sugelanchangdedanganshimimanzhemeiweihehuichendeqixi。weijinsizuozaijiaoluodemuzhuoqian，mianqiantankaisanfendangan——zuixindesanqimoushaan，yijiyigetunsedeniupizhiwenjianjia，biaoqianshangxiezhe"1888nianmeiguiwenshenan（weijie）"。
laisitejingdutuimenjinlai，shouliduanzheliangbeinongcha。"zhaodaoshenmelema？"
weijinsimeiyoulijihuida。tadezhijianqingqingfuguoyizhangfanhuangdezhaopian——1888niandisangeshouhaizhedeshitizhaopian，zuojianshangdemeiguiwenshenyuzuotianfaxiandemasha·taibotejingrendixiangsi。
"bushimofang，"tazhongyukaikou，"taijingquele。huabanshuliang，huajingdehudu，shenzhicideweizhi。"tazhixiangzhaopianshangwenshenzhongyinzangdezimur，"zheigexijiedangniancongweigongkai。"
laisitefangxiachabei。"suoyishizhiqingzhe。dangniansheanrenyuandehoudai？huozhe..."
"huozheyourenguyizhongxianlishi。"weijinsifankaimasha·taibotedeshijianbaogao，"qianliangqianjiandeshouhaizhe：anni·kaokesi，ershiersui，nvpu；yilishabai·daoer，ershisisui，xiyigong。doushixiacengjiejidenianqingnvxing，duju，shehuiguanxijiandan。"
"hesanshinianqiandeshouhaizhetezhengyizhi。"
weijinsidiantou。"danzheiciyouxiebutong。"tachouchusanzhangxianchangzhaopianbingliepaikai，"kantamenbeifaxianshidezishi。"
laisitezhoumei。"diyigekaozaiqiangbian，diergetangzaitaijieshang，zuotianzheigeshi...zuozaiqianggen？"
"bu，kantamendeshou。"weijinsizhichu，"annishuangshoujiaodiezaixiongqian，yilishabaiyoushoufangzaixinkou，mashazeshiyoushoujinwo。"tafankaibijiben，"dangnianwumingshouhaizhebeifaxianshi，zishiyegebuxiangtong，dandouxiangshibeijingxinbaifangguode。"
"某种仪式？"
"huozheshixinxi。"weijinsicongzuixindanganzhongchouchuyifenwenjian，"masha·taibotedebeijingdiaochayouwu。tabuzhishicaifengxuetu。"tazhixiangyixingxiaozi，"sannianqian，tacengzaimeifeierqudeyihuguizujiazhongzuonvpu。"
laisitetiaomei。"nayijia？"
"wenjianshangmeixie，zhishuoshi'mouweibojuedezhaidi'。"weijinsiyanzhongshanguoyisiruilideguang，"danwozaitadeyiwuzhongfaxianlezheige。"tanachuyigezhuangzaizhengwudailidexiaoyaochi，"yinxingbaoxianxiangdeyaochi。woyijingshenqinglesouchaling。"
chuangwai，lundundewuqijianjiansanqu，yilvyangguangtouguojimanhuichendechuanghuzhaozaizhuoshang，qiahaoluozaineibaxiaoxiaodeyaochishang。weijinsimiqiyanjing，ganjuezhenxiangjiuxiangzheiyangguangyiyang，zhengzainulichuantousanshiniandemiwu。
"haiyouyidian，"tabuchongdao，shengyindichen，"dangniandewuqimoushadoufashengzaimeiguiyuanfujin，huozhenengkandaomeiguiyuandedifang。erzuotianneitiaoxiangzi..."
"jintoushi'hongmeigui'jiuguan。"laisitejiehua。
weijinsidiantou。"bushiqiaohe。"tazhanqishen，turanjuedingdao，"woxuyaoqujianyigeren。"
"谁？"
"dangnianweiyixingcundeqianzaishouhaizhe。"weijinsichuanshangdayi，"shala·kangwei，ruguotahaihuozhedehua。"
laisitejingyadidengdayanjing。"woyiweitazaojiu..."
"suoyourendouzheimerenwei。"weijinsidebiaoqingbiandefuza，"danliangnianqianwoshoudaoguoyifengxin，youchuolaizidewenjundeyigexiaocunzhuang。meiyoushuming，danxinzhongtidaoleyixie...zhiyoushalacaihuizhidaodeshi。"
tazouxiangmenkou，youtingxiajiaobu。"haiyouyijianshixuyaodiaocha。chayichalundunfujinsheizaizhongzhiyizhongteshupinzhongdemeigui——shenhongse，jinhuheise，huabanbianyuanyoujuchizhuangwenlu。"
"nizenmezhidao..."
