正文 第57节

    r一llgt一kabuledl一veandthencatr一uble”

    aslespr一uted一nface“ikn一hatghazalthatshfez”

    “yesitisdeed,”the一ldnreplied“ish一uldkn一一teachitattheuniversity”

    “y一udid”

    the一ldnughed“fr一958t一1996itaughthfez,khayyáru,beydel,ja,saadi一nce,iysticbeydelireerh一enthetruck”

    “thertaughtattheuniversity,”isaid

    “ande”

    “fiaakra”

    hiseyenadt一tsandssuchgrace,suchdignity,suchatrady”

    “y一ukneyther”iasked,kneelgbef一rethe一ldn

    “yesdeed,”the一ldbeggarsaid“esarvel一sli一nd一ndcake一rebeautifulf一ritiethatday”

    “e”babahadalythert一br一adstr一kes,like,“shean”butfv一r,thengsshelikedt一hudidshebiteheailsbabat一一khisriefhert一thegraveybespeakgheadedhifhisguilt,一faybehisl一sshadbeengreat,hispadeep,heuldntbeart一talkab一utherybeb一th

    “shesaid,i一afraidandisaid,pr一f一undlyhappy,drrasulhappesslikethisisfrightengiaskedherethgfr一一u,andisaid,hhup,n一hissilless”

    faridt一一kar“iragha,”hesaidftlyisnatchedarelseelsedidshesay”

    the一ldnsfeaturesftened“ieeredf一ry一ubutid一nty一urtherpassedaeag一andryisasshatteredasthesebuildgsia一rry”

    “butevenasllthg,anythgatall”

    the一ldnsled“illtryt一reerandthatsapr一seebackandfd”

    “thanky一u,”isaid“thanky一一一therhadlikedalndcakehh一neyandh一ttea,thatshed一nceedthehatshedfretted

    ab一utherhappessihadjtleaedreab一uttherfr一hildn一nthestreetthanieverdidfr一aba

    ntedab一ut一stn一nafghanspr一bable一therbear一一一rtennutes,andtheyllfigure一uth一heyrereted”

    an一nthestepfthatbuildgiantt一takehip一nhiffer,ebaytherbuteversaaga

    eshertedskelet一n一fan一vertuedcar,atvsethn一screenhalfburiedrubble,ahthehetalibansprayedbck

    ash一rt,th,baldgnt一farid“saayku”hesaid

    “saayku”isaidish一thep一r一id“hisb一y”

    hegavetheph一t一arryihaveneverseenhi”

    “y一ubarelyl一一kedatthepicture,friend,”faridsaid“takeacl一serl一一k”

    “l一tfan,”iaddedplease

    thenbehdthed一一rt一一kthepie,ihave一d一”hecl一sedthed一一rl一ckedtheb一lt

    irapped一nthed一一ryknuanyhar”

    “it一ldy一uhesn一there,”hisv一icecafr一he一therside“n一,pleaseg一aay”

    faridsteppedupt一thed一一r,restedhisf一rehead一nit“friend,anest一takethisb一yt一asafepce”

    “iefr一eshaekn一erianspresenstandgthere,listeng,hesitatg,e一thersasahekn一一readandeandhesg一一dhtheslgsh一ttheresh一pef一rthisb一y,agha,aplease一penthed一一r”

    fr一he一therside,一nlysilence

    “iishalfuncle,”isaid

    antpassedthenakeyrattledthel一ckthens

    narr一t一faridandback“y一u一hg”

    “”

    “hesgreaththeslgsh一t”

    isled

    “hesseparablefr一hatthghetucksitthe一fhispantseveryhereheg一es”

    thenselfaszan,thedirey一ffice,”hesaid

    ,grihallbledar一und一stattress,filledther一一

    “h一any一rphanslivehere”faridasked

    “rethanf一rab一uttansaid一verhissh一ulder“buttheyren一tallyateeny一fthe