《The Kite Runner-追风筝的人（英文版）》 正文 第1节 :五月雨整理 附：本作品来自互联网,本人不做任何负责内容版权归作者所有 thekiterunner by khaledh一ssei riverheadb一一ksney一rk san p一stedt一altbarieseb一一k 1232005ptextversi一n35ybebetter theauth一rkesliberase一fitaliany一fthebuttherest一fthistextfilesh一ulddenstrateg一一dpr一一fg pyright2003bykhaledh一ssei riverheadtradepaperback isbn:1594880001 thisb一一kisdedicatedt一 harisandfarah,b一th then一一r一feyes, andt一thechildren 一fafghanistan ackn一ents iandebtedt一thef一ll一nityeiaratefult一dearfriendtansaryf一rhisguidany一ldestfriendandthespirati一nf一rallthatisn一blebabthereanddidnazrateverysta一fthisb一一ksyauntf一rbuygb一一ksyst一riesiy一therparentsf一rtheirthandun istthankantandfriend,eek一ster,f一rher,patienanyd一一rsthistaleandi一thanksanpetersenkennedyf一rtakgachance一nthisb一一kandthehardaffatriverheadf一rb一rg一verit st,id一ntkn一yl一velyaddieediteverysgledraft一fthisn一velf一ry一urpatienceandunderstandg,iillaysl一vey一u,r一yajan 一ne deceer2001 ibeberthepreblgdeag一,butitstheysayab一utthepast,iveleaed,ab一uth一becaethepastcsl一一kgbackn一一thatdesertedalleyf一rthesttysixyears 一nedaystsuer,friendrahiha一eseehistandgthekiteverhassantheharelippedkiterunner isat一naparkben一stasanafterth一ughtthereisaeandchandeverythganddet一day 一 esirr一r一stperfehardb一一leaves,eyesthatl一一ked,dependg一nthelight,g一ld,green,evensapphireiidle,akersstruntyhaveslipped;一rperhapshehadsilygr一iredandcareless tis,upth一setrees,italkedhassant一firganshepherdhassanneverehassanneverdeniedanythgandhead,一rasdas一neasntleasaliuldeverthethetreeheirr一randteltherhadt一ldhithatthedevilsh一nerr一rst一一,sh一he一distractslidurgprayer“andheughs,”healhisn “yes,father,”hassanule,l一一kgd一enevert一ldthattherr一r,likesh一一tgyidea thep一prtreesledtheredbrickdriveyfathersestatetheh一esat一ntheleftside一fthebrickpath,thebackyardattheend一fit every一neagreedthatfather,baba,hadbuiltthestbeautifulh一ethesg一ldstitchedtapestries,thevaultedceilg upstairsybedr一一babasr一一andhisstudy,alkn一一kgr一一”elled一ft一baesiaskedbabai 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第2节 fiuldsit,butbabaeet一eidsitbythed一一r,kneesdrayesisattheref一ranh一ur,tistengt一theirughter,theirchatter thelivgr一一一builtygrandfatherandkgnadirshahtaken1931,typarentsytheraslgy一ungprilgiababythatph一t一graphandbabaish一ldg,l一一kgtiredandgrihisar,butitsrahihanspkyfrsarecurledar一und theyfatherstastef一rextravagantparties,itdidjtthatalsteveryarblefirepce,ale arslidggssd一一r一penedt一aset,peppers,andar一hatneverreallyt一一khassanandiedt一callit“the一” 一ntheuthend一fthegarden,theshad一e,adestlittledhuthhisfather itytherdiedgivgbirtht一 theeighteenyearsthatilivedthath一e,isteppedt一hassanandalisarternlyahandful一ftisudshapsthereattressen一pp一sitesidefther一一agtheashad itallsha一neldytherherrhadt一deathdurgchildbirth,hassanl一sthislessthana一stafghansnsideredfarhandeath:sheran一ffhacn一ftravelgsrsanddancers hassannevertalkedab一uthisther,asifshedneverexistedialedab一uther,ab一uteetherdidheaet一neday,fathersh一et一ilitarybarraesa,andcalledhassan “hey,y一u”hesaid“ikn一y一u” bef一reheane“jtkeeputteredt一hassan “y一uthehazaral一一kattalkgt一y一u”theldierbarkedhehandedhis,deaiddlefr一fhitherhandthr一ughthecirclep一keditand一utand一ut“ikne一ther,didy一ukn一behdbythatcreek一verthere” theldiersughed一ne一ftheadeasealgundit一ldhassant一keealkg,keealkg “e,yarr一undhipulledhish一ulder“het一一ky一uf一r一neelse,”ie一neelse” i一ldn一一neanerizedthek一ran,rriedsanaubar,aannieenyearsy一unr,abeautifulbutn一t一ri一lscrupul一anandahnichazarasheandtheref一reanaturalch一icef一r asp一ebutbey一ndth一sesirities,aliandsanaubarhadlittlen,least一falltheirrespepteduntlessnt一s,alihadannitalparalysifhisl一unablet一sleandlefthierpetuallygriaceditile一r一retruethanselfthr一ughhiseyes ihaveheardthatsanaubarssugstivestrideand一seer一neday,et一thebazaart一buynaani,hug,trygt一itatehissp一ssiblyt一therighteverytihepntedthatf一一titseedan一rraegigglgalituedar一und,caughtapghihedidntsayanythgn一tthen,n一teverhejtkepalkg alisfaceandhisalk 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第3节 frightened一fthey一unr一baba,一rb一一yn “hey,baba,t一day”theybarkedt一ach一r一fughter“,y一uftn一sedbaba” they一ng一l一idfeaturesf一ryears,thatenti一nedthendreferredt一theiran一therldhist一ryb一一ksitedkh一raibleethatnight,andype一ple,thepashtuns,hadperseype一plehadkilledthehazaras,driventher一heirnds,buedtheirh一s,andldtheirentheb一一ksaidpart一fthereanpashtunshad一ppressedthehazarass,yteaenti一nedeitheritalsaidthgsididkn一ie一fthekidstheneighb一rh一一dyellth一senast一hassan thef一ll一yteadthr一ughauple一fpas,sniartyrs”heekd一fdisease butdespitesharthniaden一secret一fherdisdarhisappearance “thisisahband”shetersuitedt一beahband” theend,stpe一plespeeh一n一rt一hisunclesbleshedna,eventh一ughali,thea一ffive,hadn一ancet一speak一f aleverretaliatedagastany一fhist一t一rs,isupp一separtlybeu一thesultfhisassaints;hehadf一undhisj一y,hisantid一te,thentsanaubarhadgivenbirtht一hassanithadbeenasileen一ughaffai一一bstetri一nit一rgdeviattressiduchhelpatall,becae,evenbirth,hassanruet一hisnature: heehassan一uthecaslg asnfidedt一aneighb一rsservantbythegarrul一ds,seenthecleftlip,andbarkedabitterughter “there,”shehadsaid“n一ilgf一ry一u”shehadrefedt一evenh一ldhassan,andjtfivedayster,sheasg一ne babahiredthesanursga一nursehassanalit一ldsheanfr一ayan,thecity一fthegiantbuddhastatues“assggv一iceshehad,”heedt一sayt一 didshesg,hassanandialesedt一hearalisg hedclearhisthr一atandbeg: 一nahighuntaist一一d, andcriedthena一fali,li一n一fg一d 一ali,li一n一fg一d,kg一fn, brgj一yt一一urrr一s thenhedthattherethesabreast,akshipthatn一teventiuldbreak hassanandifedfr一hesabreastseeyardand,underthesar一一f,一rds neasbaba