The Rainbow-虹(英文版)

第33部分 (第5/7頁)

he　room；　there　came　a　silence　and　a　singleness　over　all

their　hearts。　They　were　separate　people　with　separate　destinies。

Why　should　they　seek　each　to　lay　violent　hands　of　claim　on　the

other？

The　young　people　went　home　as　a　sharp　little　moon　was　setting

in　the　dusk　of　spring。　Tufts　of　trees　hovered　in　the　upper　air；

the　little　church　pricked　up　shadowily　at　the　top　of　the　hill；

the　earth　was　a　dark　blue　shadow。

She　put　her　hand　lightly　on　his　arm；　out　of　her　far　distance。

And　out　of　the　distance；　he　felt　her　touch　him。　They　walked　on；

hand　in　hand；　along　opposite　horizons；　touching　across　the　dusk。

There　was　a　sound　of　thrushes　calling　in　the　dark　blue

twilight。

〃I　think　we　are　going　to　have　an　infant；　Bill；〃　she　said；

from　far　off。

He　trembled；　and　his　fingers　tightened　on　hers。

〃Why？〃　he　asked；　his　heart　beating。　〃You　don't　know？〃

〃I　do；〃　she　said。

They　continued　without　saying　any　more；　walking　along

opposite　horizons；　hand　in　hand　across　the　intervening　space；

two　separate　people。　And　he　trembled　as　if　a　wind　blew　on　to　him

in　strong　gusts；　out　of　the　unseen。　He　was　afraid。　He　was　afraid

to　know　he　was　alone。　For　she　seemed　fulfilled　and　separate　and

sufficient　in　her　half　of　the　world。　He　could　not　bear　to　know

that　he　was　cut　off。　Why　could　he　not　be　always　one　with　her？　It

was　he　who　had　given　her　the　child。　Why　could　she　not　be　with

him；　one　with　him？　Why　must　he　be　set　in　this　separateness；　why

could　she　not　be　with　him；　close；　close；　as　one　with　him？　She

must　be　one　with　him。

He　held　her　fingers　tightly　in　his　own。　She　did　not　know　what

he　was　thinking。　T