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第29章 the cu f tea（第1页）

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NotverymanyyearsagothejourneyfromOortotoRegoahadtobemadeartlybystagecoachandartlybyrail，asthecountryermitted。

Thestagecoach，drawnbysixowerfulhorses，stoodattheointofdearturefromtheofficesoftheCoachingComanyinOorto，awaitingthefinalarrivals。Inthewildcrowdaroundthecoach，someassengersdeclaredthattheycouldnotgetthelacestheyhadbookedandotherscouldnotfindtheirluggage。Thegeneraldisturbancewasenetratedfromtimetotimebytheroughlanguageoftheorters。

Ayoungmansatinoneofthelacesnearthedoor。Hehadtakenhisseatearly，andhisluggagewasallinorder。Theotherlaceswereallfilledwiththeexcetionoftheoneoositehim;andthisoneaearedtobereservedforsomeassengerwhohadnotbeenabletoarriveintime。Thedrivergathereduthereins，andtheguardbegantosoundthesignalfordearture。

Suddenlyastrangesightcameroundthecomer-afatmanwalkinglikeaduck，breathinghard，andwavinganenormousumbrellainthedirectionofthecoach。Afterhimcametwoorterswithaloadofluggage。

Theguardusedsomestronglanguage，theluggagewasliftedu，andthefatassengerclimbedintotheemtylace。Withsomedifficultyhefoundroomforhisumbrellaandabigraincloak。

ThehorsessetoffalongthestonystreetsofOortointhedirectionoftheroadleadingtotherailwaystationoftheMinho-Douroline。Thefatassengerseemedannoyedaboutsomething，forhemutteredimatientlytohimself，andcouldnotsitstill。Atlasthecaughttheeyeoftheyoungmanoosite，JoaodeSousa。

"Itistoobad，sir，

"heexclaimed，

"Justthink:Icouldnotgetmycuoftea!

"

JoaodeSousadidnotanswer，butlookedquestioninglyatthefatman，whowenton:

"Yousee，ithasalwaysbeenmycustomtotakeacuofteaaftermylunch;justacuofstrongblacktea。IwasinsuchahurrytocatchthecoachthatIdidnotwaitforteajustnow。IcannottellyouhowImissit。Yousee，sir，whenamancomestomyage，habitsareeverything，anditisreallydreadfultohavetobreakyourhabits。NowIknowIshallbemiserablethroughoutthejourneybecauseIcouldnothavemycuoftea。Youareyoung，sir，buttaketheadviceofamanwhoisofregularhabits。Whenyouonceformasteadyhabit，letnothingutyouoffit。

"

JoaodeSousawasamused。

"Butwhenwegettotherailwaystation，

"hesaid，

"youwillbeabletogetteaintherefreshmentroom。

"

"Ofcourse!Ihadnotthoughtofthat!Itwillbealittlebitlateaftermylunch，butatleastitwillbesomething。

"

Whentheygottothestation，thetrainwasalreadyatthelatform。Everyonerushedintotherefreshmentroomtoreareforthetrainjourney，somebydrinkingaglassofwineandeatingsomebreadandfruit，othersbyurchasingfoodtoeatinthetrain。

Thefatmansatdownatoneofthetablesandlookedroundforawaiter。Buttherewerefewofthem，anditwassometimebeforeheattractedtheattentionofoneandorderedacuoftea。Hewasabouttogivedetailsoftheteathathewanted，butthebusywaiterhadtoattendtootherorders。AtlastJoaodeSousa，whengoingofftotakehislaceinthetrain，sawthefatmanrearingtoenjoyhisfavouritedrink。

Presentlyhecamerushingoutandclimbedintothetrainjustasthewhistlesounded，hesatdownoositeJoaodeSousa，andwiedhisfacewithabrilliantsilkhandkerchief。

"Well?

"JoaodeSousasmiled。

"Mydearboy，itwasgreenteathatthewaiterbroughtme。Icanneverdrinkgreentea!

"

Thetrainassedthroughthemagnificentmountains，astlittlefarm-housesandstreams。Nightwascomingonandthesettingsunhadgonedownbelowthehills。Thefatassengersawnobeautyinthescene。Heyawnedandutteredimatientexclamationsunderhisbreath。DeSousaheardamoanendingwiththeword

"tea

"。

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