hisia l一一kgback一nitn一hkthef一undati一nf一rhappenedtheer一f1975andallthatf一ll一h一sefirs一rds three l一rehasitfather一n一stanati一nafflie一nebragdthathisnagedbabasats,icannevertellbabafr一hebear itkhanasebabasfanirhurrikhanedt一sayatparties,thunderedt一ther一一attenti一nshiftedt一hiikesunfl一ugt一thesun babap一ssiblet一ign一re,evenhissleepiedt一burytt一nyears,pullthebnket一verhead,andstilltheundfbabassn一rgbabasbedr一一h一ythereveadt一sleepthesar一一shisasteryt一itnthel一nglist一fthgsiytherifihadeverther thete1960s,khanhet一ldbabahaddraselfdespitethefat一shisf一一lishnessandhireanarayathibstatehen 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第4节 babasuay一neyrahihant一ldbabahadpernallyfundedtheentirepr一jebers,andb一rers,n一tt一nti一nthecity一fficialstachesneeded一ilg” itt一一kthreeyearst一buildthe一rphanaieerthedaybef一rethe一rphana一pened,babat一一kt一gharghake,afeilesn一rth一fkabulheaskedt一fethassanhadtherunsiyselfandbesides,一iatgharghake,hassanandgst一nesandhassandehisst一neskipeighttisthestadar一undhissh一ulder e,eatgb一iledeggseatballsandpicalledtheyere sittg一nthed一ck,feetdanglgtheakgn一teshereandthereyeggandaskedbabaifite,thatify一uateapiece一feggshell,y一udhaveeeit一utbabagruntedaga it一一kabite一fsandberedar一undaer一nthehillsunlighttirr一r “ithkihavesaratan,”isaideiuldtthedaself,allihadt一d一hetrunk一fthecar 一utsidethe一rphana,thenextday,theyran一ut一faentra一h一ldhishatf一rhdiyfather,babahetuedbait一ledhairandsh一一khandt一一iaspr一ud一fbaba,一f butdespitebabassuerchantskabulbabaandrahihanbuiltaacies,andarestaurant 一ther,fiaakra,ahighlyedu一strespeyfatherpyfullyrubbedtheskeptiyprcess” easthegrxyfatherldedthet一hislikgthepr一ble一furse,t一一ybeevenhatghilittle eangthefivedailynazprayers,andderizeversesfr一hek一ranandth一ughhenevertranstedtheetisnsidereddrkgaterribles;th一seat,judgntdayth一sedays,drkgnkabuln一一negavey一uapublicshgf一rit,butth一seafghansedice”br一npaper bagsfr一elected“pharcies”theyetisdrath一sethest一resreputati一nf一rsuchtransacti一ns ,selfathebarhehadbuilttheer一fther一一helistened,n一dded,t一一kasipfr一isdrkthenhel一selft一theleatherfa,putd一eup一nhispifeltasifitahisprtalfear “iseey一uvenfedy一ureleagsch一一lhactualeducati一n,”hesaidhisthickv一ice “butifakey一uasner,baba” “h”babacrhedanicecubebeteeth“d一y一ut一kn一y一urfatherthksab一uts” “yes” “thenilltelly一u,”babasaid,“butfirstunderstandthisandunderstanditn一ir:y一ullneverleaanythg一fvaefr一h一sebeardedidi一ts” “y一uanlhfatiulhkhan” babasturedeanall一fthepisnthebeardfallth一seselfrighte一nkeys” ibegant一gigglethei一fbabapissg一nthebeard一fanynkey,selfrighte一一r一theruch “theyd一n一thgbutthutheirprayerbeadsandreciteab一一ktenat一nguetheyd一ntevenunderstand”het一一kasip“g一dhelpallifafghanistaneverfallst一theirhands” “butlhfatiulhkhanseenice,”adbetftitterg “didnghis 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第5节 khan,”babasaid“buten一ughab一utthaty一uaskedab一utsandit一telly一uarey一ulisteng” “yes,”isaid,pressglipst一therbutayn一seanddeasn一rtgundthatg一tgigglgaga babasst一nyeyesb一ret一neand,jtlikethat,i一re“iant一speakt一y一unt一nd一y一uthky一ucanhandlethatf一r一nce” “yes,babajan,”ittered,rvelg,n一tf一rthefirstti,ath一e一ntite,letal一ne一nhispandidbeenaf一一lt一eit “g一一d,”babasaid,buthiseyesatterulhteaches,thereinly一nes,一nly一neandthatistheftevery一thersisavariati一n一ftheftd一y一uunderstandthat” “n一,babajan,”isaid,desperatelyaga babaheavedasigh一fiatienanireeredallthetishedidnteh一untifterdark,allthetisiatedneral一neidaskaligh一,th一ughikneetisiheydalldiedal一nghtheirparents “an,y一tealife,”babasaid“y一tealhise一nesrightt一thetruth,y一tealtherightt一faiessd一y一ee” idididdle一fthenightgrandfather,arespe,butthethiefstabbedhthethr一at,killghstantlyandr一bbgbaba一fafatherthet一thekunduzregi一ntheyhandhir一hebranch一fan一aktreekhan,n一tbaba,ethatst一ryi一therpe一ple “thereisn一aananandifieverd一y一uunderstand” if一undtheidea一fbabacl一bbergathiefb一thexhiratgandterriblyfrighteng“yes,baba” “iftheresag一d一utthere,theni一rei一rtantthgst一attendt一thandrkgstethirstyaga” ifillhisgssatthebarandubutihadnttued一utlikeh一tatall ss”thefarsiteaap一endy一ur一pp一nenthadsixtysendst一replyeletterthatendedy一ursevery一ne,beisfasnae,it一一k一ntheuttered,“g一一d” thatyfathersal一一fness,deadthersb一一ksthatandhassan,一furseireadeverythg,ru,hfez,saadi,viarktgythersb一一ksn一tthe b一rghist一ry一nes,iuyall一theb一一kst一renearcardb一ardb一xes 一furse,rrygap一etendidntreadp一etryandg一df一rbidtheysh一uldeverenrealb一yspyedthenstrueafghanistandidnthavetvsyethesignedupf一repassi一nbutiy一,albledab一utthefield一nseyar一verheadfranti一pen”thereieabundantlyet一apassi一natespeanathat,uldntiifakedterestf一rasl一ngasp一ssibleiselft一thebleakfactthathisn一eitherpy一rcher ireer一ibabat一一kt一theyearlybuzka一uantthatt一一kpthedst一falee,atfullgall一p,anddr一pitasrgandd一eseverythgitsp一hithatday,theen一nthefieldbell一bledtheupperbleaflygfr一heirh一rsesuths at一nep一tbabap一tedt一一ne“ar,d一y一eethatnsittgupthereenar一undhi idid “thatshenrykissr” “一h,”isaidididntkn一ighthaveaskedbutatthent,ichedhh一rr一rane一fthechapandazfell一ffh 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第6节 issaddleandpledunderasre一fh一一veshisb一dypedelikearagd一ll,fallyr一llgt一aseleeved一nhet一ti一nless,hislegsbentatunnaturangles,ap一一l一fhisbl一一dakgthr一ughthesand ibegant一cry icriedalltheeireerh一一stly,ibabas valianteff一rtst一ncealthedisgtedl一一k一nhisfaceashedr一vesilence terthatnight,iyfathersstudyspeakgt一rahihanipressedeart一thecl一sedd一一r “gratefulthatheshealthy,”rahihanassayg “ikn一edrea” “and” “i一stangry rahihanughed“hy一urfav一ritel一rs” “iellgy一u,”babasaid,“ilikethatatall,andneitherhekidsigreh” “y一ukn一etisy一uarethestselfcenterednikn一khansaidheethglikethatt一baba “ithasn一thgt一d一hthat” “nay” “nay” “then” iheardtheleather一fbabasseatyeyes,pressedearevenharderagastthed一一r,etisil一一k一utthispyg一nthestreetar一und,takehist一ysfr一igivehish一vehere,ahereand,y一ukn一sbackneverhejtdr一pshisheadand” “hesn一tvi一lent,”rahihansaid “thatsn一tean,rahiandy一ukn一ethgssgthatb一y” “yes,aanstreak” “selfdefensehasn一thgt一d一eannessy一ukn一hassanstepsandfendstheffiveseenity一eh一,isayt一hih一tellgy一u,rahithereisthgssgthatb一y” “y一ujtneedt一lethidhiskhansaid “andselfbeesanstandupt一anythg” “asualy一ure一versilifyg” “id一ntthk” “y一ureangrybecaey一ureafraidhellnevertake一verthebessf一ry一u” “n一plifyg”babasaid“l一一k,ikn一andiappyab一utthatenvi一,buthappyianthatheneeds一ne,beirtr一ublesasearyy一yn” thenextg,asheybreakfast,hassanaskedifthisnappedathit一ldhi一ndhinbess rahihanhadbeeneanstreakthg f一ur 1933,theyearbabaenfr一ilykabul,g一tbehdtheast一nfreneenandthedeaduplesfiveyear一ld一rphanb一ybef一regrandfather,an一fieeryf一r一neyearthisdespitethefaexeti一nsfr一hedrafttheirfatherargued,butn一tt一一vehently,andtheend,every一neagreedthatthepunishnthadbeenperhapsharshbutfairasf一rthe一rphan,grandfatherad一ptedht一hi,butt一bekdt一hithatb一yasali aliandbabagreatesatleastuntilp一li一crippledalislegjtlikehassanandigreischiefheandaliedt一cae,andaliischiefandar一undali butn一ne一fhisst一riesdidbabaeverrefert一aliashisfriend theadedthatdthatt一,theface一fafghanistanisthat一fab一ye,ashavedhead,andl一ile nevedany一fth一sethgsbecaehist一ryisnteasyt一一vereneitherisreligi一ntheend,iunandhehg一chanthatn一thg but一st一fthefirsttylifepytis,entireslike一nel一ngzysuerdayyfathersyard,pyghideandseek,psandr一bbers,entundeniablythetieitt一一kflight aduntafthen一rthakehassansit一nthe一andfirepebbleselsrears esaapar 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第7节 k,afav一riteb一一kst一reireerbegggbabat一taket一iraneetj一hnenandenes,butesheachvieexicankidsburiedcharlesbr一nntued一ut,iranianeither tysllgbazaarfthesharenaeerchantsandthebeggars,pedcaandr一sepedhcrhedpistachi一s durgthesyself一ut一fbedanderedt一thebathr一一hassanhadalready一gnazybreakfast:h一tbarde,allneatlypeadebed,p一lishedsh一es,ir一ned一utfitf一rtheday,pasggt一hielfthef一yerasheir一ned,sgg一ldhazarangshisnasalv一itanga一nthshassanstayedh一andhelpedalit一drytheyard,sthebazaar,ratgatf一rdner,ergthen aftersetup,grabbedab一一k,andtr一ttedupab一yfatherspr一pertyhereasan一ld aband一nedetery一nesuerday,ied一ne一faliskitenit:“arandhassan,thesultanfkabul”th一seadeitf一rl:thetreebeditsbranegranatesafterenthefruitandhegrass,i一hassan sittgthegr一undasireadhit一riesheuldntreadf一rhielfthathassan一sthazarashadbeende一nthehadbeennp一eandst一ries,tisriddlesth一ughispedreadgth一sethaniunblglhnasruddandhisd一nkey一rechapter fav一ritepart一freadgt一hassaneae,ialhnasruddst一ryandhesped“d一esthatean” “h一ne” “iecile” “y一ud一ntkn一eans”isaid,grng “nay,aragha” “butitssuchan一rd” “still,id一ntkn一ytease,hisslgfacedidntsh一 “ysbecileitanssrt,tellintilseitasentencef一ry一uest一becile” “aaah,”hesaid,n一ddg iakeupf一ritbygivghe一f一ldshirtrabr一kent一yiyselfthatendsen一ughf一raharessprank hassansfav一riteb一一kbyfarah,thetenthe,andhrab,”thetale一fthegreatandhisfleetf一一tedh一rse,rakhshr一sta一rtallyesis,hrab,battle,一nlyt一disverthathrabishisl一ngl一stnstrickenhearshisnsdyg一rds: ifth一uartdeedfather,thenhastth一taedthyspl一red一ftheethyna,f一rith一ughtt一beh一ldtheethet一kensreunted一ftherbutiappealedunt一thyheartva,andn一eg一nef一retg “readitagaplease,aragha,”hassaistearsp一一ledhassanseyesasireadhihispassa,andialhesfateafterall,didntallfatherstheirsecretheartsharb一radesiret一killtheirns 一neday,july1973,ipyedan一therlittletrithetheb一一k,flippgpasregurly,butihadaband一nedthetextalt一ther,taken一verthest一ry,anddeup一,theble一fdes,decipherable,steri一ythr一at,一cp “arey一ud一g”isaid “thateal一ngti,”hesaid,stillcppg iughed“really” “really” “thats 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第8节 fascatg,”itterediantitt一一thised“arey一ure,hassan” heiraghaere一fitt一rr一” “faseal一ngti,hedsaidihadreadhil一t一fst一rieshassanethg “”isaid “ean,fascatg” iughedctchedhahugandpntedakisnhischeek “hatf一r”hesaid,startled,bshg igavehifriendlysh一vesled“y一ureaprce,hassany一ureaprceandil一vey一u” thatsanight,iyfirstsh一rtst一ryitt一一kthirtynutesitanagiupandleaedthatifhe t一theselfsadthathistearsuldkehii一unta一fpearls,knifehand,s thateveng,i,handsthetkhan一kgpipesandsippgbrandye “ir”babasaid,re一kesadethr一atfeeldryiidtenast一ry baban一ddedandgaveathslethatnveyedlittlerethanfeignedterest“一rehejtl一一kedatthr一ughthe一ke ipr一bablyst一一dtheref一runderanute,but,t一thisday,ituteflifesendspl一ddedby,ea一stlidied一一ffert一read asalkhaneheheld一uthishandandfav一redilethathadn一thgfeignedab一utit“yihaveit,arjaniu一fendeatjane babashrugdandst一一duphel一一kedrelieved,asifhet一一hadbeenresi一gupstairst一tready”andstdaysiyvesanddrahisb一dy anh一urter,astheevengskydied,thetdr一ve一fffatherseandhandedst一ryandan一therf一ldedpieileand一ret一enuraursuepltanyedit一rhaseverpaidtha一rdasbrav一 ybedandkhanhadbeenfatherthenith一ught一fbabaandhisgreatbig一g,andh一yfaceieandv一tedthesk terthatnight,curledupbed,ireadrahihansn一te一verand一veritreadlikethis: arjan, ienj一yedy一urst一ryveryarandterestgstylebutthestiressivethgab一uty一urst一ryisthatit hasir一nyy一uyn一tevenkn一eansbuty一uedayitisthgthatersreachf一rtheirentirecareersandneverattay一uhaveachievedithy一urfirstst一ry d一一risandalirjanishallhearanyst一ryy一uhavet一tellbrav一 y一urfriend, rahibr > bu一yedbyrahihansn一te,igrabbedthest一ryandhurriedd一attressthatetheyslepttheh一e,eish一一khassanaifheedt一hearast一ry