圓臉男人 Moon-Face (第3/11頁)

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Now,Iridemyselfondoingthingsneatly,andwhenIresolvedtokillJohnClaverhouseIhaditinmindtodosoinsuchfashionthatIshouldnotlookbackuonitandfeelashamed.Ihatebungling,andIhatebrutality.Tomethereissomethingreugnantinmerelystrikingamanwithonesnakedfst-faugh!itissickening！So,toshoot,orstab,orclubJohnClaverhouse（oh,thatname！）didnotaealtome.AndnotonlywasIimelledtodoitneatlyandartistically,butalsoinsuchmannerthatnottheslightestossiblesusicioncouldbedirectedagainstme.

TothisendIbentmyintellect,and,afteraweekofrofoundincubation,Ihatchedthescheme.ThenIsettowork.Iboughtawatersanielbitch,fivemonthsold,anddevotedmywholeattentiontohertraining.Hadanyonesieduonme,theywouldhaveremarkedthatthistrainingconsistedentirelyofonething-retrieving.Itaughtthedog,whichIcalled“Bellona，”tofetchsticksIthrewintothewater,andnotonlytofetch,buttofetchatonce,withoutmouthingorlayingwiththem.Theointwasthatshewastostofornothing,buttodeliverthestickinallhaste.Imadearacticeofrunningawayandleavinghertochaseme,withthestickinhermouth,tillshecaughtme.Shewasabrightanimal,andtooktothegamewithsucheagernessthatIwassooncontent.

Afterthat,atthefirstcasualoortunity,IresentedBellonatoJohnClaverhouse.IknewwhatIwasabout,forIwasawareofalittleweaknessofhis,andofalittlerivatesinningofwhichhewasregularlyandinveteratelyguilty.

“No，”hesaid,whenIlacedtheendoftheroeinhishand.“No,youdontmeanit.”Andhismouthoenedwideandhegrinnedalloverhisdamnablemoon-face.

“I-Ihaveakindofthought,somehow,youdidntlikeme.”heexlained.“Wasntitfunnyformetomakesuchamistake?”Andatthethoughtheheldhissideswithlaughter.

“Whatishername?”hemanagedtoaskbetweenaroxysms.“Bellona，”Isaid.“Hee!hee！”hetittered.“Whatafunnyname.”

Igrittedmyteeth,forhismirthutthemonedge,andsnaedoutbetweenthem，“ShewasthewifeofMars,youknow.”

Thenthelightofthefullmoonbegantosuffusehisface,untilheexlodedwith：“Thatwasmyotherdog.Well,Iguessshesawidownow.Oh！Ho!ho！E！hee!hee！Ho！”hewhooedafterme,andIturnedandfedswiftlyoverthehill.

Theweekassedby,andonSaturdayeveningIsaidtohim，“YougoawayMonday,dontyou?”

Henoddedhisheadandgrinned.