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daddy-long-legs-第23部分
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The sun came up on the way; and the swamp maples and dogwood glowed
crimson and orange and the stone walls and cornfields sparkled
with hoar frost; the air was keen and clear and full of promise。
I knew something was going to happen。 All the way in the train
the rails kept singing; ‘You're going to see Daddy…Long…Legs。'
It made me feel secure。 I had such faith in Daddy's ability to set
things right。 And I knew that somewhere another mandearer than Daddy
was wanting to see me; and somehow I had a feeling that before the
journey ended I should meet him; too。 And you see!
When I came to the house on Madison Avenue it looked so big and brown
and forbidding that I didn't dare go in; so I walked around the
block to get up my courage。 But I needn't have been a bit afraid;
your butler is such a nice; fatherly old man that he made me
feel at home at once。 ‘Is this Miss Abbott?' he said to me;
and I said; ‘Yes;' so I didn't have to ask for Mr。 Smith after all。
He told me to wait in the drawing…room。 It was a very sombre;
magnificent; man's sort of room。 I sat down on the edge of a big
upholstered chair and kept saying to myself:
‘I'm going to see Daddy…Long…Legs! I'm going to see Daddy…Long…Legs!'
Then presently the man came back and asked me please to step up
to the library。 I was so excited that really and truly my feet
would hardly take me up。 Outside the door he turned and whispered;
‘He's been very ill; Miss。 This is the first day he's been
allowed to sit up。 You'll not stay long enough to excite him?'
I knew from the way he said it that he loved youan I think he's
an old dear!
Then he knocked and said; ‘Miss Abbott;' and I went in and the door
closed behind me。
It was so dim coming in from the brightly lighted hall that for a
moment I could scarcely make out anything; then I saw a big easy
chair before the fire and a shining tea table with a smaller chair
beside it。 And I realized that a man was sitting in the big chair
propped up by pillows with a rug over his knees。 Before I could
stop him he roserather shakilyand steadied himself by the back
of the chair and just looked at me without a word。 And then
and thenI saw it was you! But even with that I didn't understand。
I thought Daddy had had you come there to meet me or a surprise。
Then you laughed and held out your hand and said; ‘Dear little Judy;
couldn't you guess that I was Daddy…Long…Legs?'
In an instant it flashed over me。 Oh; but I have been stupid!
A hundred little things might have told me; if I had had any wits。
I wouldn't make a very good detective; would I; Daddy? Jervie?
What must I call you? Just plain Jervie sounds disrespectful; and I
can't be disrespectful to you!
It was a very sweet half hour before your doctor came and sent me away。
I was so dazed when I got to the station that I almost took a train
for St Louis。 And you were pretty dazed; too。 You forgot to give
me any tea。 But we're both very; very happy; aren't we? I drove
back to Lock Willow in the dark but oh; how the stars were shining!
And this morning I've been out with Colin visiting all the places
that you and I went to together; and remembering what you said and
how you looked。 The woods today are burnished bronze and the air
is full of frost。 It's CLIMBING weather。 I wish you were here to
climb the hills with me。 I am missing you dreadfully; Jervie dear;
but it's a happy kind of missing; we'll be together soon。 We belong
to each other now really and truly; no make…believe。 Doesn't it
seem queer for me to belong to someone at last? It seems very;
very sweet。
And I shall never let you be sorry for a single instant。
Yours; for ever and ever;
Judy
PS。 This is the first love…letter I ever wrote。 Isn't it funny
that I know how?
The End
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