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hemingway, ernest - islands in the stream-第51部分
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¨Go on with the story。〃
¨Well； I got my key at the desk very frustrado and the hell with everything。 It was a very big and rich and richly gloomy hotel and I rode up in the elevator to what I knew was my big and rich and gloomy and lonely room and no beautiful tall Chinese girl in it。 So I walked down the corridor and unlocked the massive door of my gigantic gloomy room and then I saw what was there。〃
¨What was it？〃
¨Three absolutely beautiful Chinese girls； so beautiful they made my beautiful Chinese girl that I couldnˇt get to bed seem like a schoolteacher。 They were so beautiful you couldnˇt stand it and none of them spoke any English。〃
¨Where were they from？〃
¨One of my millionaires sent them。 One of them had a note for me on very thick paper in a parchment envelope。 All it said was； ˉLove from C。W。ˇ 〃
¨What did you do？〃
¨I didnˇt know their own customs so I shook hands with them and I kissed each one of them and then I told them that I thought the best way for all to get acquainted was to all take a shower。〃
¨How did you tell them？〃
¨In English。〃
¨Did they understand？〃
¨I made them understand correctly。〃
¨Then what did you do？〃
¨I was very embarrassed because I had never made love with three girls。 Two girls is fun even though you do not like it。 Itˇs not twice as good as one girl but it is different； and it is fun anyway when you are drunk。 But three girls is a lot of girls and I was embarrassed。 So I asked them if they wanted a drink and they didnˇt。 So I had a drink and we sat on the bed； which was fortunately； a very big bed； although they were all very small； and then I turned the lights out。〃
¨Was it fun？〃
¨It was wonderful。 It was wonderful to be in bed with a Chinese girl who was just as smooth as the girl I knew； and much smoother； and who was both shy and shameless and not emancipated at all； and then multiply that by three； and have it in the dark。 I had never held three girls in my arms before。 But you can do it。 They had been trained and they knew many things I did not know and it was all in the dark and I did not want ever to go to sleep。 But I did finally and when I woke in the morning they were all asleep and as beautiful as they had looked when I first came in the room。 They were the most beautiful girls I ever saw。〃
¨More beautiful than I was when you first knew me twenty…five years ago？〃
¨No； Lil。 No puede ser。 They were Chinese girls and you know how beautiful a Chinese girl can be。 And I loved Chinese girls anyway。〃
¨No es pervertido。〃
¨No； it certainly isnˇt a perversion。〃
¨But three。〃
¨Three is several。 And love was made to be made with one； I grant you。〃
¨Anyway； Iˇm glad you had them。 Donˇt think Iˇm jealous。 You didnˇt seek it out and besides it was a present。 I hate the police dog woman who wouldnˇt go to bed。 But； Tom； didnˇt you feel hollow in the morning？〃
¨Of such hollowness you canˇt imagine。 Really hollow。 And I felt debauched from the top of my head to between my toes and my back was dead and the root of my spine ached。〃
¨So you had a drink。〃
¨So I had a drink and I felt a little better and very happy。〃
¨So what did you do？〃
¨I looked at them all asleep and I wished I could take a picture of them。 They would have made a wonderful picture asleep and I was so damned hungry and hollow feeling and I looked out through the curtains at the weather outside。 It was raining。 So I thought that was fine and we would stay in bed all day。 But I had to have some breakfast and I had to figure out about breakfast for them。 So I took a shower with the door shut and then dressed very quietly and went out； closing the door so it made no noise at all。 Downstairs I had breakfast in the early morning dining room of the hotel and I had a big breakfast of kippers； rolls and marmalade； and some mushrooms and bacon。 All very good。 I drank a big pot of tea and had a double whisky and soda with breakfast and still felt hollow inside。 I read the Hong Kong morning English paper and wondered how late they slept。 Finally I went out to the front door of the hotel and looked outside and it was still raining hard。 I went to the bar but it was not yet open。 They had brought me my drink at breakfast from the service bar。 Then I couldnˇt wait any longer and I went back up to the room and unlocked the door。 They were all gone。〃
¨How terrible。〃
¨Thatˇs what I thought。〃
¨So what did you do？ You had a drink I suppose。〃
¨Yes。 I had a drink and then I went in and washed myself again very good with much soap and water and then I commenced to have double remorse。〃
¨？Un doble remordimiento？〃
¨No。 Two remorses。 Remorse because I had slept with three girls。 And remorse because they were gone。〃
¨I remember when you used to have remorse after you stayed with me。 But you got over it。〃
¨I know。 I always get over everything。 I was always a man of big remorses。 But this morning in the hotel was gigantic double remorse。〃
