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第41章热爱生活(1)
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LoveofLife
杰克·伦敦Ja
Themanhadfallenintothedhadsprainedhisankle.
&ohisfriend,“Isay,Bill,waitthere.I’vesprainedmyankle.”
Therewasnoanswer.Billhaddisappearedinthedampfog.AlthoughitwasstillAugust,thewildernesslaydloheweaklightoftheafternoonsun.Everywherewasthedullskylihehillswerealllow-lying.Therewereherewasnothiiofearintothema.
“Bill!”
hecalledagain,“Bill!”
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Themaohisfeet,shakingasifhehadafever.Hefoughtagainstthefeari.Hefoundhisgunwherehehaddroppeditiheinuedhiswayslowly.Thegunwasnowuseless,forhehadnoammunitionforit,buthedid.
&edhispacktohisleftshouldersoasthtankleahetopofahill.Fromtherehesawabroadvalley,emptyoflife.
&omofthevalleyy.Hepushedtofollowthetrapanion.
Thoughhewasnowalolost.Fartheraloofirail.Hewouldfollowituntilitcametotheriver,wheretheyhadlefttheiroe,weighteddownwithrodertheoewasaunitionforhisemptygun,fishhooksandlines,andasmall.Hewouldalsofindsomeflour,badbeans—notmuch,fortheyhadtakenmostoftheirfoodwiththemoripihtrylold.
Hekneaitforhimthere;thentheywouldpaddledowoaHudsonBaypanypost,wheretherewouldbewarmshelterayoffood.
&hethoughtsofthemanashelimpedalohehinkthatperhapsBillhaddesertedhiThemanhadwodays,andnowwastheaddedfearofstarvatiooppedafewtimestoeatsomewildberries,buttheyweremostlyseedsandbitter.Hishuhehour.
&hesunhadslippedbeyondthehorizoruckhisteandfell.Helaystillforsometimewithoutmovement.Thenheslippedoutofhispackstrapsanddraggedhimselftoasittingposition.Itwasdark,andintheliwilighthegatheredsomemoss.Whenhehadagood-sizedpile,hebuiltafireaasmallpailofwateroverthefiretoboil.
Heunedhispadthefirstthinghedidwastoatches.Thereweresixty-seveedthemthreetimestomakesure.Hedividedthemintothreesmallpacks,ingthemiingonebunhisemptytobaccopouotherbuntheinsidebandofhishat,ahirdbunderhisshirto.Hewasafraidthatifhefellieragain,allofhismatewetanduseless.
Hedriedhisfootgearbythefire.Thewetmoshadbeencuttopieces.Thesockswerewhinpladhisanklehadswollentothesizeofhiskstripfromoneofhisblasandbouightly.Hetoreotherstripsandbouhisfeetforfootwear.Hewasdhekherewouldsoohedangerofsnowandfrost.Afterthewaterheated,hedrahenhewoundhiswatdcrawledbetweenhisblalikeadeadman.
Atsixo’clockheawoke,lyingonhisback.Hegazedstraightupintothegrayskyahewashungry.Asherolledoveronhiselbow,heheardaloudsnortandsawacariboulookingathimstraheanimalwashaaway,andinstantlythemanhadthoughtsofacaribousteakfryingoverafire.Hereaptygun,aimed,arigger.Theanimalsheptygunandrana>
Themandgroanedaloudashedraggedhimselftohisfeet.Slowlyherolledhispacktogether.Helookedatthemoose-hidebagthathehispack.Itwasextraweight,aowovalueitstshadnow.However,herolledittogetherwithhispadstartedout.
Thepaininhisaerrific,butitwashatiomach.Thehungerhadbeefrightful.Inalittlewhileheavalleywheresomebirdsroses,“Ker...ker...ker,”
theycriedastheyflewaway.Hethrewstoheothitaone.Heplacedhispathegroualkthebirdslikeacat.
Thesharprockscutthroughhispaillhiskdbleediawareofhishurtsashishungerwassogreat.Hecursedthebirdsahemwiththeirowncry.
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