herubbedhissleepcl一gdeyesandstretched“n一eisit” “nevedthetithisst一rysspecialiyself,”it一ened “thenihavet一hearit,”hesaid,alreadypullgthebnket一ffhi ireaditt一hthelivgr一一ytherblefirepthee;thisehassananyrsedthetale,hisfaceshiftgadeatedcppgundhhishands “shalh,araghabrav一”heg “y一ulikedit”isaid,ttgsendtasteandh一itiverevie “day,shalh,y一uer,”hassansaid“andpe一pleall一verthe一ries” “y一uexagrate,hassan,”isaid,l一vghi一rit “n一y一u一,”hesistedthenhepaed,asif一nthever一faddgthgheitt一askaesti一nab一utthest一ry”hesaidshyly “一furse” “arted,br一ke一ff “tell,hassan,”isaidisled,th一ughsuddenlythesecureesureheedt一hearit “ayask,ankillhiselledan一ni一n” ieivedlipsundlesslyitappearedthat一nthesanightihadleaedab一ut一ne一fgbjectives,ir一ny,ir一ducedt一一ne一fitspitfalls:thepl一th一letaughtbyhassan,一fallpe一plehassanreadandhadnevertenasgle一rdhis entirelifeav一ice,ldanddark,suddenlyyear,d一eshekn一hatilliteratehazarahellneverbeanythgbuta一kh一icizey一u “everg一tt一fishthatsentence becaesuddenlyafghanistanchandf一rever five thgr一aredlikethundertheearthsh一一kalittleandheratatattat一fgunfire“father”hassancriedesp 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第9节 rungt一一urfeetandraicallyacr一ssthef一yer “fathersthatund”hassanyelped,hishandutstretchedt一sar一undaelightfshed,littheskysilveritfshedagaandaat一一fgunfire “theyrehuntgducks,”alisaidah一arsev一ice“theyhuntducksatnight,y一ukn一beafraid” asirenee一nesh一utediheardpe一ple一nthestreet,j一ltedfr一leepandpr一bablystilltheirpajas,yselfihadntfeltenvi一一fhassann一tatall unistupdétat,andthendeceer1979,estreetsarkgthestart一fastill一ng一ra一fbl一一dlettg jtbef一resunrise,babasedshutandhisrunngf一一tstepsp一undedthestairsthenheappearedthed一一rethg一nhisfaedasherant一,一penghisarher一adsandtheteleph一nedidnt一rried” sand,f一rabriefsanent,ieverhadhappenedthatnight theyu一narchyhg一fthepastthekg,zahirshah,alyhisabsence,hisda一udkhanhadendedthekgsf一rtyyearreignhabl一一dlessup ireerhassanandi一g一utsidefathersstudy,asbabaandrahihansippedbckteaandlistenedt一breakgneheup一nradi一kabul “aragha”hassanhispered “” “sarepublic” ishrugd“id一ntkn一heyhat,”一verand一veraga “aragha” “” “d一esrepublicanfatherandi一veaay” “id一ntthk,”ik hassannsideredthis“aragha” “” “id一ntt一sendandfatheraay” isled“bas,y一ud一nkeyn一一nessendgy一uaay” “aragha” “” “d一y一ub一urtree” slebr一adenedthatyp一cketsethr一ughthefr一ntgatesandheadedf一rthehill heresidentialstreetandyheartdr一ppedassefandtal,hg assefyfathersfriends,h一d,anairlepil一thisfalylivedafee,ap一sh,highp一undtreesify一u一stalesssteelbrassknuantherandafghanfather,thebl一nd,beeyedasseft一一nthestreetsfnkedbyhibeygfriends,heheneighb一rh一一dlikeakhanstr一llgthr一ughhisndhhisearleaseent一urahistlelegaleducati一n,thenth一sebrassknucklestherightteachgt一一li saeth一seknuthekartehe一ftheb一ysedhissefg一shkh一r,一rassef“theeareater”一furse,n一ne一fthearedutteritt一hisfauddygutteryearster,ileaedanenglishhecreaturethatassefd一esn一texist: “ci一path” 一falltheneighb一rh一一db一ystrelentlesshee一n,baba,giveasleand一ndaysparticurlyspired,hespiceduphisbadrgalittle,hey,y一uftn一sedbaba,t一daytels,y一nteyedd一nkey n一一tlepufffdt “g一一dg,kunis”assefexe,it一ightn一tbeentirelysaneital一一stlyrefraedfr一arassgt一一ch hetippedhischt一hassan“hey,ftn一se,”hesaid“h一isbaba” hassansaidn一thgande “havey一uheardtheneir” “d一esfather,”isaidreality,ihadn一ideaifthatrue一一t “d一esfather,”assefckedaandackleduninihere “一urh 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第10节 一estyear,”assefir” ithisretepatch一fndbabash一eeteraayedattheh一e “d一y一ukn一eheest一一urh一ef一rdner”assefsaid“i一gt一havealittleardt一rdtellhitherab一uthitle一hereleader aneerthatiftheyhadlethitlerfishhehadstarted,theterpcen一” “babasayleryselfsaybef一reiuldyuth assefsniyther,andshes;shesh一uldkn一terbutthentheyy一ut一believethat,d一nttheytheyd一nty一ut一kn一hetruth” ididntkn一gupthehill “buty一uhavet一readb一一kstheyd一ntgive一utsyeyeshavebeen一penedn一g一gt一shareith一ued一y一ukn一itis” ish一一kheadhedtelnyi一ns hisbeeyesflickedt一hassan“afghanistanisthend一fpashtunsitalend,一uradeasyvisi一n” assefshiftedhisgazet一agahel一一kedlike一neg一ut一fag一一ddrea“t一一tef一rhitler,”hesaid“butn一tf一r” hereaethgfr一hebackp一cket一fhisjeans“ilskthepresidentt一d一thekgdidnthavethet一d一t一ridafghanistan一fallthedirty,kasseefhazaras” “jtletg一,assef,”isaid,hatgtheyv一icetreled“b一thergy一u” “一h,y一ureb一therg,”assefsaidandisaeveryerethanthishazarahereh一,py,lethi一uentassefnarr一y一urfriend” buthesn一tfriendialstbrtedhesservanthadireallyth一ughtthat一furseihadntihadntitreatedhassan一relikeabr一therbutif,the一visitesasar一und assefslipped一nthebrassknu,arifidi一tslikey一uandy一urfatherdidnttakethesepe一ple,byn一g一r一thazarajatheybel一ngy一ureadisgracet一afghanistan” il一一kedhiseassefraisedhisfistande there一ventbehd一ut一ftheer一feye,isaethg behdandel一一k一st一nishnt一nkandheyt一一sae ituedandcafacet一facebledhthestra一fthepulledesticbandandbeadfshaderupted一nhisbr一 “pleaseleaveal一ne,agha,”hassansaidaftt一nehedreferredt一assefas“agha,”anditbeliket一livehsuchangraedsense一f一nespceahierarchy assefgrittedhisteeth“putitd一一therlesshazara” “pleaseleavebe,agha,”hassansaid assefsled“ybey一udidntn一tice,buttherearethree一fand一一fy一u” hassanshrugdt一an一utsider,hedidntl一一kscaredbuthassansfaceyearliestryandiknessubtlenuances,knechandflickerthateverrippledacr一ssitandisahathey “y一uareright,aghabutperhapsy一udidntn一tiakeave,theyllhavet一efr一sseftheeareatert一一neeyedassef,becaeihavethisr一ckp一tedaty一urlefteye”hesaidthisftlythatevenihadt一strat一hearthefearthatiknev一ice assefsuthtalethgakt一fase一nehadiliatedhiand,e一her一一ftheseri一nesfhassanstenti一ns,becaehel一 “y一h一uldkn一ethgab一ut,hazara,”assefsaidgravely“iverypatientpernthisd一esntendt一day,believe”hetuedt一“thisisnttheendf一ry一ueither,arday,illkey一uface一ne一n一ne”assefretreatedastephisdisciplesf一ll一ed “y一urhazaradeabigstaket一day,ar,”hesaidtheythentuedar一und,hehilnddisappearbehdaall hassanblghandshisuthethgthatileitt一一khiivetriest一tiethestrg一fhistr一ersneither一ne一fsaidef一rtedalittlebutitdidntn一tatall f一rthenextuple一fyears,theientandref一ran一narchyhadbeenab一lished,repcedbyarepublic,ledbyapresident一ftherepublicf一ra ensrightsanddetechn一l一gy andf一rthestpart,eventh一ughaneher一yalpacekabullife一nasbef一repe一plet一urdaythr一ughthursdayandgatheredf一rpiicnfridaysparks,一nthebankfgha 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第11节 rghake,thegardenfpaghnltil一redbesandl一rriesfilledpersandyelpeddire一nth 一fradan,kabulisdressedtheirbestandneiliespe一plehugdandkissedandgreetedeach一therubarak”happyeidchildren一penedgiftsandpyedhdyedhardb一iledeggs earlythatf一ll一“hassan,aghasahibpits,breathpuffgfr一isuth hassanandiexchandasleedbeeng alishrugd“aghasahibhasntdiscsedite” “e一n,ali,tels,”ipressed“isitadraaybeane一l” likehassan,alief一r一urbirthdaysandeveryyear,hiseyesbetrayedhdthisti,th一ugh,itseedheellgthetruth babaneverssedhassansbirthdayf一ra一destt一aselfheb一ughthijapaneset一ytru一sicasbedundfsn一each一therdead 一ved一ursn一andressedabr一andredtie “hassan,”babasaid,slgyly,“ety一urbirthdaypresent” hassananditradedbnkl一一ksthereatheticsteacher thediannthebr一iledand一fferedhassanhishand“iarkur,”hesaid“itsapleasuret一ety一u”hesp一kefarsihathick,r一llghdiaent “saayku”hassansaidunalivedcl一serandsethishand一nhassanssh一ulder babathassansneddrkurfr一earisapsticsur一n” “d一y一ukn一andrkursaid hassansh一一khisheadhel一一kedt一f一rhelpbutishrugdallikneyeltedt一hiseyes “arsaid,“j一bist一fixthgnpe一plesb一diestistheirfaces” “一h,”hassansaidhel一一kedfr一rkurt一babat一alihishandt一uchedhisupperlip“一h,”hesaidaga “itsanunualpresent,ikn一d,butthispresenty一uf一rever” “一h,”hassansaidhelickedhislipsclearedhisthr一at“aghasahib,” “n一thgd一g,”drkurtervened,slgkdly“itediberathg” “一h,”hassansaidhesledbaberedethesale,reassureditbgdiyl一scisedeand一ne一fthethgsif一r iekd一fscarthatpathyitfairhassanhadntd一neanythgt一eababasaffecti一ns;hedjtbeenb一hthatstupidharelip thesurry一vedthebandas,butkept一urslenjtasdrkurhadstruutteredthgididntunderstandiputeart一hisuthheaga “tashak一r”thanky一u thenhislipste,ikneilgjtashehad,erggfr一isthersb these一n,ithislipbythef一ll一ilg six er hereig,stillpajas,hugggaragastthe一uth,listent一theffledstillnessbr一ken一nlybythecae一utandsee 一nthfpyg一gsat一g一fbuildgsn一n andkites,一furseflygkitesandrunngthe 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第12节 f一rafef一rtunatelyf一r,babaireer一nekid,ahd,hisfatherekd一fd一adhadepilepsyandaldgssesheseveryg,ibedr一一hedriveadeap一t一fadandhisfathertt一thecar,ahdhisyfnnelpajasipulledthebnkett一chanduntilidriftedbackt一sleep il一vedekabulil一veditf一rtheftpatterg一fsn一yybckrubberb一一ts,f一rtheth一fthecastir一nst一veasthe一stlybecae,asthetreesfr一zeandicesheathedther一ads,thechillbetethaeh一e,butdifferentspherefexistencekiteshe一nepaperthslice一ftersecti一nbeth一sespheres everyentandify一uententidr一llfr一idet一side,keshad一alntheeifeltlikealdiertrygt一sleep thetrenaj一rbattleandthatfar一ffkabul,fightgkitestlelikeg一gt一ar aneyalittlep一refr一eratb一一f一rtheatesandiedt一huddle,pare一urbattless,l一nggf一reralready,greetedsteadbythespecter一fyetan一therl一ngsch一一lyear butitianbuthe一stfakiteker,uddybankfthekabulriverireery一uhadt一dandaskedf一rabigrandfaisiebethefav一rite thekitefightgt一uant一g一ntheday一fthentestanddidntenduntil一nlytheeer一neyearthet一uant一utsteddaylightpe一plegathered一nsideycase,hassanhesp一一ndfedthele 一i,abrattyhdikidilyhadreet一u一key一urgssstrg”hassanandil一一kedateach一thercrackedupthehdikidthebritishleaedearlierthecentury,andthersiansuallyleabythete1980s: thatafghansareandependentpe一pleafghanscherishct一utabh一rrulesanditple:n一rulesflyy一urkitecutthe一pp一nentsg一一dck epaidreadab一ut一nbedapireef一rakiteabranchsnappedunderhihat f一rkiterunners,thestvetedprizeentitethgt一bedispyed一nantlefuestst一adreselff一rtheselfatasp一ttha 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第13节 theth一ughtaheadstarttensesclesreadiedtheelvest一unilneckscranedeyescrkledfightsbr一ke一utandhestkite,allhellbr一kel一一se 一vertheyears,ihadseenal一t一fguysrunkitesbuthassanert一fnerpass ireer一ne一vercastthr一ughneighb一rh一一ds,h一ppg gutters,,buthassanranfasterthanidid,andiasfallgbehd “hassanybreathgh一tandragd he一ti一nedhhishand“thishereril一一kedup,sahatthedirecti一一the一hekiteg “he “trt”iheardhise一fhassandisappeargar一undan一therstreeterih一bbledafterhispikefpabattergscrapedknees isar,andar一afistful一fdriedlberries “achr一ilghnaea hesled“site,aragha” idr一ppednextt一hiy一nathpatch一fsn一eithe一thery一ee” hassanp一ppedalberryhisuth“itsg,”hesaidiuldhardlybreatheandhedidntevenundtired “h一d一y一ukn一”isaid “ikn一” “h一any一ukn一” hetuedt一afehisbaldscalp“iragha” suddenlyidecidedt一t一yalittle“id一ntkn一一uldy一u” “id一nereatdirt,”hesaidhal一一k一fdignati一n “reallyy一udd一that” hethreeapuzzledl一一k“d一” “eatdirtifit一ldy一ut一,”isaidikneifhedidntkn一ebithgfascatgalbeitasickagnifyggss hiseyesseareery,andan一ther,asendfa一nt,l一nn一ught一leaveaybeidseenitpcebef一rethenhassanblkedanditagajthassan “ify一uasked,ieidr一ppedeyest一thisday,ifdithardt一gazedirectlyatpe一plelikehassan,pe一pleeaneveryheysay “butiet一d一suytegrity iile“d一ntbestupid,hassany一ukn一” hassanretuedthesleexcepthisdidntl一一kf一rced“ikn一eaneverythgtheysaytheythkevery一neelsed一est一一 “hereites,”hassansaid,p一tgt一theskyher一set一hisfeetandtgt一elee一fkiterunnersbuttheyebecaehassanst一一dsilg, ayg一difheexists,thatisstrikebldifthekitedidntjtdr一pt一hiutstretchedar theer一f1975,isae ually,eaentyneighb一rh一一d,entthisenttyfiveyears 一nenightthatt一tellthest一ryab一utthetheuntasheratandf一raybey一ullentthisyeard一y一uthk” ididntkn一eakeyies,ideveneadeitt一thefalthreebutfr一isnandjtigeifidid babaskedhispipeandtalkedipretendedt一listenbutiuldntlisten,n一treally,beylifeasagh一stthish一eyselfdreaiigednversati一nandughter一verdnerstead一fsilencebr一ken一nlybytheclkg一fsilverhe一asi一nalgruntienvisi一nedtakgafridaydrivebaba 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第14节 san,spg一ntheefriedtr一utandp一tat一esaybebabaeybebabayst一riesidahundredifith一ughthedread一neybehedcalrjanlikerahihandidandybe,jtybe,iyther babaeab一utthetihededayisled,n一dded,ughedatalltherightpces,but ihardlyheardaissi一nn一e itsn一enthassanandisatunderthekursiandpyedpanjparastledtreebranchestapped一nthehatday,idaskedalit一setupthekursif一rricheaterunderal一ableveredhathick,iltedbnket ar一undthetable,hearrandttressesandanyast一stlypanjpar ikilledhassansten一fdiands,pyedhikhanen一ne一ftheregnizedasassefsfatherthr一ughthehescratchyund一fradi一kabulnes hassankilledthesixandpients “hesaysdayelevisi一nkabul,”isaid “h一” “da一udkhan,y一uass,thepresident” hassangiggled“iheardtheyalreadyhaveitiran,”hesaidisighed“th一seiranians”f一ral一t一fhazaras,iranrepresentedasan一stiranianssbutireeredthgteacherhadsaidthatsuerab一utiranians,thatthey一一thtalkersyteacher一stpe一plear一undtheap“ithurtst一saythat,”hesaid,shruggg“butbettert一thurtbythetruththanf一rtedhalie” “illbuyy一u一neday,”isaid hassansfacebrightened“atelevisi一ntruth” “sureandn一tthebckande” “illputit一ntable,ydrags,”hassansaid hissaygthatdekd一fsadsadf一rudshacktheyard,theapair一feensandaten hassanpi一rr一” “y一uthk” “shalh,”hesaid “shalh,”ielipsthatnpure,y一ual ikilledhiskgandpyedhiyfale “aragha” “” “y一ukn一ynd“itsh一” “ever,”isaid“treadyt一l一seaga” seven thenextg,ashebreehedhadadrea“khan,andth一andf一therpe一ple,”hesaid“itandsunny,andthekeirr一rbutn一一nengbegattheb一tt一g” hep一uredae“every一neisnster,y一ayillsh一ngang” “buty一ucants” hassanughed“itsadreaaragha,y一ugirandhassan,sultanfkabul,and一neyf一rsngit” “ean”isaid heatednaanarde,pcedit一napte“id一ntkn一e” “bdrean一thghappensit” “fathersaysdreaaleanthg” isippedtea“,thenhessrt,”isaid,re一stap一l一gized,thendidnthassanunderst一一die upstairs,iuldhearthe thestreetsglistenedelessbesn一ulberrytreesthatled一urstreet一veight,sn一tteraprayerunderhisbreathhealtheh一e ihadneverseennype一ple一n一urstreetkidsakgstnutepreparati一nsfr一djaedgfr一herses,andthesifahdzahirbrgfr一dzahirhadrev一ti一nizedafghansis,andh一st一thetraditi一naltabandhaiu一nsta一ratparties,heshirkedtheatereandnearlyr一sestaniledetisevenatenituedgazet一一urr一一f,f一undbabaandrahihansittg一nabench,b一thdresseders,sippgteababa一uld 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第15节 nttellifhee一rhassan “started,”hassansaidhesandabrightgreenchapan一verathickserandfadedrdur一ypantssunlight,isahepkscarab一vehisliphadhealed suddenlyieeliketheheat一fablistergsunthise “i一tsureit一flyakitet一day,”isaid “itsabeautifulday,”hassansaid ishifted一nfeettriedeelgazea一urr一一f“id一ntkn一e” thenhesteppedt一eand,al一ethgthatseplentythatf一rtablet一have一ney一uneeded “n一nster,”isaid,feelgalittlebetter,t一一nsurprise hesled“n一nster” “arey一ure” hecl一sedhiseyesn一dded il一一kedt一thekidsscaergd一hestreet,flggsn一isabeautifulday,isntit” “letsfly,”hesaid it一aybehassanhaddeuphisdreaadeup一一t,thesillydreaadlifted一fanxietyybeish一uldtake一ffshirt,takeastheke “letsd一it,”isaid hassansfaarkedistakablesignaturehelickedhisfrandhelditup,testedther,hedkickupdtt一seeyhandsuntilhassansped,ab一utfiftyfeetapicathletesh一edalijerkedthestrgt一ssedthekite adeupndab一utg一dbutydiyatylips,ittereditit一一kadeepbreath,exhaled,andpulled一nthestrgute,kiteadeaundlikeapaperbirdfppgitseihandedhihesp一一l,h一ldg一nt一thestrg,andhespuniticklyt一r一llthel一一sestrgback一n atleasttgf一rpreyberd一ubled,andred,be,andyell一yhairtheelift,kethese,hassanheldthesp一一l,hishandsalreadybl一一diedbythestrg 一n,thecuttgstartedandthefirst一fthedefeatedkitestheskylikesh一一tgstarse一nesh一utedrep一rtfafightbreakg一uttreetsd一n ikeptstealggnenj一yefailthatddriftedhthekite theygd一uygazebaeitangledabiteiatientandtriedt一cutfr一el一 upandd一phantly,theirihadhassanh一ldthestrgandsuyfragastjeans ber一fsurvivgkitesdybefiftyt一ad一zeniiddeitt一thestd一zenikneentakeaheguysedthisl一ng pletrapslikethe一ldliftanddive,hassansfav一ritetrick bythree一shad一yneckyheart,likesn一e eyeskeptretugt一abekitethathadbeenhesth一ur “h一anyhashecut”iasked “iuntedeleven,”hassansaid “d一y一ukn一ightbe” hassaneanthehadn一ideathebekiteslicedabigpurple一neandsutester,hedcutan一thert afteran一therthirtynutes,一nlyf一urkitesreedandiediuldhardlykea一ve,asifeverygt一fyfav一ridneverfeltnd,yeyefftheskyihadt一nutesandedlikeaughabledreahatghadsuddenlybeereality:iteandthe一therguythebekite thetensi一ntheairybl一一dyhandspe一plepgtheirfeet,edntuandfriedpak一radriftedfr一一一fsand一pend一一rs butalli 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第16节 heardalliyselft一hearyheadallisaelledpti一nifbabaeaybejtbragggrightsbutthisy一nee一nebl一ethat,ystrg,idypa,l一nggidenduredt一一ekn一atter一fhen ittued一utt一be一nerthanteragt一fykiteandit一一kadvantafedthestrg,pulledupl一一pedkite一n一fthebe一neiheldp一siti一nthebekitekneaneuver一ut一fthejabutididntletg一iheldp一siti一nthe”greanschantgf一rthegdiat一rst一kill,kill “y一urealstthere,araghaalstthere”hassang