The melodious melody flows in the restaurant compartment, the passengers whispered in a low voice, the knife and fork is colliding the dinner plate, sent out clear resounding, on the narrow corridor, the children cheers ran, once for a while triggered calling out in alarm of passengers. 悠扬的曲调流淌在餐厅车厢内,乘客们低声私语,刀叉碰撞着餐盘,发出清脆的鸣响,狭窄的过道上,孩子们欢声奔跑,时不时引发乘客们的惊呼。 Irwin sits in the corner, the front is placing one cup of hot coffee, with a simple sandwich, the body by the included angle of chair and in theater box wall, raised the head can observe the entirety of this compartment. 厄文坐在角落里,面前摆放着一杯热咖啡,和一份简单的三明治,身子靠在椅子与厢壁的夹角里,抬起头就能观察了这节车厢的全部。 That senseless man forgot by Irwin quickly, he spreads out oneself note to observe the passengers, oneself will write to its fantasy. 那个无趣的男人很快就被厄文忘掉了,他摊开自己的笔记观察着乘客们,将自己对其的幻想书写下来。 As a poet, Irwin has wanted to write the work that a fantasy and reality coexist, it will perhaps not make everyone satisfy, but Irwin, will deeply love it absolutely. 作为一位诗人,厄文一直想书写一部幻想与现实并存的作品,它或许不会令所有人满意,但厄文自己,将是绝对热爱它的。 This all the way, he regards as oneself writing material many people, collects in the note, some people do not lose face, Irwin will only inscribe several simply, some people will want interesting many, Irwin to its big fee/spent words. 这一路上,他将很多人视作自己的写作素材,收集进笔记中,有些人并不出彩,厄文只会简单地写上几笔,有些人则要有趣的多,厄文会对其大费笔墨。 For example that overeating fellow. 例如那个正在大吃特吃的家伙。 Because of the fatigue of journey, the passengers mostly have no appetite, bringing this also alleviates the hunger merely, but that passenger is different, he probably hungry several days, the roasting intestines and two person share of sandwich and two person share of two person share the orange juice of hamburger and two person share...... 因旅途的劳累,乘客们大多没什么胃口,带来这也仅仅是缓解一下饥饿,可那位乘客不同,他像是饿了好几天,双人份的三明治、双人份的烤肠、双人份的汉堡、双人份的橙汁…… Cannot use for several minutes, the opposite party like, swept away the food on desktop like a whirlwind that sweeps away scattered clouds, rubs to support the big belly, hit several belch. 用不上几分钟,对方就如风卷残云般,将桌面上的食物一扫而空,揉了揉撑大的肚子,打了几个饱嗝。 „A fellow in hearty appetite.” “一个好胃口的家伙。” Irwin is describing the image of that passenger in the note, and writes down his label in end. 厄文在笔记上描述着那位乘客的形象,并在末尾写下他的标签。 Suddenly, some flash, two people to the apparent, Irwin often encountered this situation, spies on others, unavoidably will bring to the attention of opposite party, Irwin shows the smile, signals by nodding toward the opposite party. 突然,某一瞬间,两人对视在了一起,厄文经常遇到这种情况,窥探他人,难免会引起对方的注意,厄文露出微笑,向着对方点头示意。 Friendly greeting, often can reduce and solve such awkward aspect. 一个友好的招呼,往往能化解这样尴尬的局面。 The opposite party are also smiling the nod, while Irwin thinks when own record can end, the opposite party stood, then takes up half hamburger that on the desktop had not finished eating with half cup of orange juice, walked swaggering. 对方也微笑着点头,正当厄文以为自己的记述可以结束时,对方站了起来,然后拿起桌面上没吃完的半个汉堡与半杯橙汁,大摇大摆地走了过来。 „Yo! Do the friends, what you write?” “呦！朋友,你写什么呢？” The men sat down unrestrained/no trace of politeness, were in the position of half. 