¨So you took another drink。〃
¨How did you guess it？ And I called up my millionaire。 But he wasnˇt at his home。 Nor in his office。〃
¨He must have been in his Sin House。〃
¨Undoubtedly。 Where the girls had gone to join him and to tell him about the night。〃
¨But where did they get three such beautiful girls？ You couldnˇt get three really beautiful girls in all of Havana now。 I know the trouble I had trying to get something even decent for Henry and Willie this morning。 Though； naturally； it is a bad time of day。〃
¨Oh； in Hong Kong the millionaires had scouts all through the country。 All over China。 It was just like the Brooklyn Dodgersˇ baseball team looking for ballplayers。 As soon as a beautiful girl was located in any town or village their agents bought her and she was shipped in and trained and groomed and cared for。〃
¨But how did they look so beautiful in the morning if they had coiffures muy estilizado such as Chinese women wear？ The more estilizado the hairdress； the worse they would look in the morning after a night like that。〃
¨They didnˇt have such coiffures。 They wore their hair shoulder length the way American girls did that year and the way many still do。 It was curled； too； very softly。 That was the way C。W。 liked them。 He had been in America and； naturally； he had seen the cinema。〃
¨Did you never have them again？〃
¨Only one at a time。 C。W。 would send me over one at a time as a present。 But he never sent all three。 They were new and naturally he wanted them for himself。 And； too； he said he did not want to do anything that was bad for my morals。〃
¨He sounds like a fine man。 What happened to him？〃
¨I believe he was shot。〃
¨Poor man。 That was a nice story though and very delicate for a story like that。 You seem more cheerful； too。〃
I guess I am； Thomas Hudson thought。 Well； that is what I set out to be。 Or was it？
¨Look； Lil；〃 he said。 ¨Donˇt you think weˇve drunk maybe just about enough of these？〃
¨How do you feel？〃
¨Better。〃
¨Make Tom？s another double frozen without sugar。 Iˇm getting a little drunk。 I donˇt want anything。〃
I do feel better； Thomas Hudson thought。 That is the funny part。 You always feel better and you always get over your remorse。 Thereˇs only one thing you donˇt get over and that is death。
¨You ever been dead？〃 he said to Lil。
¨Of course not。〃
¨Yo tampoco。〃
¨Why did you say that？ You scare me when you talk like that。〃
¨I donˇt mean to scare you； honey。 I donˇt want to scare anybody ever。〃
¨I like it when you call me honey。〃
This isnˇt getting anywhere； Thomas Hudson thought。 Isnˇt there anything else you could do that would produce the same effect rather than sit with beat…up old Honest Lil in La Floridita at the old tartsˇ end of the bar and get drunk？ If you only have four days couldnˇt you employ them better？ Where？； he thought。 At Alfredˇs Sin House？ Youˇre doing all right where you are。 The drinking couldnˇt be any better； nor as good； anywhere in the world and youˇre down to the drinking now； kid； and you better get just as far in it as you can。 Thatˇs what youˇve got now and you better like it and like it on all frequencies。 You know you always liked it and you loved it and itˇs what you have now； so you better love it。
¨I love it；〃 he said out loud。
¨What？〃
¨Drinking。 Not just drinking。 Drinking these double frozens without sugar。 If you drank that many with sugar it would make you sick。〃
¨Ya lo creo。 And if anybody else drank that many without sugar theyˇd be dead。〃
¨Maybe Iˇll be dead。〃
¨No； you wonˇt。 Youˇll just break the record and then weˇll go to my place and youˇll go to sleep and the worst thing that will happen is if you snore。〃
¨Did I snore last time？〃
¨Horrores。 And you called me by about ten different names in the night。〃
¨Iˇm sorry。〃
¨No。 I thought it was funny。 I learned two or three things I didnˇt know。 Donˇt your other girls ever get upset when you call them by so many different names？〃
¨I havenˇt any other girls。 Just a wife。〃
¨I try hard to like her and think well of her but it is very difficult。 Naturally I never let anyone speak against her。〃
¨Iˇll speak against her。〃
¨No。 Donˇt。 That is vulgar。 I hate two things。 Men when they cry。 I know they have to cry。 But I donˇt like it。 And I hate to hear them speak against their wives。 Yet they nearly all do。 So donˇt you do it； because we are having such a lovely time。〃
¨Good。 The hell with her。 We wonˇt speak about her。〃
¨Please； Tom。 You know I think she is very beautiful。 She is。 Really。 Pero no es mujer para ti。 But let us not speak against her。〃
¨Right。〃
¨Tell me another happy story。 It doesnˇt even have to have love in it if it makes you happy to tell it。〃
¨I donˇt think I know any happy stories。〃
¨Donˇt be like that。 You know thousands。 Take another drink and tell me a happy story。〃
¨Why donˇt you do some of the work？〃
¨What work？〃
¨The goddamned morale building。〃
¨T？ tienes la moral muy baja。〃
¨Sure。 Iˇm well aware of it。 But why donˇt you tell a few sto
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