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1、LaVitaNuovabyAllegraGoodmanMay32010ThedayherfiancleftAmawentwalkingintheColonialcemeteryoffGardenStreet.Thegravestonesweresownthatshecouldhardlyreadthem.Theyweremeltingawayintotheweedygrass.Youareaverydarkpersonherfianch

2、adsaid.Shewalkedhomesatinherhalfemptycloset.Hervintagenieenfiftiesweddingdresshunginclearasphyxiatingplasticprinted“NOTATOY.”Shetookthedresstowk.ShehookedthehangerontoagrabbarontheTthedressrustledswayed.WhenshegotoutatHa

3、rvardSquaretheguywhoplayedguitarneartheturnstilescalled“Congratulations.”WkwasattheGardenSchoolwhereAmataughtartincludingtheatrepuppetsstytellingdrummingdancenowfabricpainting.Shespreadthewhitesatingownontheartroomflo.Tw

4、ogirlsgluedpinkfeathersallalongthehem.Othersbrushedtheskirtwithgreenpurple.AboynamedNathanieldippedhishinredpaintlefthislittlehprintonthebodiceasthoughthedresswereanIndianpony.AtlunchtimetheprincipalaskedAmatostepintoher

5、office.YouarelikelivingwithadarkcloudAma’sfianchadtoldherwhenheleft.You’realwayssad.I’msadnowAmahadsaid.TheprincipaltoldAmathatfaneducatboundarieswereanissue.“Yourpersonallife”saidtheprincipal“isnotanappropriateartprojec

6、tffirstgrade.Yourclassroom”saidtheprincipal“isnotanappropriatefumfyourrelationships.Let’spackuptheweddingdress.”“It’sstillwet”Amasaid.Hermothercouldnotbelieveit.Shehadjustsentoutalltheinvitations.Herfatherswehe’dkillthes

7、onofabitch.Theybothaskedhowthiscouldhavehappenedbuttheyrememberedthattheyhadhaddoubtsallalong.HersisterLissasaidshecouldnotimaginewhatAmawasgoingthrough.Shemustfeelsoterrible.WasAmagoingtohavetowritetoeveryoneontheguestl

8、istLikeacardsomethingShe’dhavetotelleverybodywouldn’tsheIwaitedallthistimebecauseIdidn’twanttohurtyouAma’sfianchadsaid.AfterschoolshewentfadrinkwiththeoldblondgymteacherPatsy.TheywenttoabarcalledCambridgeCommonderedginto

9、nics.Patsysaid“Eventuallyyou’regoingtorealizeAmaNathanielhadplaydateswithhisfriendsatWaldenPond.TheywentcanoeingonthelesNathanielpedhispaddleinthewater.Amaalmosttippedtheboattryingtofishitout.Theywroteabookaboutpirates.N

10、athanieltoldthestiesAmatypedthemonthecomputerinhisfather’sstudy.“Aarrrmatey”shetyped“I’mstuckonaship.”WhenhisfatherstayedoutpastNathaniel’sbedtimeAmatuckedNathanielinthenshereadbooksinthestudy.ThebookswereaboutAmericanhi

11、sty.Shereadonlyafewpagesofeachsoshedidn’tlearnanything.Ifyoueverstoppedtolistenherfianchadsaidthenyouwouldunderst.Shestoodonachairpulledoutsomesmallpaperbacksfromthetopshelf.Dante“TheDivineComedy”inanewtranslation.Boccac

12、cio“TheDecameron”Chaucer’s“CanterburyTales”completeunabridged.Danteagain“LaVitaNuova.”“LaVitaNuova”explainedhowtobecomeagreatpoet.Thesecretwastofallinlovewithaperfectgirlbutneverspeaktoher.Youshouldweepinstead.Youshouldp

13、retendthatyoulovesomeoneelse.Youshouldwritesonsinthreeparts.Yourperfectgirlshoulddie.Ama’smothersaid“Youhaveyourwholelifeaheadofyou.”ShefellasleeponthecouchwaitingfNathaniel’sfathertocomehome.Whenshewokeupshesawhimkneeli

14、nginfrontofher.Shesaid“What’swrong”Hesaid“Nothing’swrong.I’msry.Ididn’twanttowakeyou.”Buthedidwakeher.Shewenthomestayedawakeallnight.“Let’sgosomewhere”shetoldNathanielthenextday.“Where”“Faraway.”TheytooktheTtoAshmontatth

15、eendoftheRedLine.Theysattogetherintherattlingcartalkedaboutdoughnuts.“Ilikecinnamondoughnutsbuttheymakemecough”Nathanielsaid.Shesleptlightly.ShedreamedshewaswalkingwithNathanielinapinefest.Shewastellinghimnottosteponthed

16、eadhummingbirds.Thebirdsweresapphirethroatedbrilliantblue.Shestole“LaVitaNuova.”Itwasjustapaperback.Hersistercalledtocheckin.HerfriendJamiesaidsheknewsomeoneshe’dlikeAmatomeet.Amasaid“Soon.”Jamiesaid“Whatexactlyareyouwai

17、tingf”Nathaniel’sfatherpretendednottolookather.Amapretendednottonoticehisdarkeyes.“Thequestioniswhatyou’regoingtodoinSeptember”Ama’smothertoldheronthephone.“Thequestioniswhatyou’regoingtodowithyourlife”herfathersaid.Dant

18、ewrote“OyouwhoontheroadofLovepassbyAttendseeIfanygrieftherebeasheavyasmine.”“Whenwasthelasttimeyoupaintedanything”hermotherasked.“Apartfromyourapartment”Herfathersaid“IpaidfYale.”AlldayAmaNathanielstudiedtheredantsofBuck

19、inghamStreet.Theyexperimentedwithcakecrumbsobservedtheantschangecoursetoeatthem.Nathanielconsideredbecominganentomologistwhenhegrewup.Thenextdayhedecidedtoopenhisownicecreamste.TheybikedtoChristina’sinInmanSquare.Nathani

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