第21章

类别:其他 作者:Edith Wharton字数:9817更新时间:19/01/07 14:28:10
Darrow,layingasidehispen,lookedatherforamomentinsilence;thenhestoodupandshutthedoor。 \"Imustgoto—morrowearly,\"hesaid,sittingdownbesideher。Hisvoicewasgrave,withaslighttingeofsadness。 Shesaidtoherself:\"HeknowswhatIamfeeling……\"andnowthethoughtmadeherfeellessalone。Theexpressionofhisfacewassternandyettender:forthefirsttimesheunderstoodwhathehadsuffered。 Shehadnodoubtastothenecessityofgivinghimup,butitwasimpossibletotellhimsothen。Shestoodupandsaid:\"I’llleaveyoutoyourletters。\"Hemadenoprotest,butmerelyanswered:\"You’llcomedownpresentlyforawalk?\"anditoccurredtoheratoncethatshewouldwalkdowntotheriverwithhim,andgiveherselfforthelasttimethetragicluxuryofsittingathissideinthelittlepavilion。\"Perhaps,\"shethought,\"itwillbeeasiertotellhimthere。\" Itdidnot,onthewayhomefromtheirwalk,becomeanyeasiertotellhim;buthersecretdecisiontodosobeforeheleftgaveherakindoffactitiouscalmandlaidamelancholyecstasyuponthehour。Stillskirtingthesubjectthatfannedtheirveryfaceswithitsflame,theyclungpersistentlytoothertopics,anditseemedtoAnnathattheirmindshadneverbeennearertogetherthaninthishourwhentheirheartsweresoseparate。Intheglowofinterchangedloveshehadgrownlessconsciousofthatotherglowofinterchangedthoughtwhichhadonceilluminedhermind。ShehadforgottenhowDarrowhadwidenedherworldandlengthenedoutallherperspectives,andwithapangofdoubledestitutionshesawherselfaloneamonghershrunkenthoughts。 Forthefirsttime,then,shehadaclearvisionofwhatherlifewouldbewithouthim。Sheimaginedherselftryingtotakeupthedailyround,andallthathadlightenedandanimateditseemedequallylifelessandvain。Shetriedtothinkofherselfaswhollyabsorbedinherdaughter’sdevelopment,likeothermothersshehadseen;butshesupposedthosemothersmusthavehadstoredmemoriesofhappinesstonourishthem。Shehadhadnothing,andallherstarvedyouthstillclaimeditsdue。 Whenshewentuptodressfordinnershesaidtoherself: \"I’llhavemylasteveningwithhim,andthen,beforewesaygoodnight,I’lltellhim。\" Thispostponementdidnotseemunjustified。Darrowhadshownherhowhedreadedvainwords,howresolvedhewastoavoidallfruitlessdiscussion。Hemusthavebeenintenselyawareofwhathadbeengoingoninhermindsincehisreturn,yetwhenshehadattemptedtorevealittohimhehadturnedfromtherevelation。Shewasthereforemerelyfollowingthelinehehadtracedinbehaving,tillthefinalmomentcame,asthoughtherewerenothingmoretosay…… Thatmomentseemedatlasttobeathandwhen,atherusualhourafterdinner,MadamedeChantellerosetogoupstairs。 Shelingeredalittletobidgood—byetoDarrow,whomshewasnotlikelytoseeinthemorning;andheraffableallusionstohispromptreturnsoundedinAnna’searlikethenoteofdestiny。 Acoldrainhadfallenallday,andforgreaterwarmthandintimacytheyhadgoneafterdinnertotheoak—room,shuttingoutthechillyvistaofthefartherdrawing—rooms。 Theautumnwind,comingupfromtheriver,criedaboutthehousewithavoiceoflossandseparation;andAnnaandDarrowsatsilent,asiftheyfearedtobreakthehushthatshutthemin。Thesolitude,thefire—light,theharmonyofsofthangingsandolddimpictures,woveaboutthemaspellofsecuritythroughwhichAnnafelt,fardowninherheart,themuffledbeatofaninextinguishablebliss。Howcouldshehavethoughtthatthislastmomentwouldbethemomenttospeaktohim,whenitseemedtohavegatheredupintoitsflightallthescatteredsplendoursofherdream? XXXVI Darrowcontinuedtostandbythedoorafterithadclosed。 