A Suspicious Man一个可疑的男人.docx

A Suspicious ManAn?hour?before?sunset?in?October?1815,?a?man?traveling?on?foot?entered?a?little?town?in?France.?The?few?people?whowere?at?their?windows?at?that?hour?nervously?watched?this?wretched-looking?traveler.?He?wore?a?coarse?yellow?shirt,blue?trousers?with?holes?in?the?knees,?and?a?ragged,?gray?smock?that?was?patched?with?green?cloth?sewed?with?twine.His?hair?was?short?and?his?beard?was?long.?He?appeared?to?be?in?his?mid-forties,?although?it?was?difficult?to?tell?becausea?leather?cap?hid?part?of?his?sweaty,?dusty?face.?????The?man?must?have?been?walking?all?day?because?he?appeared?very?weary.?When?he?reached?the?center?of?town,he?walked?toward?the?mayor’s?office.?He?went?in?and?fifteen?minutes?later,?he?came?out.?The?stranger?made?his?waytoward?the?inn?and?entered?the?kitchen.?The?innkeeper?was?busy?preparing?a?huge?dinner?in?the?fireplace.?????Hearing?the?door?open?and?a?newcomer?enter,?the?innkeeper?asked,?without?raising?his?eyes,?What?does?monsieurwant??????Something?to?eat?and?a?place?to?stay.?????Nothing?is?easier.?The?innkeeper?looked?up?and?started?to?smile,?but?then?he?saw?his?ragged?guest.?For?pay.?????The?man?drew?a?large?leather?purse?from?his?pocket.?I?have?money.?????Then?I?am?at?your?service.?Have?a?seat.?????While?the?stranger?waited?for?his?dinner,?the?innkeeper?scribbled?a?note?and?handed?it?to?a?boy.?He?whisperedsomething?to?the?child,?who?ran?off.?In?a?few?minutes?the?boy?returned?and?showed?a?scrap?of?paper?to?the?innkeeper.?????The?innkeeper?went?over?to?the?stranger,?who?was?sitting?by?the?fire.?????Is?dinner?ready??asked?the?man.?????Get?out!?the?innkeeper?whispered?in?his?ear.?I?was?suspicious?when?you?arrived?so?I?sent?a?message?to?themayor’s?office.?I?know?you’re?Jean?Valjean?and?I?also?know?what?you?are.?????The?stranger?bowed?his?head,?picked?up?his?knapsack,?and?went?outside.?He?walked?through?the?town,?stopping?toask?for?food?and?lodgings?at?a?tavern?and?a?house,?but?no?one?would?let?him?in.?The?weary?man?even?tried?the?prison.?