“Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless?”

不經(jīng)意間，谷秋莎背出這段簡(jiǎn)·愛(ài)對(duì)羅切斯特所說(shuō)的名言開(kāi)頭，她相信眼前的男孩很難通過(guò)這輪考試，若能把中文翻譯出來(lái)謝天謝地了。

“You think wrong!”讓人意想不到，司望直接說(shuō)出了后面的英文，“I have as much soul as you, and full as much heart! And if God had gifted me with some beauty and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you. I am not talking to you now through the medium of custom, conventionalities, nor even of mortal flesh; it is my spirit that addresses your spirit; just as if both had passed through the grave, and we stood at God's feet, equal, as we are!”

當(dāng)他聲情并茂字正腔圓地背誦完畢，谷秋莎已不敢直視這孩子的雙眼。十年前，谷秋莎送給申明一本《簡(jiǎn)·愛(ài)》的原版小說(shuō)，那是她爸爸去美國(guó)考察時(shí)帶回來(lái)的，她記得申明反復(fù)背誦過(guò)這段英文。

“就仿佛我們兩人穿過(guò)墳?zāi)?。?/p>

她情不自禁用中文念出這句，司望低垂眼簾，目光隱藏在長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)的睫毛后面：“對(duì)不起，我看過(guò)英文原著，但只會(huì)背這段英文?！?/p>

“司望，你明白這句話的意思嗎？”

“明白?！?/p>

“就好像經(jīng)歷過(guò)一樣？”

他停頓幾秒鐘，搖搖頭：“不知道?！?/p>

谷秋莎也不知該說(shuō)什么好？?jī)扇顺聊蚯白呷?，在蘇州河邊最僻靜的那段，一輛破爛的吉普車停在路邊。

這輛車怎么看都有些眼熟，雖然四個(gè)輪子癟了兩個(gè)，車前臉差不多掉了，牌子車標(biāo)也都沒(méi)了，只有一副外地牌照斜插在后面。她仍能看出這是一輛老款JEEP，后面車窗上畫(huà)著一朵紅玫瑰插在白骷髏中，雖然厚厚的灰塵與污垢令其暗淡，但可確定是原來(lái)車上的噴涂。