Annafeltthathewaslookingather,andsatstill,disdainingtoseekrefugeinanyevasivewordormovement。 Forthelasttimeshewantedtolethimtakefromherthefulnessofwhatthesightofhercouldgive。 Hecrossedoverandsatdownonthesofa。Foramomentneitherofthemspoke;thenhesaid:\"To—night,dearest,I musthavemyanswer。\" Shestraightenedherselfundertheshockofhisseemingtotaketheverywordsfromherlips。 \"To—night?\"wasallthatshecouldfalter。 \"Imustbeoffbytheearlytrain。Therewon’tbemorethanamomentinthemorning。\" Hehadtakenherhand,andshesaidtoherselfthatshemustfreeitbeforeshecouldgoonwithwhatshehadtosay。 Thensherejectedthisconcessiontoaweaknessshewasresolvedtodefy。Totheendshewouldleaveherhandinhishand,hereyesinhiseyes:shewouldnot,intheirfinalhourtogether,beafraidofanypartofherloveforhim。 \"You’lltellmeto—night,dear,\"heinsistedgently;andhisinsistencegaveherthestrengthtospeak。 \"There’ssomethingImustaskyou,\"shebrokeout,perceiving,assheheardherwords,thattheywerenotintheleastwhatshehadmeanttosay。 Hesatstill,waiting,andshepressedon:\"Dosuchthingshappentomenoften?\" Thequietroomseemedtoresoundwiththelongreverberationsofherquestion。Shelookedawayfromhim,andhereleasedherandstoodup。 \"Idon’tknowwhathappenstoothermen。Suchathingneverhappenedtome……\" Sheturnedhereyesbacktohisface。Shefeltlikeatravelleronagiddypathbetweenacliffandaprecipice: therewasnothingforitnowbuttogoon。 \"Hadit……haditbegun……beforeyoumetherinParis?\" \"No;athousandtimesno!I’vetoldyouthefactsastheywere。\" \"Allthefacts?\" Heturnedabruptly。\"Whatdoyoumean?\" Herthroatwasdryandtheloudpulsesdrummedinhertemples。 \"Imean——abouther……Perhapsyouknew……knewthingsabouther……beforehand。\" Shestopped。Theroomhadgrownprofoundlystill。Alogdroppedtothehearthandbrokethereinahissingshower。 Darrowspokeinaclearvoice。\"Iknewnothing,absolutelynothing,\"hesaid。 Shehadtheanswertoherinmostdoubt——toherlastshamefulunavowedhope。Shesatpowerlessunderherwoe。 Hewalkedtothefireplaceandpushedbackthebrokenlogwithhisfoot。Aflameshotoutofit,andintheupwardglareshesawhispaleface,sternwithmisery。 \"Isthatall?\"heasked。 Shemadeaslightsignwithherheadandhecameslowlybacktoher。\"Thenisthistobegood—bye?\" Againshesignedafaintassent,andhemadenoefforttotouchherordrawnearer。\"YouunderstandthatIsha’n’tcomeback?\" Hewaslookingather,andshetriedtoreturnhislook,buthereyeswereblindwithtears,andindreadofhisseeingthemshegotupandwalkedaway。Hedidnotfollowher,andshestoodwithherbacktohim,staringatabowlofcarnationsonalittletablestrewnwithbooks。Hertearsmagnifiedeverythingshelookedat,andthestreakedpetalsofthecarnations,theirfringededgesandfrailcurledstamens,presseduponher,hugeandvivid。ShenoticedamongthebooksavolumeofversehehadsentherfromEngland,andtriedtorememberwhetheritwasbeforeorafter…… Shefeltthathewaswaitingforhertospeak,andatlastsheturnedtohim。\"Ishallseeyouto—morrowbeforeyougo……\" Hemadenoanswer。 Shemovedtowardthedoorandhehelditopenforher。Shesawhishandonthedoor,andhissealringinitssettingoftwistedsilver;andthesenseoftheendofallthingscametoher。 Theywalkeddownthedrawing—rooms,betweentheshadowyreflectionsofscreensandcabinets,andmountedthestairssidebyside。Attheendofthegallery,alampbroughtoutturbidgleamsinthesmokybattle—pieceaboveit。 OnthelandingDarrowstopped;hisroomwasthenearesttothestairs。\"Goodnight,\"hesaid,holdingouthishand。 