男人毫不客气地坐下,占据了半边的位置。 Irwin thought that oneself face flesh aspic lived. 厄文觉得自己的面部肌肉冻住了。 „Un...... some writing materials.” “嗯……一些写作素材。” When reply, Irwin has not stopped the pen in hand, added several labels in behind, for example originally ripe and so on. 回答时,厄文没有停下手中的笔,又加了几条标签在后头,例如自来熟之类的。 The men look the happy expression, „in other words...... are you a writer?” 男人面露喜色,“也就是说……你是个作家？” „Is, but I like calling me with the poet, the poet has a romantic feeling, like as one desires the bird of soaring, the writer somewhat is serious, one hear wears the eyeglasses like some, an old man of face vicissitudes.” “算是吧,但我更喜欢用诗人称呼我自己,诗人带着一种浪漫感,就像随心飞翔的小鸟,作家则有些严肃,一听就像某个戴着眼镜,一脸沧桑的老头子。” Irwin is explaining, „right, I am a poet.” 厄文解释着,“没错,我是位诗人。” „Hū, Poet? Nowadays the poet are not many,” man sends out to acclaim, „the present everyone longs for becoming the rock and roll singer and movie star.” “呼,诗人？这年头诗人可不多了,”男人发出赞叹,“现在大家更渴望成为摇滚歌手、电影明星。” Irwin shrugs, later asked that „you? What you make?” 厄文耸了耸肩,随后反问道,“你呢？你是做什么的？” Men silent moment, how thinks should to Irwin explain that own occupation, was quick he to think. 男人沉默了片刻,思索着该如何对厄文解释自己的职业,很快他想到了。 „Clerk.” “业务员。” „?” “啊？” An unexpected reply. 一个出乎预料的回答。 „The business that our company conducts is very broad, when some places cannot process, will send my such clerk business trip, goes to the local area to solve.” “我们公司经营的业务很广,当一些地方处理不来时,就会派我这样的业务员出差,去当地解决一下。” The men narrated, Irwin added several writing to come up, he has run into many people all the way, ran into the man such talkative fellow for the first time. 男人叙说的时候,厄文又加了几条文字上去,一路上他遇到过很多人,还是第一次遇到男人这样健谈的家伙。 „Therefore you are recording me?” “所以你是在记录我吗？” The men referred to the note, „treats as the writing material me?” 男人指了指笔记,“把我当做写作素材？” Irwin moon's orbit, „, I like everyone who described runs into, then advanced in them my story, like this I felt on story-telling session many several points of sense of reality.” 厄文坦白道,“是的,我喜欢描绘遇到的每个人,然后将他们加进我的故事里,这样我觉得故事会多上几分真实感。” „This...... this in the actor like movie, the story is false, but the actor is real.” “这……这就像电影里的演员,故事是假的,但演员是真实的。” Irwin is sizing up man's response, some people do not like this, sometimes Irwin will be scolded, possibly suffers the fist. 厄文打量着男人的反应,有些人不喜欢这样,厄文有时候会被骂,也可能挨拳头。 Seeing the man has been silent, Irwin then said that „, if you thought that this offended you, I can tear up this page.” 见男人一直沉默,厄文接着说道,“如果你觉得这冒犯到了你,我可以撕掉这一页的。” The men beckon with the hand, said excitedly, „, I am not the first time experience this matter.” 男人摆了摆手,兴奋地说道,“不不不,我还是头一次遇到这种事。” Irwin cannot comprehend. 厄文搞不懂。 A man face puzzled appearance, verbose, „I actually also like reading very much, for sometime did I even have the idea of writing a book...... this you to understand?” 男人一脸纠结的模样,絮絮叨叨着,“我这个人其实还很爱看书的,有段时间我甚至产生了写书的想法……这点你应该明白吧？” Irwin follows saying that „I can understand, sees these quite rotten story particularly.” 厄文跟着说道,“我能理解的,尤其是看到那些比较烂的故事。” „Right! Is this feeling!” The men are shouting excitedly, „damn fellow, the written anything, changes me to come!” “对！