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AfterTwentyYearsO·Henry

Thepolicemanonthebeatonthebeat

onthebeat熟词生义（警察）巡逻

Tryingdoorsashewent,swinginghisclubclub

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Halfwaydownacertainblock,thepolicemansuddenlyslowedhiswalk.Inthedoorwayofadarkenedhardwarestoreamanleaned,withanunlightedcigarinhismouth.Asthepolicemanwalkeduptohim,themanspokeupquickly.

Itsallright,officer,hesaid,confidently.Imjustwaitingforafriend.Itsanappointmentmadetwentyyearsago.Soundsalittlefunnytoyou,doesntit?Well,Illexplainifyoudliketomakecertainitsallright.

Aboutthatlongagothereusedtobearestaurantwherethisstorestands—BigJoeBradysRestaurant.

Untilfiveyearsago,saidthepoliceman.Itwastorndownthen.

Themaninthedoorwaystruckamatchandlithiscigar.Thelightshowedapale,square-jawedfacewithkeeneyes,andalittlewhitescarnearhiseyebrow.Histiepinwasalargediamond,oddlyset.

Twentyyearsagotonight,saidtheman,IdinedhereatBigJoeBradyswithJimmyWells,mybestfriend,andthefinestmanintheworld.HeandIwerebroughtuphereinNewYork,justliketwobrothers,together.IwaseighteenandJimmywastwenty.ThenextmorningIwastostartfortheWesttomakemyfortune.YoucouldnthavedraggedJimmyoutofNewYork;hethoughtitwastheonlyplaceonearth.Well,weagreedthatnightthatwewouldmeethereagainexactlytwentyyearsfromthatdateandtime,nomatterwhatourconditionsmightbeorfromwhatdistancewemighthavetocome.Wefiguredthatintwentyyearseachofusoughttohaveourfateworkedoutandourfortunesmade,whatevertheyweregoingtobe.

Itsoundsprettyinteresting,saidthepoliceman.Ratheralongtimebetweenmeetings,though,itseemstome.Haventyouheardfromyourfriendsinceyouleft?

Well,yes,foratimewewrote,saidtheother.Butafterayearortwowelosttrackofeachother.Yousee,theWestisaprettybi