AsAnnagavehimhersthespringsofgriefbrokelooseinher。Shestruggledwithhersobs,andsubduedthem;butherbreathcameunevenly,andtohideheragitationsheleanedonhimandpressedherfaceagainsthisarm。 \"Don’t——don’t,\"hewhispered,soothingher。 Hertroubledbreathingsoundedloudlyinthesilenceofthesleepinghouse。Shepressedherlipstight,butcouldnotstopthenervouspulsationsinherthroat,andheputanarmaboutherand,openinghisdoor,drewheracrossthethresholdofhisroom。Thedoorshutbehindherandshesatdownontheloungeatthefootofthebed。Thepulsationsinherthroathadceased,butsheknewtheywouldbeginagainifshetriedtospeak。 Darrowwalkedawayandleanedagainstthemantelpiece。Thered—veiledlampshoneonhisbooksandpapers,onthearm— chairbythefire,andthescatteredobjectsonhisdressing—table。Alogglimmeredonthehearth,andtheroomwaswarmandfaintlysmoke—scented。Itwasthefirsttimeshehadeverbeeninaroomhelivedin,amonghispersonalpossessionsandthetracesofhisdailyusage。Everyobjectaboutherseemedtocontainaparticleofhimself:thewholeairbreathedofhim,steepingherinthesenseofhisintimatepresence。 Suddenlyshethought:\"ThisiswhatSophyVinerknew\"……andwithatorturingprecisionshepicturedthemaloneinsuchascene……Hadhetakenthegirltoanhotel……wheredidpeoplegoinsuchcases?Wherevertheywere,thesilenceofnighthadbeenaroundthem,andthethingsheusedhadbeenstrewnabouttheroom……Anna,ashamedofdwellingonthedetestedvision,stoodupwithaconfusedimpulseofflight;thenawaveofcontraryfeelingarrestedherandshepausedwithloweredhead。 Darrowhadcomeforwardassherose,andsheperceivedthathewaswaitingforhertobidhimgoodnight。Itwasclearthatnootherpossibilityhadevenbrushedhismind;andthefact,forsomedimreason,humiliatedher。\"Whynot……whynot?\"somethingwhisperedinher,asthoughhisforbearance,histacitrecognitionofherpride,wereaslightonotherqualitiesshewantedhimtofeelinher。 \"Inthemorning,then?\"sheheardhimsay。 \"Yes,inthemorning,\"sherepeated。 Shecontinuedtostandinthesameplace,lookingvaguelyabouttheroom。Foroncebeforetheyparted——sinceparttheymust——shelongedtobetohimallthatSophyVinerhadbeen;butsheremainedrootedtothefloor,unabletofindawordorimagineagesturethatshouldexpresshermeaning。 Exasperatedbyherhelplessness,shethought:\"Don’tIfeelthingsasotherwomendo?\" Hereyefellonanote—caseshehadgivenhim。Itwaswornatthecornerswiththefrictionofhispocketanddistendedwiththicklypackedpapers。Shewonderedifhecarriedherlettersinit,andsheputherhandoutandtouchedit。 Allthatheandshehadeverfeltorseen,theircloseencountersofwordandlook,andtheclosercontactoftheirsilences,trembledthroughheratthetouch。Sherememberedthingshehadsaidthathadbeenlikenewskiesaboveherhead:wayshehadthatseemedapartoftheairshebreathed。Thefaintwarmthofhergirlishlovecamebacktoher,gatheringheatasitpassedthroughherthoughts;andherheartrockedlikeaboatonthesurgeofitslonglongmemories。\"It’sbecauseIlovehimintoomanyways,\"shethought;andslowlysheturnedtothedoor。 ShewasawarethatDarrowwasstillsilentlywatchingher,butheneitherstirrednorspoketillshehadreachedthethreshold。Thenhemetherthereandcaughtherinhisarms。 \"Notto—night——don’ttellmeto—night!\"hewhispered;andsheleanedawayfromhim,closinghereyesforaninstant,andthenslowlyopeningthemtothefloodoflightinhis。 XXXVII AnnaandDarrow,thenextday,sataloneinacompartmentoftheParistrain。 Anna,whentheyenteredit,hadputherselfinthefarthestcornerandplacedherbagontheadjoiningseat。