猴爪 The Monkeys Paw (第7/28頁)
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“Hedidntwantit,butImadehimtakeit.Andheressedmeagaintothrowitaway.”
“Likely,”saidHerbert,withretendedhorror.“Why,we‘regoingtoberich,andfamous,andhay.Wishtobeanemeror,father,tobeginwith;thenyoucan’tbehenecked.”
Hedartedroundthetable,ursuedbythemalignedMrs.Whitearmedwithanantimacassar.
Mr.Whitetooktheawfromhisocketandeyeditdubiously.“Idon‘tknowwhattowishfor,andthat’safact,”hesaidslowly.“ItseemstomeIvegotallIwant.”
“Ifyouonlyclearedthehouse,you‘dbequitehay,wouldn’tyou?”saidHerbert,withhishandonhisshoulder.“Well,wishfortwohundredounds,then;thatlljustdoit.”
Hisfather,smilingshamefacedlyathisowncredulity,helduthetalisman,ashisson,withasolemnfacesomewhatmarredbyawinkathismother,satdownattheianoandstruckafewimressivechords.
“Iwishfortwohundredounds,”saidtheoldmandistinctly.
Afnecrashfromtheianogreetedthewords,interrutedbyashudderingcryfromtheoldman.Hiswifeandsonrantowardhim.
“Itmoved,”hecried,withaglanceofdisgustattheobjectasitlayonthefoor