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1、Unit11.ADaysWaitE. HemingwayHecameintotheroomtoshutthewindowswhilewewerestillinbedandIsawhelookedill.Hewasshivering,hisfacewaswhite,andhewalkedslowlyasthoughitachedtomove.Whatsthematter,Schatz?Ivegotaheadache.Youbettergobacktobed.No.Imallright.Yougotobed.IllbeyouwhenImdressed.ButwhenIcamedownstairsh
2、ewasdressed,sittingbythefire,lookingaverysickandmiserableboyofnineyears.WhenIputmyhandonhisforeheadIknewhehadafever.Yougouptobed,Isaid,Youresick.Imallright,hesaid.Whenthedoctorcamebetooktheboystemperature.Whatsisit?Iaskedhim.Onehundredandtwo.Downstairs,thedoctorleftthreedifferentmedicinesindifferent
3、coloredcapsuleswithinstructionforgivingthem.Onewastobringdownthefever,anotherapurgative,thethirdtoovercomeanacidcondition.Thegermsofinfluenzacanonlyexistinanacidcondition,heexplained.Heseemedtoknowallaboutinfluenzaandsaidtherewasnothingtoworryaboutifthefeverdidnotgoaboveonehundredandfourdegrees.This
4、wasalightepidemicoffluandtherewasnodangerifyouavoidedpneumonia.BackintheroomIwrotetheboystemperaturedownandmadeanoteofthetimetogivethevariouscapsules.Doyouwantmetoreadtoyou?Allright.Ifyouwantto,saidtheboy.Hisfacewasverywhiteandthereweredarkareasunderhiseyes.Helaystillinthebedandseemedverydetachedfro
5、mwhatwasgoingon.IreadaloudfromHowardPylesBookofpirates;butIcouldseehewasnotfollowingwhatIwasreading.Howdoyoufeel,Schatz?Iaskedhim.Justthesame,sofar,hesaid.IsatatthefootofthebedandreadtomyselfwhileIwaitedforittobetimetogiveanothercapsule.Itwouldhavebeennaturalforhimtogotosleep,butwhenIlookeduphewaslo
6、okingatthefootofthebed,lookingverystrangely.Whydontyoutrytosleep?Illmakeyouupforthemedicine.Idratherstayawake.Afterawhilehesaidtome,Youdonthavetostayinherewithme,Papa,ifitbothersyou.Itdoesntbotherme.No,Imeanyoudonthavetostayifitsgoingtobotheryou.Ithoughperhapshewasalittlelightheadedandaftergivinghim
7、theprescribedcapsulesatelevenoclockIwentoutforawhile.Itwasabright,coldday,thegroundcoveredwithasleetthathadfrozensothatitseemedasifallthebaretrees,thebushes,thecutbrushandallthegrassandthebaregroundhadbeenvarnishedwithice,ItooktheyoungIrishsetterforawalkuptheroadandalongafrozencreek,butitwasdifficul
8、ttostandorwalkontheglassysurfaceandthereddogslippedandslitheredandIfelltwice,hard,oncedroppingmygunandhavingitslideawayovertheice.WeflushedacoveyofquailunderahighclaybankwithoverhangingbrushandIkilledtwoastheywentoutofsightoverthetopoftheblank.Someofthecoveylitintrees,butmostofthemscatteredintobrush
9、pilesanditwasnecessarytojumpontheice-coatedmoundsofbrushseveraltimesbeforetheywouldflush.Comingoutwhileyouwerepoisedunsteadilyontheicy,springybrushtheymadedifficultshootingandIkilledtwo,missedfive,andstartedbackpleasedtohavefoundacoveyclosetothehouseandhappythereweresomanylefttofindonanotherday.Atth
10、ehousetheysaidtheboyhadrefusedtoletanyonecomeintotheroom.Youcantcomein,hesaid.YoumustntgetwhatIhave.IwentuptohimandfoundhiminexactlythepositionIhadlefthim,white-faced,butwiththetopsofhischeeksflushedbythefever,staringstill,ashehadstared,atthefootofthebed.Itookhistemperature.Whatisit?Somethinglikeahu
11、ndred,Isaid.Itwasonehundredandtwoandfourtenths.Itwasahundredandtwo,hesaid.Whosaidso?Thedoctor.Yourtemperatureisallright,Isaid.Itsnothingtoworryabout.Idontworry,hesaid,butIcantkeepfromthinking.Dontthink,Isaid.Justtakeiteasy.Imtakingiteasy,hesaidandlookedstraightahead,Hewasevidentlyholdingtightontohim
12、selfaboutsomething.Takethiswithwater.Doyouthinkitwilldoanygood?Ofcourseitwill.IsatdownandopenedthePiratebookandcommencedtoread,butIcouldseehewasnotfollowing,soIstooped.AboutwhattimedoyouthinkImgoingtodie?heasked.What?AbouthowlongwillitbebeforeIdie?Youarentgoingdie.Whatsthematterwithyou?Oh,yes,Iam,Iheardhimsayahundredandtwo.Peopledontdiewithafeverofonehundredandtwo.Thatsasillywaytotalk.Iknowtheydo.AtschoolinFrancetheboystoldmeyoucantlivewithforty-fourdegrees.Ivegotahundredandtwo.Hehadbeenwaitingtodieallday,eversincenineoclockinthemorning