ShehaddecidedsuddenlytoaccompanyDarrowtoParis,hadevenpersuadedhimtowaitforalatertraininorderthattheymighttraveltogether。Shehadanintenselongingtobewithhim,analmostmorbidterroroflosingsightofhimforamoment:whenhejumpedoutofthetrainandranbackalongtheplatformtobuyanewspaperforhershefeltasthoughsheshouldneverseehimagain,andshiveredwiththecoldmiseryofherlastjourneytoParis,whenshehadthoughtherselfpartedfromhimforever。Yetshewantedtokeephimatadistance,ontheothersideofthecompartment,andasthetrainmovedoutofthestationshedrewfromherbagthelettersshehadthrustinitassheleftthehouse,andbegantoglanceoverthemsothatherloweredlidsshouldhidehereyesfromhim。 Shewashisnow,hisforlife:therecouldneveragainbeanyquestionofsacrificingherselftoEffie’swelfare,ortoanyotherabstractconceptionofduty。Effieofcoursewouldnotsuffer;Annawouldpayforherblissasawifebyredoubleddevotionasamother。Herscrupleswerenotovercome;butforthetimetheirvoicesweredrownedinthetumultuousrumourofherhappiness。 AssheopenedherlettersshewasconsciousthatDarrow’sgazewasfixedonher,andgraduallyitdrewhereyesupward,andshedrankdeepofthepassionatetendernessinhis。Thenthebloodrosetoherfaceandshefeltagainthedesiretoshieldherself。SheturnedbacktoherlettersandherglancelitonanenvelopeinscribedinOwen’shand。 Herheartbegantobeatoppressively:shewasinamoodwhenthesimplestthingsseemedominous。WhatcouldOwenhavetosaytoher?Onlythefirstpagewascovered,anditcontainedsimplytheannouncementthat,inthecompanyofayoungcompatriotwhowasstudyingattheBeauxArts,hehadplannedtoleaveforSpainthefollowingevening。 \"Hehasn’tseenher,then!\"wasAnna’sinstantthought;andherfeelingwasastrangecompoundofhumiliationandrelief。Thegirlhadkeptherword,liveduptothelineofconductshehadsetherself;andAnnahadfailedinthesameattempt。Shedidnotreproachherselfwithherfailure;butshewouldhavebeenhappieriftherehadbeenlessdiscrepancybetweenherwordstoSophyVinerandtheactwhichhadfollowedthem。Itirritatedherobscurelythatthegirlshouldhavebeensomuchsurerofherpowertocarryoutherpurpose…… AnnalookedupandsawthatDarrow’seyeswereonthenewspaper。Heseemedcalmandsecure,almostindifferenttoherpresence。\"Willitbecomeamatterofcoursetohimsosoon?\"shewonderedwithatwingeofjealousy。Shesatmotionless,hereyesfixedonhim,tryingtomakehimfeeltheattractionofhergazeasshefelthis。Itsurprisedandshamedhertodetectanewelementinherloveforhim: asortofsuspicioustyrannicaltendernessthatseemedtodepriveitofallserenity。Finallyhelookedup,hissmileenvelopedher,andshefeltherselfhisineveryfibre,hissocompletelyandinseparablythatshesawthevanityofimagininganyotherfateforherself。 TogiveherselfacountenancesheheldoutOwen’sletter。 Hetookitandglanceddownthepage,hisfacegrowngrave。 Shewaitednervouslytillhelookedup。 \"That’sagoodplan;thebestthingthatcouldhappen,\"hesaid,ajustperceptibleshadeofconstraintinhistone。 \"Oh,yes,\"shehastilyassented。Shewasawareofafaintcurrentofreliefsilentlycirculatingbetweenthem。TheywerebothgladthatOwenwasgoing,thatforawhilehewouldbeoutoftheirway;anditseemedtoherhorriblethatsomuchofthestuffoftheirhappinessshouldbemadeofsuchunavowedfeelings…… \"Ishallseehimthisevening,\"shesaid,wishingDarrowtofeelthatshewasnotafraidofmeetingherstep—son。 \"Yes,ofcourse;perhapshemightdinewithyou。\" Thewordsstruckherasstrangelyobtuse。