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the messengers(信使)-第4部分

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didn't lose much time; did I?          Ten minutes after I got your C。 Q。 D。 signal 

I was going down the Boston Post Road at seventy miles an hour。〃 

     〃My what?〃 said the girl。 

     〃The sign!〃 explained Ainsley。           〃The sign you were to send me to tell 

me〃he bent over her hands and added gently〃that you cared for me。〃 

     〃Oh; I remember;〃 laughed Polly Kirkland。               〃I was to send you a sign; 

wasn't I?     You were to 'read it in your heart';〃 she quoted。 

     〃And   I    did;〃  returned   Ainsley   complacently。         〃There     were   several 

false   alarms;   and   I'd   almost   lost   hope;   but   when   the   messengers   came   I 

knew them。〃 

     With puzzled eyes the girl frowned and raised her head。 

     〃Messengers?〃   she   repeated。        〃I   sent   no   message。    Of   course;〃   she 

went on; 〃when I said you would 'read it in your heart' I meant that if you 

REALLY   loved   me   you   would   not   wait   for   a   sign;   but   you   would   just 

COME!〃        She sighed proudly and contentedly。               〃And you came。          You 

understood that; didn't you?〃 she asked anxiously。 

     For    an  instant   Ainsley   stared    blankly;   and    then  to  hide   his   guilty 

countenance drew her toward him and kissed her。 

     〃Of course;〃 he stammered〃of course I understood。                  That was why I 

came。     I just couldn't stand it any longer。〃 

     Breathing   heavily   at   the   thought   of   the   blunder   he   had   so   narrowly 

avoided;     Ainsley     turned   his  head    toward    the   great  red   disk   that  was 

disappearing into the sands of the desert。             He was so long silent that the 

girl lifted her eyes; and found that already he had forgotten her presence 

and;   transfixed;   was   staring   at   the   sky。 On   his   face   was   bewilderment 

and wonder and a touch of awe。               The girl followed the direction of his 

eyes;   and   in   the   swiftly   gathering   darkness   saw   coming   slowly   toward 



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them; and descending as they came; six great white birds。 

     They     moved    with   the   last  effort  of  complete    exhaustion。     In   the 

drooping   head   and   dragging   wings   of   each   was   written   utter   weariness; 

abject fatigue。     For a moment they hovered over the dahabiyeh and above 

the two young lovers; and then; like tired travellers who had reached their 

journey's end; they spread their wings and sank to the muddy waters of the 

Nile and into the enveloping night。 

     〃Some day;〃 said Ainsley; 〃I have a confession to make to you。〃 



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