就是这种感觉！”男人兴奋地大喊着,“该死的家伙,写的什么东西,换我来！” Irwin's eyeground is flashing the light, has not thought that in this bored journey, will run into such interesting person, later he puts out a hand. 厄文的眼底闪着光,没想到这无聊的旅程上,会遇到这样有趣的人,随后他伸出了手。 „Irwin Fleschel” “厄文・弗莱舍尔” The men decisively and Irwin grasped in one, may when mentioning own name, the man hesitant. 男人果断地和厄文握在了一起,可在提及自己的名字时,男人犹豫了一下。 „...... You can call my similar Arbaugh.” “帕……你可以叫我肖・阿尔伯。” Palmer deceives saying that this is the false status of his trip. 帕尔默欺瞒道,这是他此行的假身份。 Irwin then asked that „can I interpolate in my story your name?” 厄文接着问道,“我可以将你的名字写进我的故事里吗？” A Palmer reply, „sure.” 帕尔默一口应答,“当然可以。” In follow-up chat, Irwin and Palmer felt, the opposite party is just a chatting quite good traveler, tonight after talking, two people did not have the possibility of happening together again, but more chatted thoroughly, two people more detected being in harmony with opposite party. 后续的聊天里,厄文与帕尔默都觉得,对方只不过是一个聊的比较好的过客,今夜交谈后,两人就再无交集的可能,可越是深入地聊下去,两人越是发觉与对方的合拍。 Arrived finally, two people vision looks at the opposite party warmly, seems the good friend of feeling sorry not to have met sooner. 到最后,两人目光热烈地看着对方,仿佛是相见恨晚的好友。 Palmer depends the comedy feeling that oneself that personally experiences, successfully subdued Irwin, Irwin recorded a big page in the note voluminous. 帕尔默仗着自己那亲身经历出来的喜剧感,成功折服了厄文,厄文在笔记上洋洋洒洒记述了一大页。 As the successor of Kelaikesi family/home, undergoes Palmer who the aristocrat has educated, the body has a faint noble feeling inexplicably, but he, once opens the mouth, this noble feeling in instantaneous nothing left, spoke thoughtlessly to speak at sixes and sevens joke, probably in hangover youth of street strolling. 作为克莱克斯家的继承人,经受过贵族教育的帕尔默,身上莫名带着一股隐隐的高贵感,可他一旦开口,这种高贵感会在瞬间荡然无存,随口讲起乱七八糟的笑话,像是在街头闲逛的宿醉青年。 Irwin very long has not run into such interesting person. 厄文已经很久没遇到这样有趣的人了。 Palmer is also so, his hobby is widespread and unusual, rarely has together can chat to go, even Rogge, were still he made the big effort, own hobby recommendation in the past. 帕尔默也是如此,他的爱好广泛且奇特,很少有能聊到一块去的,即便是伯洛戈,也是他花了大力气,才把自己的爱好推荐过去的。 But Irwin is different, each thing that Palmer mentioned, Irwin can chat two, even Palmer of understanding was thorough. 可厄文不同,帕尔默提到的每个东西,厄文都能聊两句,甚至了解的比帕尔默还要深入。 The cheerful time then ended quickly, Palmer has the duty in the body, he too long, unavoidably causes the worries of others. 欢快的时光很快便结束了,帕尔默有任务在身,他太久不回去,难免引起其他人的担心。 „This is my address.” “这是我的地址。” Palmer wrote one line of characters rapidly, this is not Palmer's real address, but is the unification of order bureau forge, the convenient field personnel staff members contact with others. 帕尔默迅速地写了一行字,这不是帕尔默的真实地址,而是秩序局的统一伪造点,方便外勤职员们联系他人。 Palmer such as wind, if the wind goes, does not give Irwin the least bit response time, looks that in the note came from Ou Bosi the address, Irwin is sighing in a soft voice. 帕尔默如风来,又如风而去,不给厄文半点反应的时间,看着笔记上来自于欧泊斯的地址,厄文轻声感叹着。 This thinks oneself took such far road, has experienced person such, this world will not give itself to feel again pleasantly surprised was right. 