DarrowwastomeethisAmbassadoratthestationonthelatter’sarrival,andwouldinallprobabilityhavetospendtheeveningwithhim,andAnnaknewhehadbeenconcernedatthethoughtofhavingtoleaveheralone。ButhowcouldhespeakinthatcarelesstoneofherdiningwithOwen?Sheloweredhervoicetosay:\"I’mafraidhe’sdesperatelyunhappy。\" Heanswered,withatingeofimpatience:\"It’smuchthebestthingthatheshouldtravel。\" \"Yes——butdon’tyoufeel……\"Shebrokeoff。Sheknewhowhedislikedtheseidlereturnsontheirrevocable,andherfearofdoingorsayingwhathedislikedwastingedbyanewinstinctofsubserviencyagainstwhichherpriderevolted。 Shethoughttoherself:\"Hewillseethechange,andgrowindifferenttomeashedidtoHER……\"andforamomentitseemedtoherthatshewasrelivingtheexperienceofSophyViner。 Darrowmadenoattempttolearntheendofherunfinishedsentence。HehandedbackOwen’sletterandreturnedtohisnewspaper;andwhenhelookedupfromitafewminuteslateritwaswithaclearbrowandasmilethatirresistiblydrewherbacktohappierthoughts。 Thetrainwasjustenteringastation,andamomentlatertheircompartmentwasinvadedbyacommonplacecouplepreoccupiedwiththebestowalofbulgingpackages。Anna,attheirapproach,feltthepossessiveprideofthewomaninlovewhenstrangersarebetweenherselfandthemansheloves。SheaskedDarrowtoopenthewindow,toplaceherbaginthenet,torollherrugintoacushionforherfeet; andwhilehewasthusbusiedwithhershewasconsciousofanewdevotioninhistone,inhiswayofbendingoverherandmeetinghereyes。Hewentbacktohisseat,andtheylookedateachotherlikeloverssmilingatahappysecret。 Anna,beforegoingbacktoGivre,hadsuggestedOwen’smovingintoherapartment,buthehadpreferredtoremainatthehoteltowhichhehadsenthisluggage,andonarrivinginParisshedecidedtodrivethereatonce。Shewasimpatienttohavethemeetingover,andgladthatDarrowwasobligedtoleaveheratthestationinordertolookupacolleagueattheEmbassy。ShedreadedhisseeingOwenagain,andyetdarednottellhimso,andtoensurehisremainingawayshementionedanurgentengagementwithherdress—makerandalonglistofcommissionstobeexecutedforMadamedeChantelle。 \"Ishallseeyouto—morrowmorning,\"shesaid;butherepliedwithasmilethathewouldcertainlyfindtimetocometoherforamomentonhiswaybackfrommeetingtheAmbassador;andwhenhehadputherinacabheleanedthroughthewindowtopresshislipstohers。 Sheblushedlikeagirl,thinking,halfvexed,halfhappy: \"Yesterdayhewouldnothavedoneit……\"andadozenscarcelydefinabledifferencesinhislookandmannerseemedallatoncetobesummedupintheboyishact。\"Afterall,I’mengagedtohim,\"shereflected,andthensmiledattheabsurdityoftheword。Thenextinstant,withapangofself—reproach,sherememberedSophyViner’scry:\"Iknewallthewhilehedidn’tcare……\"\"Poorthing,ohpoorthing!\" Annamurmured…… AtOwen’shotelshewaitedinatremorwhiletheporterwentinsearchofhim。Wordwaspresentlybroughtbackthathewasinhisroomandbeggedhertocomeup,andasshecrossedthehallshecaughtsightofhisportmanteauxlyingonthefloor,alreadylabelledfordeparture。 Owensatatatablewriting,hisbacktothedoor;andwhenhestoodupthewindowwasbehindhim,sothat,intherainyafternoonlight,hisfeatureswerebarelydiscernible。 \"Dearest——soyou’rereallyoff?\"shesaid,hesitatingamomentonthethreshold。 Hepushedachairforward,andtheysatdown,eachwaitingfortheothertospeak。Finallysheputsomerandomquestionabouthistravelling—companion,aslowshymeditativeyouthwhomhehadonceortwicebroughtdowntoGivre。Shereflectedthatitwasnaturalheshouldhavegiventhisuncommunicativecomradethepreferenceoverhislivelieracquaintances,andaloudshesaid:\"I’msogladFredRempsoncangowithyou。