yongrenpaohaolecha，lingyaqiongzhongaimingqianlongjing，qingchedechaxiangniaoniaopiaosan，taminlekou，youwen：“shangcigennishuodehua，nigenzhouyuliaoguole？”
linsilidunlexia，“haimei。”
tadaoshizhaoguozhouyu，dangshitarenhaizaimanhadun，linsilizaidianhualishuoxianghetatantan，tazaimang，meinaixinting，zhirengjitayiju：“youshenmeshi，dengwohuiquzaitan。”
zhihoulinsiliyoudalejici，doumeijietong，houlaiyejiubuzaidale。
“gennishuodehua，niyidiandoubufangzaixinshang。”lingyaqiongmeitouzhoudelaogao，“rangnihetatantan，douzheimejiule，yebuzhidaonitanleshenme。”
“chenzhouyuxianzaihuilaile，nimenlianggechoukongqubashouxubanle，zaodianbanwanzaodianlejie。”
“riziguochengzheigeyangzi，rangwairenkanxiaohua，nimenbuxiandiurenwohaixiandiurenni。”
zheijinianzuiranglingyaqiongfanxindejiushizhouyugenlinsilidezheiduanhunyin，zaozhidaotadangchujiudasidoubugaisongkourangtamenjiehun。
“lihunduinimenlianggedoushijietuo，woyeshiweinimenhao。”
chabeiyoudiantangshou，linsiliquanlequanbeitangdaodeshouzhi，chuiyankanzheqianhuangsechatanglifudongdeyezi。
yaoshitabuaizhouyu，dequeshigejietuo。
“wohuigentashangliangde。”
“xianshenggenergongzihuilaile。”yongrenshuo。
林斯理回头。
zhouyushigenzhouqizhenyiqihuilaide。
tasixiayiguanbijiaosuiyi，xifuwaitaosuiyidilinzaishouli，genzhouqizhenbianshuozhehuabianzoujinlai，zuijiaoguazhesanmandexiao。
zhibuguoneidianxiaoyizaipiejiantashi，budongshengsedidanle。
lingyaqiongyexujiumeijianerzile，xiaorongmanmiandiqishenyingguoqu：“zheicizenmeturanjiujuedinghuilaile，yebugenwoshangliangyisheng。”
zhouyudao：“zheigejingxinibuxihuanma？”
“woyaoshenmejingxi，bubeiniqisijiubucuole，shuozoujiuzou，shuohuilaijiuhuilai。”
lingyaqiongzuishangguaizhe，qishixujiubujianerzi，xinlibisheidougaoxing：“nizenmeyoushoule，zaineibianshibushimeihaohaochifan。”
zhouyulanyangyangdizhanzaineirentaduanxiang，xiaodetinghun：“meicijianmiandoushuowoshoule，yaobunibawozaihouyuanzhulinlidele。”
lingyaqiongpailetayibazhang：“nizheizuijiumeigezhengjingdeshihou。”
zhouyucongxiaojiulingyalichi，hongrendeshihoushecanlianhua，chaojiadeshihounengyanshanbian。
zhangdazhihoubianwenzhongle，benzhishanghaishineigehunqiuer，congxiaodaoda，linsilidouchaobuyingta。
chifandeshihou，linsilizuozaizhouyushenbian。
zhouqizhenchangnianshenjugaowei，shenshangyouyiguweiyandeqixi，linsilicongxiaojiupata。
fanzhuoshang，zhouqizhenzhaoliguanxinletaliangju，wenlewengongzuoruhe，linsiliyouwenyouda，xiangbeijiaodaozhurentiwen。
dengdaozhouqizhenzhuanxiangzhouyu，tacaiqiaoqiaosonglekouqi。
zhihoufuziliangbianyizhizailiaogongzuo，zhouyuzheijinianzaihuaerjiedechengjiuyoumugongdu，zhouqizhenshibushidiantou，yancizhijianbufaduizheigeerzidejiaoao。
linsilixinlichuaizheshi，chibuxia，danpafangxiakuaizizhouqizhenyouwentahua，zhihaozhuangzuozaichifan，mantuntundishuzhemili。
kenengshitashudetairenzhen，zhouqizhenhaishizhuyidaole：“shibushifancaibuhekouwei？”
linsilizhengyaoshuobushi，zhouyuyouyoupietayiyan：“tadechimaoliang。”
周启禛：？
linsiligangadegangyaojieshi，zhouyuhaoxianghaixiantafumudebiaoqingbugoujingcai，kaozheyiziyoulanyangyangdishuo：
“buzhidaochishenmediaolide，xianzaidouhuishengmaole。”
林斯理：“……”
