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第29章 the cu f tea(第3页)

"Oh,Iamglad。Youareverygood,sir。

"

Thecoachrolledonthroughthecountryroads,andinsiteofthemotionandthenoisetheassengersslet。JoaodeSousaremainedawake,watchingthecountryassunderthelightofthemoon:thetrees,thehedges,thelightsfromthehousesofavillageonthehillside。PresentlytheycametotheancientbridgeofAmarante,theoriginofwhichislostinthemistsoftheast。Thecoachassedintothenarrowstonystreet,andstoedoutsidethefamousoldinnoftheCaadera。Thedining-roomoftheinnwasfulloftobaccosmokeandthesmellofchocolate。Thewaiteradvancedtoshowthetravelerstotheirseats,andresentlyareallyexcellentsuerwasserved。ThisJoaodeSousathoroughlyenjoyed,drinkingthegoodwineofValdeenas。Helookedroundandsawthefatassengersittingatacornerofthetable,waitinganxiouslytoseaktothewaiter。

"Waiter,Iwantacuoftea,strongandblack,remember。Nootherwilldo。

"

"Sir,inaninstant。Imustjustservethesuer,andthenIwillordertheteaforyou。Whatwillyouhaveforsuer,sir?

"

"IcannoteatanythinguntilIhavehadmytea。

"

Thewaitercontinuedservingthegreatdishesofchickenandallkindsofexcellentfood;andbottlesofgoodwinewereassedmerrilyroundthetable。Thefatassengerwaitedatiently。Presentlyitwasannouncedthatthecoachwouldstartinfiveminutes,andtherewasgreatexcitementandconfusion。Everyonerushedtofindalaceinthecoach,andJoaodeSousaheardtheunhayvoiceofthefatassengersaying,

"Andmytea?Waiter,whataboutthattea?

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"Inoneminute,sir。

"

Allhadtakentheirlacesexcetthefatman,whostoodatthedooroftheinnimatiently。Asthecoachhadtoclimbthemountainforsomedistance,astrongteamoftwelveoxenhadbeenfastenedtoit,gaywithredcasandbrassbells。Theguardcalledtothefatassenger,

"Takeyourlace,sir,ifyoulease。Icanwaitnolonger。

"

Suddenlythewaitercamerunningwithasteamingcuofteaonatray。Thefatassengerhadonefootonthesteofthecoach,butheutteredacryofjoy,seizedthecu,andraisedittohislis。Butthenextinstanthecriedoutindistress,andutthecubackonthetray。

"Imossibletodrinkthistea,waiter。Itisboilinghot。Whydoyoubringitlikethat,whenthecoachisjuststarting?

"AndheclimbedintohislaceoositeJoaodeSousa,tearsofainandannoyanceinhiseyes。

Thestagecoachclimbedthehillslowlyforfivehours,draggedbytheslowbutowerfuloxen。Afinerainfellontheenormousoldtreesbesidethemountainroad,andthewindwhisfiedthroughtheirbranches。HereandtherelittlestreamsrandownfromthemountainsnowstowardsthemightyRiverDouro。

Thedriverwalkedbesidetheleaderoftheteam,encouragingtheoxen。AlltheassengersexcetJoaodeSousaslet。Theyassedastone-builthouseneartheroad,andthemoonthrewstrangereflectionsonitsroof。Higherutheyassedalittlecottageabovewhichhungamassiveblockofstonewhichlookedasifitmightfallatanymoment。Theroadgrewnarrowerastheyaroachedtheto,andthesunrose,bathingthemountaininmanycolours-urle,inkandyellow。ThecoachstoedataninnnearthevillageofQuintella,andthoseassengerswhowereawakedescendedtostretchtheirlegsintheuremorningair。

JoaodeSousawalkedalongadmiringtheslendourofthescenery。Peakaftereakextendedasfarastheeyecouldsee,andlowerdownshoneawidestretchofwater。Thewholelovelyicturewasframedinthegreattrees,andastheyoungmanausedtodrawabreathofdelight,heheardaslowstearoaching。Alongyawnofwearinesssoundedclosetohisear,andJoaodeSousasmiledatthesightofthefatassenger,stillhalfaslee,andsodifferentfromtheglowofthenewmorning。

"Well,sir,howareyou?Whataboutyourteanow?

"

"Oh,mydearyoungfriend,Ihavereallylostallhoes。Thereisnoteainthatmiserableinn;theysaynooneeverasksforsuchathing。

"

Thehorseswereready,andtheguardgavethesignalforthestart。Theywentfastdownthemountain-sideandweresoonamongdarktreesandthenfruit。PresentlytheassengerswereamongthegraesthatgrowbytheDouro。Bythesideofthegreatrivertheydroveformanymilesuntilthehousesgrewthickerandgardensaeared。AtlasttheyenteredthewhitestreetsofRegoa。Itwasjusthalfasteightinthemorning,therighthourforbreakfast。

Asthecoachstoedatthehotel,afinebuildingwithgreenshutters,thefatassengerturnedtoJoaodeSousawithasmile。

"Ithankyou,sir,forallyourcourtesy。Ishouldhavehadadreadfuljourneyindeedwithoutyouragreeablecomany。IcannottellyouhowIhavesufferedfromthelossofmycuoftea。Itiswrongtogiveuhabitsatmyage。Takemyadvice,sir,anddonotallowanythingtointerferewithahabityouhaveformed,ifitisagoodone。NowIcangetmycuofteaatlast。Itislate,itistrue,butbetterlatethannever。Permitmetointroducemyself,sir。MynameisBarnadedosAnjos;IamanativeofthetownofFreixo-de-Esada-a-Cinta,andIamtravelingtoDouroonbusiness。Ihoetomeetyouagain,sir,andinanycaseIamalwaysatyourservice。Iwishyougoodluckandasafejourney;andnowIamgoing,mydearyoungfriend,todrinkyourhealthinacuoftea。

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