\" Owenansweredinthesametone,andforafewminutestheirtalkdraggeditselfonoveradrywasteofcommon—places。 Annanoticedthat,thoughreadyenoughtoimparthisownplans,Owenstudiouslyabstainedfromputtinganyquestionsabouthers。Itwasevidentfromhisallusionsthathemeanttobeawayforsometime,andhepresentlyaskedherifshewouldgiveinstructionsaboutpackingandsendingafterhimsomewinterclotheshehadleftatGivre。Thisgavehertheopportunitytosaythatsheexpectedtogobackwithinadayortwoandwouldattendtothematterassoonasshereturned。Sheadded:\"IcameupthismorningwithGeorge,whoisgoingontoLondonto—morrow,\"intending,bytheuseofDarrow’sChristianname,togiveOwenthechancetospeakofhermarriage。Buthemadenocomment,andshecontinuedtohearthenamesoundingonunfamiliarlybetweenthem。 Theroomwasalmostdark,andshefinallystoodupandglancedaboutforthelight—switch,saying:\"Ican’tseeyou,dear。\" \"Oh,don’t——Ihatethelight!\"Owenexclaimed,catchingherbythewristandpushingherbackintoherseat。Hegaveanervouslaughandadded:\"I’mhalf—blindwithneuralgia。I supposeit’sthisbeastlyrain。\" \"Yes;itwilldoyougoodtogetdowntoSpain。\" Sheaskedifhehadtheremediesthedoctorhadgivenhimforapreviousattack,andonhisreplyingthathedidn’tknowwhathe’ddonewiththestuff,shesprangup,offeringtogotothechemist’s。Itwasarelieftohavesomethingtodoforhim,andsheknewfromhis\"Oh,thanks——wouldyou?\"thatitwasarelieftohimtohaveapretextfornotdetainingher。Hisnaturalimpulsewouldhavebeentodeclarethathedidn’twantanydrugs,andwouldbeallrightinnotime;andhisacquiescenceshowedherhowprofoundlyhefelttheuselessnessoftheirtryingtoprolongtheirtalk。Hisfacewasnownomorethanawhiteblurinthedusk,butshefeltitsindistinctnessasaveildrawnoverachingintensitiesofexpression。\"Heknows……heknows……\"shesaidtoherself,andwonderedwhetherthetruthhadbeenrevealedtohimbysomecorroborativefactorbythesheerforceofdivination。 Hehadrisenalso,andwasclearlywaitingforhertogo,andsheturnedtothedoor,saying:\"I’llbebackinamoment。\" \"Oh,don’tcomeupagain,please!\"Hepaused,embarrassed。 \"Imean——Imaynotbehere。I’vegottogoandpickupRempson,andseeaboutsomefinalthingswithhim。\" Shestoppedonthethresholdwithasinkingheart。Hemeantthistobetheirleave—taking,then——andhehadnotevenaskedherwhenshewastobemarried,orspokenofseeingheragainbeforeshesetoutfortheothersideoftheworld。 \"Owen!\"shecried,andturnedback。 Hestoodmutelybeforeherinthedimness。 \"Youhaven’ttoldmehowlongyou’retobegone。\" \"Howlong?Oh,yousee……that’srathervague……Ihatedefinitedates,youknow……\" Hepausedandshesawhedidnotmeantohelpherout。Shetriedtosay:\"You’llbehereformywedding?\"butcouldnotbringthewordstoherlips。Insteadshemurmured:\"InsixweeksIshallbegoingtoo……\"andherejoined,asifhehadexpectedtheannouncementandpreparedhisanswer:\"Oh,bythattime,verylikely……\" \"Atanyrate,Iwon’tsaygood—bye,\"shestammered,feelingthetearsbeneathherveil。 \"No,no;rathernot!\"hedeclared;buthemadenomovement,andshewentupandthrewherarmsabouthim。\"You’llwriteme,won’tyou?\" \"Ofcourse,ofcourse————\" Herhandsslippeddownintohis,andforaminutetheyheldeachotherdumblyinthedarkness;thenhegaveavaguelaughandsaid:\"It’sreallytimetolightup。\"Hepressedtheelectricbuttonwithonehandwhilewiththeotherheopenedthedoor;andshepassedoutwithoutdaringtoturnback,lestthelightonhisfaceshouldshowherwhatshefearedtosee。