¨Then　whereˇs　the　cannon？〃

¨Someone　should　go　back。　Make　sure　the　jobˇs　done。〃

¨Yeah；　we　donˇt　want　to　have　to　track　her　down　twice。〃

¨I　said　sheˇs　dead！〃

An　argument　breaks　out　until　one　tribute　silences　the　others。　¨Weˇre　wasting　time！　Iˇll　go　finish　her　and　letˇs　move　on！〃

I　almost　fall　out　of　the　tree。　The　voice　belongs　to　Peeta。

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Thank　goodness；　I　had　the　foresight　to　belt　myself　in。　Iˇve　rolled　sideways　off　the　fork　and　Iˇm　facing　the　ground；　held　in　place　by　the　belt；　one　hand；　and　my　feet　straddling　the　pack　inside　my　sleeping　bag；　braced　against　the　trunk。　There　must　have　been　some　rustling　when　I　tipped　sideways；　but　the　Careers　have　been　too　caught　up　in　their　own　argument　to　catch　it。

¨Go　on；　then；　Lover　Boy；〃　says　the　boy　from　District　2。　¨See　for　yourself。〃

I　just　get　a　glimpse　of　Peeta；　lit　by　a　torch；　heading　back　to　the　girl　by　the　fire。　His　face　is　swollen　with　bruises；　thereˇs　a　bloody　bandage　on　one　arm；　and　from　the　sound　of　his　gait　heˇs　limping　somewhat。　I　remember　him　shaking　him　his　head；　telling　me　not　to　go　into　the　fight　for　the　supplies；　when　all　along；　all　along　heˇd　planned　to　throw　himself　into　the　thick　of　things。　Just　the　opposite　of　what　Haymitch　had　mid　him　to　do。

Okay；　I　can　stomach　that。　Seeing　all　those　supplies　was　tempting。　But　this　。　。　。　this　other　thing。　This　teaming　up　with