本以为自己走了这么远的路,见识过这么的人,这个世界不会再给自己惊喜感了才对。 The road that Irwin takes was too few. 厄文走的路还是太少了。 Cleaned up the tableware on good table, Irwin returned to own compartment, sat disappears in his opposite Dewar, Irwin guessed right can dislikes himself only then, changed a position. 清理好餐桌上的餐具,厄文返回了自己的车厢,坐在他对面的杜瓦不见了,厄文猜对方可能是讨厌自己,换了一个位置。 The train starts to decelerate, nighttime appeared many luminous spots, it drove next platform, the time had arrived at the night, the passenger in platform was few, but the train deferred to the stipulation, stayed in this shortly. 火车开始减速,黑夜里浮现了诸多的光点,它驶到了下一个站台处,时间已来到深夜,站台上的乘客寥寥无几,但火车还是按照规定,短暂地停留在这。 Irwin goes out of the compartment, arrived in the spacious platform, pulled out the pocket, puts out a cigarette, holds in the mouth on the mouth, the cigarette lighter ignites, his inspiration expiration, the cigarette swamps into his throat clumsily, he keeps coughing. 厄文走出车厢,来到了空旷的站台上,掏了掏口袋,拿出一根香烟,叼在嘴上,打火机引燃,他笨拙地吸气呼气,香烟涌入他的喉咙,他咳嗽个不停。 The smoke and fire is gradually influencing Irwin's eyes, he made an effort to wink winking, left behind the tears. 烟火熏染着厄文的眼睛,他用力地眨了眨,留下泪来。 The one side resounds the euphonious laughter, Irwin has turned the head, sees only a girl to stand in oneself side, she has one shallowly such as the white long hair, the red shawl blocked from her whole body, only keeps two leg that wears the boots revealed. 一旁响起银铃般的笑声,厄文转过头,只见一个女孩正站在自己身旁,她有着一头浅如白色的长发,红色的披肩遮住了她的全身,只留两条穿着靴子的腿露了出来。 She talked, „you will not smoke evidently.” 她搭话道,“你看样子不会抽烟。” „Said accurately, I am studying to smoke.” “准确说,我正在学习抽烟。” Irwin makes an effort to nip the cigarette butt, he thinks, today is really marvelous, unexpectedly ran into so many strange people, although said where oneself do not have to go well. 厄文用力地咬了咬烟蒂,他心里想,今天还真奇妙,居然遇到了这么多奇怪的人,虽然说自己也没有好到哪里去。 „Does learn/study smoke?” The girl smiles was happier, „did your age, start to study this type of thing?” “学习抽烟？”女孩笑的更开心了,“你都这个年纪了,才开始学习这种东西？” Irwin that deceptive semblance and makings cannot deceive the girl, her eyes saw Irwin is a getting old uncle. 厄文那极具欺骗性的外表与气质没能骗过女孩,她一眼就看出厄文是个上了年纪的老大叔了。 „Person must tries some not to attempt the thing.” “人总得尝试些自己没尝试过的东西。” Irwin is arguing for oneself, therefore in this travel, Irwin has admitted some new things, the day before leaving Ou Bosi, he just in an underground bar, offered the first rock and roll of his life to play. 厄文为自己辩解着,所以这次旅行中,厄文一直接纳一些新事物,在离开欧泊斯的前一天,他刚在一处地下酒吧内,献上了他人生的第一次摇滚乐演奏。 Finally is somewhat bad, the boss hopes that he do not come, this may be too discomforting. 结果有些糟,老板希望他再也不要来了,这可太令人难过了。 The girl asked that „after the attempt, how feels?” 女孩问,“尝试之后觉得怎么样？” „Not much.” “不怎么样。” Irwin feels somewhat senselessly, he spits the cigarette of half, sparks/Mars beats in the nighttime, vanishes does not see. 厄文觉得有些无趣,他将半截的香烟吐出去,火星在黑夜里跳动,消失不见。 The vision falls on girl's body, two people to apparent together instance, a Irwin's mind blank. 目光落在女孩的身上,两人对视在一起的瞬间,厄文的脑海一片空白。 ( This chapter ends) (本章完)