《01—06—猴爪》—Unknown.pdfVIP

※※※※※※※※※※ 本电子书由塞班智能手机论坛·船说整理制作，仅供试阅。请支持正 版。 ※※※※※※※※※※ 　　[猴爪 / 雅各布斯 著] 　　The Monkey’s Paw by W.W. Jacobs ■ 简介 　　你可以许三个愿，你可以要世界上存在的三样东西，你的愿望将变 为现实。你会说，“这在现实世界是不可能发生的。”那么，好好想想 吧。你能要什么？你想要什么？ 　　当你许愿的时候，这仅仅是个开始。当你改变了一样东西，接着你 会改变世界上的每一样东西。一个变化引起另一个变化。谁又能知道这 些变化又将在哪里结束？ 　　在这个故事中，怀特一家可以许三个愿，但他们犯了一个小小的错 误。他们的第一个愿望变成了现实。接着，顷刻间，他们的生活陷入了 一场可怕的恶梦…… 　　雅各布斯 （1863— 1943 ）是一位短篇小说作家。 《猴爪》是他的最 有名的小说之一。 ■ Chapter 1 　　It was cold and dark out in the road and the rain did not stop for a minute ．But in the little living －room of number 12 Castle Road it was nice and warm ．Old Mr White and his son ， Herbert ， played chess and Mrs White sat and watched them ． The old woman was happy because her husband and her son were good friends and they liked to be together ．‘Herbert’s a good son ，’ she thought ．‘We waited a long time for 1 him and I was nearly forty when he was born ， but we are a happy family ．’ And old Mrs White smiled ． 　　It was true ．Herbert was young and he laughed a lot ， but his mother and his father laughed with him ． They had not got much money ， but they were a very happy little family ． 　　The two men did not talk because they played carefully ． The room was quiet ， but the noise of the rain was worse now and they could hear it on the windows ． Suddenly Old Mr White looked up ．‘Listen to the rain ！’ he said ． 　　‘Yes， it’s a bad night ，’ Herbert answered ．‘It’s not a good night to be out ． But is your friend ， Tom Morris，coming tonight ？’ 　　‘Yes， that’s right ． He’s coming at about seven o’clock ，‘the old man said ．‘But perhaps this rain…’ 　　Mr White did not finish because just then the young man heard a noise ． 　　‘Listen ！‘Herbert said ．‘There’s someone at the doornow ．’ 　　‘I didn’t hear a noise，’ his father answered ， but he got up from his chair and went to