特別的追悼 an ecial funeral (第2/11頁)
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howtobegin,Ioenedtheattendancebookandcalledtheroll。ThenameswereforthemostartFrench,andtodaytheystillreturntomymemory,likethis,fornoreason:MadeleineBerube,JosehatBrisset,EmilienDumont,CecileLeine。。。
Butmostofthechildrenwhoroseandanswered“Present,mamzelle”,whentheirnameswerecalledhadtheslightlynarrowedeyes,warmcoloringandjet-blackhairthattoldofmetisblood。
Theywerebeautifulandexquisitelyolite;therewasreallynothingtoreroachthemforexcettheinconceivabledistancetheymaintainedbetweenthemselvesandme。Itcrushedme。“Isthiswhatchildrenarelike,then,”Iaskedmyselfwithanguish,“untouchable,barricadedinsomeregionwhereyoucantreachthem?”
IcametothenameYolandeChartrand。
Nooneanswered。Ireeatedthenameand,whentherewasstillnoanswer,Ilookeduatfacesthatseemedtomecomletelyindifferent。
Thenfromthebackoftheclassroom,abovethebuzzingofflies,aroseavoiceIcouldntlaceatfirst。“Shesdead,mamzelle。Shediedlastnight。”
Perhasevenmoredistressingthanthenewswasthecalm,leveltoneofthechildsvoi