You kno said drunkenly. *You    just------’

        All rigly. No, I t No behave yourself.’

        Biff    to ter aurned    steadily     a freak, alt sa hing was

        deformed about     in t erm in prison or o ime    ot likely to go or    ot apt to do.

        Biff cocked o one side and said, here are you from?’

        "Nowhere.’

        *Now, you o be born somewennessee—Alabama—some place.’

        Blounts eyes were dreamy and unfocused. Carolina, he said.

        I    tell youve been around, Biff ed delicately.

        But t listening. urned from ter and aring out at ty street. After a moment o tain steps.

        Adios, he called back.

        Biff    one of     one in tomers iill sat by    table. Biff stared at tom of    back to t on ter.

        time    keep he words before him.

        tes and if it he palm of her hand.

        of    of d sure senderness came in him. he was uneasy.

        Restlessly Biff turention to Sie sat s and tagnant. he

        o treat Sio a slug of w.

        o Alice rue—he did like freaks. he had a special friendly feeling for sick people and cripples.

        .B. came into t o beer. Or if tomer o ing for    liquor at ime ed it. Biff o ly    it uer along    take to toreroom bec a plete file of t dated back    a break for ty-one years.

        At t eaurant again.    in all Negro man carrying a black bag.

        tried t o ter for adrink, but t as soon as or own ever since he could remember.

        ed in some o young illie ba tc Biff sa red.

        t stood there.

        ?Dont you kn no nigger in a place we men drink? someone asked him.

        Biff ce. Blount    could easily be seen how drunk he was.

        Im part nigger myself,    as a challenge.

        Biff cly and t. itrils and tes of    looked a little as t be telling truth.

        Im part nigger and wop and bohose.’

        ter.

        And Im Dutcurkisable we drank his coffee. his voice was loud and cracked.

        tm e land.’

        ?Quiet doo him.

        Blount paid no attention to anyone in t te. t eaces eyes le as a cats and all o listen. the drunk man was in a frenzy.

        ?Youre to said. For talking to you in my mind because I knoand t to mean.’

        Some people in a boot kno t a deaf-mute to try to talk ctle darting glances and listetentively.

        Blount sat doo table and leaned over close to Singer.

        t k k t dont knos like iury ruth.

        But its different in t it took talent to figure t truts a miracle of all ory t people dont know. You savvy.’

        Biff rested er and looked at Blount y. Know w? he asked.

        "Dont listen to    said. Dont mind t flat-footed, blue-joard. For you see, . It almost never imes    eac ts a bad ts o me a lot of times. But you see there are so few of us.’

        Masons? Biff asked.

        S up, you! Else    snatc you black , Blount bae and o a drunken w and insidious spiracy.

        Obstism.’

        till laug trying to ion e. Only Biff o ascertain if te really uood o ly and emplative.     began to crack a fealk about knoe never smiled until several seds after talk ill tle too long. t uny.

        People felt tc t about        seem quite human.

        Jake Blount leaned across table and t as t uand s tongue    suc pace t togeturned    of t, too—like she said.

        Biff yating ips until     t stagnant te ient. ening to Blount for almost an o look at t did not notice t on    a pause. At last opped a to roll a cigarette, and te nodded ion of t    up from table. ayed stuffed in s as al quickly.

        Blount     know w had happened.

        on to t t te made no ansood out on o    table angrily s.    could not last much longer now.

        e on over, Biff said kindly. "Your friend has gone.’

        till ing for Singer.    before. he had an ugly look.

        I    to speak e, Biff coaxed.

        Blount pulled able aoreet again.

        Biff leaned against t—in and out. After all, it . tes lingered. earily    ion seemed sloo be leaving the room.

        ter, faces, tables, to bee very faint and still.

        s came back to o see ed. illie, tcood before e apron. illie stammered because ed about o say.

        And so    against this here brick all.’

        s t?’

        Rigwo d-d-doors away.’

        Biff straigie.

        ?’

        And t o pile in any minute------’

        illie, Biff said patiently. Start at t me get traight.’

        It t ache.’

        ?Mr. Blount. Yes>ell—I didnt see    enced. I anding in tion. Sound like a big figo see. And te man    going bis    tting s. ing like I never seen a

        before. it to broken and around and look------So ened?’
请记住本书首发域名：966xs.com。966小说手机版阅读网址：wap.966xs.com