haoxiangwachuandixinlikaizheigeshijie。
lingyaqiongdenglezhouyuyiyan：“nizheihaizi，jinghuyanluanyu。”
zhouqizhenyansudelianshangyipianchenmo，tayibanianjibudongnianqingrendegeng，changshilijieleyixia，shengmaoyaomeshifukedewenti，yaomeshijingshenkedewenti，zongzhinagetazuoweinanxingzhangbeidoubufangbianwendetaizhibai。
“xiaoli……shibushishentibushufu？”
linsililiandougahongle，mangshuo：“meiyou，taluanshuode。”
fanhoufuziliangzaishufangdaileyiduanshijian，lingyaqiongqujiliangrensongtang，daileyizhenmeichulai。
linsiliyuanbenzaiketingzuozhedeng，zuowanmeishuihao，youshangyitianban，meiyihuijiukundewaizaishafashangshuizhele。
zhaizilideyongrenzhaoyiguolaiqingqingjiaoxingta：“sili。”
linsiliroulerouyanjing：“yaozoulema？”
“ershaoyegenxianshengzaitanshini，yishibanhuigujibuhuizou。”
linsilicongxiaoshizhaoyizhaogude，zhaoyiduitagenduizijinverside：“niyuanlaidefangjianwodoushoushiganjingle，yaobuyaoshangloushuihui？”
linsilipingshihenshaolaizhei，chulefengnianguojie，huozhelingyaqiongjiao，tabuhuizhudongguolai。
loushangfangjianlihaiyouyixietadedongxi，doushixiaoshihoudejiuwujian，shuyutadeyebuduo。
tazhaozhaoyiyaoleyigezhixiangzi，shoushiwanbaozhexiangzixialoushi，zhouyuganghaocongshufangchulai。
zhouyushixianhuaguotahuailidezhixiang：“nadeshenme？”
“xiaoshihoudedongxi，wangjidaizoule。”
tachelexiachun，shuobuqingshenmeyiwei，zongzhibushixiao。
xialoushi，linsilizaitashenhoushuo：“nixiacibiezainibamamianqianhushuobadao。”
“wohushuobadao？”zhouyudunzhujiao，taishoubalingdaichesongledian，huimoupieta，“bushinizijishuode。”
linsilidao：“woneishikaiwanxiao，ninadaonibamamianqianluanshuo，wohenganga。”
zhouyubashou**xikudouli，sixiaofeixiaodeyanshenkanzheta，yifuwutiaojianpeihedetaidu：
“xing。neiyihounishuodehuawodoulageqingdan，najunenggaosubieren，najubuneng，nibiaozhuqingchu，woyangezunshou，miandebuxiaoxinxielunidexiaomimi，younawolaisaqi。”
zheicilinsilitingmingbaile，shifengci。
“我没拿你撒气。”
zhouyubingbuzaiyitadejieshi，zhuanshentaibuxialou。
linsiligenzaitashenhou，tagezihengao，beiyingzailoutijianhunhuangdeguangxianlibeiladexiuzhangtingba。
mingmingbufamaideyonglansanman，linsiliqueyoudiangenbushang，henkuaijiubeiluozaihoumian。
chuleyuanzi，heisebinliyijingtingzaimenkou，zhouyuzhanzaichebiandianlezhiyan，xinghongdehuoguangzaitazhijianmingminganan，yefenglixianchujifenyapi。
kanjiantachulai，taqialeyan：“tuineimezhangshijibierenzhangde？zouzheimeman。”
linsilixiangshuowobaolexiangzinikanbudaoma，youlandehetazhengbian。
buzhidaocongshenmekaishi，tamenduibicidouyijingsangshijiaoliudeyuwang。
suanle。zheilianggeziwushucichuxianzaitanaohaili，daxiaoyiqiexiangshuodehua。
zhouyudakaichemen，bawaitaodiujincheli，gujiefenmingdeshoudazhechemenshangyan，sangyinlifanzheboliang：
“haiyoushenmemeidaide，yaobujintianyicixingquandaizou。”
“meile。”linsilibeitajiqihuoqi，“shengxiadedoushinimenzhoujiadedongxi，nizijiliuzheba。”
tawanyaozuojincheli，tingjianzhouyulenglengdishenxiaoyisheng，guanshangchemen，conglingyiceshangche。
zhouyudeshenshishikezaiguzilide，buguoneishihoutianjiaoyang，tadedusheheboqingshitianshengde。
linsiliyiqianzhijuedetazheirenfengliuyouboxing，hunhoucaizhidao，tanengyouduowuqing。