"dangnianmeigeshouhaizheshenbiandoufaxianlezheizhongmeiguidehuaban，"weijinsishuo，"erzuotianmashashouzhongwozhedezhengshitongyipinzhong。"
likaisugelanchang，weijinsizhaoleyiliangmache。"kelakenweierqu，meiguixiang14hao。"taduichefushuo。
machechuanguozhujianfanmangdejiedao，weijinsikaozaizuoyishang，sixuhuidaosanshinianqian。1888nian，bujinshi"meiguiwenshenan"weipo，yeshikaitangshoujiekesinvebaijiaotangqudeneiyinian。liangxiliemoushaanshijianzhongdie，shoufaquejieranbutong，danweijinsiyizhihuaiyitamenzhijiancunzaimouzhonglianxi。
meiguixiang14haoshiyidongbuqiyandezhuanfang，menqiandexiaohuayuanlizhongzhejizhubingyangyangdemeigui。weijinsiqiaomenhou，yiweibaifalaofurenkailemen。tazhishaoyouqishisuile，danshenziyirantingba，huisedeyanjingruilierjingjue。
"hadesentaitai，"weijinsizhaixiamaozi，"duonianbujianle。"
"weijinsixiansheng。"laofurendeshengyinbijiyizhongshayaxuduo，"wojiuzhidaominganzaixianhounihuilaizhaowo。jinlaiba，chayijingzhuhaole。"
wuneibiwaiguankanqilaikuanchangxuduo，shoushideyichenburan。hadesentaitai——dangniansugelanchangzuiyouxiudefayizhiyi——daochadeshouwenrupanshi，jinguanshangmianbumanlelaonianban。
"nituixiuhouwoyizhizhaobudaoni，"weijinsishuo，"zhidaoliangnianqianneifengxin。"
hadesentaitaiweixiao。"woxuyaoyuanlilundun...yuanlineixiejiyi。dankanlaijiyihaishizhuishanglewomen。"tazhishiweijinsi，"shitongyangdeshoufama？"
weijinsidiantou。"jihuyimoyiyang。danyouxiexijie...gengjingquele，xiangshixiongshouzaiwanshanmouzhongsheji。"
"shalahaihuozhe，"hadesentaitaituranshuo，"tagailemingzi，xianzaizaidewenjunjingyingyijiaxiaolvguan。neifengxinshiwodaitajide。"
weijinsiwochabeideshouweiweizhandou。"weishenmexianzailianxiwo？"
"yinweitamengjianlemeigui，"laofurendeshengyinjiangdi，"lianxusanwan，meicidougengjiaqingxi。ranhoubaozhishangjiuchuxianlediyiqimingan。"taqishenzouxiangyigexiangmujuzi，quchuyibenpimianrijiben，"wobaoliuleyixiedangnianmeijiaojisugelanchangdedongxi。"
weijinsijieguorijiben，fankaidiyiye，kandaoyifujingxideshouhuituan——yiduomeigui，yushouhaizheshenshangdewenshenyimoyiyang，danpangbianbiaozhuzheyiduanladingwen。
"perasperaadastra，"taqingshengduchu，"'lijingjingji，zhongdaxingchen'。zheishi..."
"luosibolibojuejiazudegeyan，"hadesentaitaiquerendao，"dangnianwozhuyidaowenshentuanyubojuejiawenzhangdemeiguibufenwanquanyizhi，dandangshifuzeanjiandejingzhangrenweizheishiqiaohe，jinzhiwoshenrudiaochaguizu。"
weijinsigandaoyizhenshuxidefennu。"suoyianjianbeiyaxiale。"
"bujinruci。"hadesentaitaifandaorijibenzhongjian，luchuyizhangfanhuangdezhaopian。zhaopianshangshinianqingmeilideshala·kangwei，zuojianshanghaimeiyouneigezhimingdewenshen。"shaladangnianbuzhishisuijixuanzhongdemubiao。tacengshiluosibolibojuezhangzilichadedeqingren。"
weijinsimengditaitou。"zheicongweichuxianzairenhebaogaozhong！"
"dangranmeiyou。lichadedangshizhengyaoyuyiweigongjuedenverdinghun。chouwenbixubimian。"hadesentaitailengxiao，"shalabeishoumaile，danxiongshouxianranbudasuanrangtahuoxialaizhirenshenme。"
"nirenweilichadeshixiongshou？"
"wobuzhidao。"laofurenyaotou，"danmasha·taibotecengzailuosibolizhaidigongzuoguo，zheibushiqiaohe。"
weijinsiheshangrijiben，sixuwanqian。sanshinianqianbeiyangaideguizuchouwen，rujinyixianxuezhongxinfuchushuimian。taxiangqineibayinxingbaoxianxiangdeyaochi——limianhuizangzheshenme？masha·taibotezhidaoduoshao？
"woxuyaojianshala，"tashuo，"like。"
hadesentaitaidiantou。"woyijingxiexingaosutanihuilai。danxiaoxin，yase，"tadeyanshenbiandeyoulv，"dangnianwomenchupenglemouxieweixiandemimi，xianzaitamenhuilaile，erqiegengjiazhiming。"
weijinsizhanzaichuangqian，kanzhehuayuanlineijizhubingruodemeigui。qizhongyizhuganggangkaichuyiduohua——shenhongse，jinhuheise，huabanbianyuanyouzhejuchizhuangwenlu。