（外文电子版资料）Kurt Vonnegut - Long Walk to Forever.pdf

Kurt Vonnegut. Long Walk To ForeverOcenite etot tekstNe chital10987654321Kurt Vonnegut. Long Walk To Forever Original is at http://www.mpipks-dresden.mpg.de/~kladko/long.html They had grown up next door to each other, on the fringe of a city, near fields and woods and orchards, within sight of a lovely bell tower that belonged to a school for the blind. Now they were twenty, had not seen each other for nearly a year. There had always ben playful, comfortable warmth between them, but never any talk of love. His name was Newt. Her name was Catharine. In the early afternoon, Newt knocked on Catharines front door. Catharine came to the door. She was carrying a fat, glossy magazine she had been reading. The magazine was devoted entirely to brides. Newt! she said. She was surprised to see him. Could you come for a walk? he said. He was a shy person, even with Catharine. He covered his shyness by speaking absently as though what really concerned him were far away--as though he were a secret agent pausing briefly on a mission between beautiful, distant, and sinister points. This manner of speaking had always been Newts style, even in matters that concerned him desperately. A walk? said Catharine. One foot in front of the other, said Newt, through leaves, over bridges I had no idea you were in town, she said. Just this minute got in, he said. Still in the Army, I see, she said. Seven months more to go, he said. He was a private first class in the Artillery. His uniform was rumpled. His shoes were dusty. He needed a shave. He held out his hand for the magazine. Lets see the pretty book, he said. She gave it to him. Im getting married, Newt, she said. I know, he said. Lets go for a walk. Im awfully busy, Newt, she said. The wedding is only a week away. If we go for a walk, he said, it will make you rosy. It will make you a rosy bride. He turned the pages