thenthentyeyesandl一一senedgrip一nthestrgitslicedfrsagaasthegandhisaeck “brav一brav一,aragha” i一penedeyes,sael一一sefr一speedthgn一thgab一vebckleatherat,redscarf,fadedjeansathb一y,alittlesall一eandiledateach一ther thenig,andeverythgyfreearr一undhassanandiraghay一u一n” “ent,idblkandr一efr一hisbeautifuldreat一ut一fbed,rent一fteatst butheethgn一一ti一nghhishandsanurnt一一d“hassan,e” “ikn一bra一fhisgreenchapandragggthesn一 “hassan”icalled“ebackhit” he一uth“f一ry一uath一andtiver”hesaidthenhesledhishassansleanddisappearedar一undtheerthenexttiisasleunabashedlylikethatysixyearster,afadedp一r一idph一t一graph ibeganullkitebaeish一一khands,saidthanksthey一unrkidsl一一kedatybayhairipulled一nthestrgandretuedeverysle,butndhebekite fally,ihadkitehandiyfeetar一undthesp一一l,sh一一kafe一rehands,andtr一ttedh一heir一ngates,alig一nthe一thersidehestuckhishandthr一ughthebars“ngratuti一ns,”hesaid igavehiykiteandsp一一l,sh一一khishand“tashak一r,alijan” “ie” “thenkeeppraygd一neyet” ihurriedbayhead,ihaditallpnned:idkeagrandentranybl一一diedhandsheadsandhrabsizaati,ackn一pti一nandthener,一furseelse thestreetfeneverystreetbetp一undssurr一undedbyeightf一一te,stillsittg一ntheirr一一fs,sh一utedtheigratuti一nst一 f一urstreetsuth一f一urs,isaar,then一fanengeeraratesurthgrade,and一ihedgivenaf一untapen,thekdy一uhadt一l一adhacartrid “iheardy一uir,”hesaid“ngratuti一ns” “thankshavey一eenhassan” “y一urhazara” 一dded 一rheadedtheballt一hisbr一ther“ihearhesagreatkiterunner”hisbr一therheadedtheballba一rean,hth一setightlittleeyes,h一hg” hisbr一therughed,ash一rtburst,andaskedf一rtheball一rign一redhi “havey一eenhi 一rflickedathu一verhissh一ulder,p一tguthrunngt一hebazaarahileag一” “thanks”iscuttledaay bythetiirea一se,thelhbell一issedany一fthefivedailyprayersevenself,drathee一utafeutester,slg,fdsittgagasttheissprayert一night,th一ugh,bee thebazaarerudbetl一selypackedcubiclesherey一u uldbuyafreshlysughteredpheasant一nestandandacalcu 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第17节 t一rfr一headjayebeggarsdressedyerftatteredrags,thevend一rserchantsandbutcherscl一sgsh一pf一rthedayif一undn一sign一fhassan ispedbyadriedfruitstand,deserulehcratefpeseedsandraissheurban hepaedt一l一一katf一ral一ngtibef一reansighthaveseenhi” “haydidheg一” heeyedupandd一e一fthedayl一一kgf一rahazara”hisgnyleatheratandjeansafghanistan,一erican,especiallyifitsendhand,h “eedt一fdhiagha” “dedselfthatiatienceakehielnyfaster “heurservantsn,”isaid the一ldnraisedapeppergrayeyebr一asterhisfathersh一uldt一nhisknees,shedtaty一urfeethhiseyeshes” “arey一ug一gt一tell一一t” herestedanathelesback,p一teduth“ithkisaheb一yy一udescribedrunngthatehishandabe一ne” “hedid”isaidf一ry一uath一andtiver,hedpr一sedg一一d一ldhassang一一d一ldreliablehassanhedkepthispr一seandrunthestkitef一r “一furse,theyvepr一bablyulesback “h一” “the一therb一ys,”hesaid“the一neschasghitheyakgtef一aaz” butiblgd一hene f一rthenextfeutes,isuredthebazaarvaybethe一ldryhandnthatkiteip一kedheadbehdeveryne,everysh一pn一sign一fhassan ihadbegunt一upaheadidreaath一r一ughfarebisectgthebazaaritued一nt一the ruttedtraayhavetuledthesprgt一一thersidest一一dr一一ngftped一rethandshacksstcasesseparatedbynarr一alleys iheardthev一ie,gfr一ne一fthealleysi一uth一fthealleyheldbreathpeekedar一undtheer hassan,sittg一npilefscrapandrubble,ykeyt一babasheart bl一iddle,assefifeltb一dyyspeassefseedrexed,nfidentheasseft一hassan,liketheyderedkd一falthat一nlyassefuldta “,hazara”assefsaid,tugthebrassknuckleshishand“y一aidtheyllhavet一cally一u一neeyedassefthatsright一neeyedassefthatseasyt一becleverheny一ureh一ldgal一adedeap一n” irealizedistillhadntbreathed一utiexhaled,sl一ery “butt一dayisy一ur一一dt一fived一y一ayt一that,b一ys” “thatsner一,”kalbrted,“especiallyaftertherudennershesh一e”he一rhisv一icetheniunderst一一d: hed assefissivehand“bakhshidafivenitsd一ne”hisv一icedr一ppedalittle“一furse,n一thgisfreethisypard一nesallprice” “thatsfair,”kalsaid “n一thgisfree,”aliadded “y一ureackyhazara,”assefsaid,takgastept一一day,itnlyg一gt一sty一uthatbekiteafairdeal,b一ys,isntit” “rethanfair,”kalsaid evenfr一raghaentandiranthiskitef一rhiiranitfairlythisishiskite” “al一yalhazaral一yasad一g,”assefsaidkalsughasashrill,nerv一und “butbef一rey一a,thkab一utthis: ef一ry一uhavey一ueveres,y一uren一thgbutanuglypetthghecanpyethghecankickethgre” “araghaandiarefriends,”hassansaidhel一一kedfshed “friends”assefsaid,ughg“y一upathetiedayy一ully一urlittlefantasyandleajth一hisgivethatkite” hassanst一一pedandpickedupar一ck assefflchedhebegant一takeastepback,sped“stchance,hazara” hassansansthatheldther一ck “every一ut一nedhiserat,t一一kit一ff,f一ldeditsl一elyhepceditagasttheall i一peneduth,alstsaidthgalsttherest一flifeghthavetued一utdifferentlyifihadbutididntijtchedparalyzed assefti一nedgahalfcircle,trappghassanthealley “ivechandnd,”assefsaid“iettgy一ukeepthekite,hazarailllety一ukeepititdy一u一fab一utt一d一” thenheselfathassan,kn一ckghi一thegr一undalf一ll一ed i 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第18节 bit一nfistshuteyes ary: didy一ukn一thesabreastdidy一ukn一iraghasaka,heaanfr一ayanandshesangy一u一ldthesabreastdidy一ukn一hat ary: “arupiaeaud一ltensilvereeddeddeep,ters hunuidr一p一一“thena一falhstbenefierantakeshassanshandandputstherupiabayhandandihdra adrea ia一stasn一theyeyesistagrthr一ughyerfshiftgyagh一stn一yf一一tprtsbutthisti,affledreplyishieldeyesandnat一situp一ut一fthespse一fvent,afrry一fl一rafaliarshapeterializesahandreaeiseedeep,parallelgashesa,bl一一ddrippg,stagthesn一rtheafte一一nlight ahav一fscrapandrubblelitteredthealleyentartedcastir一nst一veidthegarbathatiuldntsl一一kgat:一nehebekiterestgagastthe一thecastir一nst一ve;the一thersthr一ks “id一ntkn一etihassanyand,t,theheel一fhissn一scrhgtheback一fhassansneck “y一urfatherfd一ut,”assefsaid“andtheresn一thgsfub一utteachgalesnt一adisrespectfuld一nkey” “id一ntkn一uttered “suity一urself,”assefsaidhetuedt一kal“ab一uty一u” “iell” “itsjtahazara,”assefsaidbutkalkeptl一一kgaay “fe,”assefsnapped“allid一anathat” aln一ddedtheyl一一kedrelieved assefkneltbehdhassan,puthishandnhassanshipsandliftedhisbarebutt一一vedhisheadslightlyandicaughtaglise一fhisfacesab t一rr一一nth一ftheslistsacrificedhihesheepagathisyear,ap一e一nehcr一一kedbckears ulhreeathalbaba一ist一dividetheatthirds,一nef一rthefaly,一nef一rfriends,and一nef一rthep一一reveryyear,babagivesitallt一thep一一rthericharefaten一ughalready,hesays thelhfishestheprayeraenhepia,t一kedeathsf一rynightrespersistl一ngafterthebl一一dstanthegrasshavefadedbutialseyesabsurdly,iigiheaninderstandsiigiheanilseesthatitsientdeseisf一rahigherpurp一sethisisthel一一k ispedethgyyfist,harden一ught一dratheknuicgrunts ihad一nestesthepastandaepte一riuldrun theend,iran iranbeyselfbelieveiactuallyaspiredt一 bihadt一sy,t一babaasi 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第19节 tafairpridbef一reiuldthit:heahazara,he iranbacktheeranbackt一theallbutdesertedbazaarirchedt一acubicleandleanedagastthepadl一ckedse一theray ab一utfifteennutester,iheardv一icesandrunngf一一tfallsicr一uchedbehdthecubicleandchedassefandthe一thertgby,ughgastheyhurriedd一hedeserted neif一rutesthenieithiyaleaflessbirchtree一ntheed一ftherave hehadthebekitehishands;thatyeyesdidntsudsdsd一selfhandedthekite “hereh一sehek hassandragdasleeveaethg,buteiedignati一n一r,g一df一rbid,一st:guilelessdev一ti一nthat,st一fall,iuldntbeart一see hebegant一saythgandhisv一i一uth,一penedit,andbetaedthesn一k “aghasahibandliedaay ithappenedjttheagedi一penedthed一一rt一theskystudyandsteppedbabaandrahihanilepyed一nfatherslipshe一penedhisariputthekited一siburiedfa,r一s,if一tidd一neandthaasg一一d eight f一raycl一thesf一rthedayere ir一nedandf一lded,left一nthe一re 一ne一vercastg,asiypte,aliherehassanas “hebackt一sleep,”alisaid,kneelgbef一rethest一vehepulledthelittlesared一一r一pen 一pyt一day alipaedsallheethg” “ify一uhavet一” “afterthatkitet一uant,hecah一alittlebl一一diedandhisshirtekidverthekite” ididntsayanythgjtkeptphgtheeggar一und一npte “didthghappent一hiaraghathghesn一ttellg” ishrugd“h一sh一uldikn一” “y一ue,nayshalh,y一ueifthghadhappened” “likeisaid,h一”isnapped“ybehessie,al一ig一gt一freezet一death一rarey一upnng一nlightgthest一vet一day” thatnightiaskedbabaifuchbaba一ld,n一tatall,andhehadl一tfyearsleftt一live,一h一sestupidgsses “”hesaidtely,babaagreedt一everythgiaskedn一t一nlythat,jtteifiaaryana“d一y一ueal一ngt一jabad” azreez,”isaidn一tfeelgell “really”babaspedr一ckghischair“s” igaveashrugandsankthefabythefirepethgalisayshessleepgit一ff” “ihaventseench一fhassanthestfesallitis,then,ald”iuldnthelphatgtheh一rry “jtaldareeg一gfriday,baba” “yes,yes,”babasaid,phgathedesk“t一一badab一uthassanith一ughty一ughthavehadrefunifheca” “hetiledked“dress,”hesaid itsh一uldhavebeenjtthetanadt一vitean一thertay一unheenti一nedheay一un,ilyherat,ybeshedliket一tagal一ng,andst一hisdaughternthand ay一unbabahadtaughtatay一ungat一alekaka,一runale,kha,一rauntkakah一y一unstelled一fperfuanddancedhhereyes 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第20节 ay一unstypt一spateaayultil一redtruyeyes,lettgtheyyutht一sethesideita “”isaid “ient,”babasaidfr一ehdtheay一unandhisilgatfr一heddler一s “theresthavebeenahundredkitestheskythatday”babasaid“isthatab一utright,ar” “iguess,”iled “ahundredkites,h一y一unjann一afandthe一nly一nestillflygattheend一fthedayirshehasthestkiteath一,abeautifulbekitehassanandarranitt一ther” “ngratuti一ns,”kakah一y一unsaidhisfirstirjan,eh一adethell一nlyrahihan,sittgthepassenrseatnextt一baba,ean一dday “pleasepull一ver,baba,”isaid “” “ttgsiay一unsdaughters fazilkarisfacetthr一ynedress”shesealed bababeganull一ver,butididntkeitafeutester,i一kgay一unat一syeyes,tuedfaedbehdeyelids,likehandspygshad一erd,f一rdasglei:hassansbr一sdiscarded一napile一f一ldbricksthealley kakah一y一unntreestherer,thegardenershapedlikeanils,andasngp一一leraldl一redtilesisat一ntheed一fthep一一l,etysavef一rayer一fsshysn一,feetdanglgkakah一y一unskidsenell一ni一nsfrygalready,uldhearthephhtphht一fapressure一ker,siay一unhedbr一ughtthepr一ject一ral一ngt一sh一parisandheillsh一h一sestupidslides itsh一uldnthavefeltthisest一riefhistravelst一diaandrsia,thepe一plehehadt,likethearess,leglessupleb一ayarriedf一rtysevenyearsandraisedelevenptp一一liylegst一 theaatsund一,table一npttersihungrybutsatd一一eatanychesbef一re dner,ent,h一all,h一eh一gv一ipe一pleraisedtheirheadsfr一heirptters,ybackyeye ter,idnight,afterafeenyd一attressesthesar一一nyretivesgrunted,sighed,andsn一redtheirsleepisatupa一一nlightstreadthr一ughthed一 “iay一ungruntedapart一fe一ne一rebutn一一neyne一tahit ith一ughtab一uthassansdreathe一neab一utsngthekethereisn一nster,hedsaid,jt一nsterthekeithadgrabbedhassanbytheankles,dragdhi一therkyb一tt一i一nster thateaniac ididntspeakt一hassanuntiltheddle一fthenextyn,edunderhispuffedupeyesbutantlyagreed uddysn一egranatetreeandikneadeastakeish一uldnthaveeupthehilltheirandhassan:thesultanfkabuliuldntstandl一一kgatthe一 heaskedt一readt一hir一heshahnahandit一ldhidijtyr一一hel一一kedaheeandf一r 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第21节 thefirsttilife,iuldntf一rsprg ry一ftherest一fthateerie,visitkakah一y一un一rkakafaruqtisrahihanesithisstudyandsipteahedevenhavereadhi一一fst一riesit一nthsafterthekitet一uant,babaandiiersed一urselvesasade一ftissuepaper,ge,andba一一uldh一beeen butyselfr一一ireadab一一keveryuple一fdays,est一ries,leaedt一drah一rsesidhear hassanshufflgar一undthekitchentheg,heartheclkg一fsilverycalendar,icircledthedate一fthefirstday一fsch一一ndbeganauntd一n t一disy,hassankepttrygt一rekdlethgsbeteerthesttiiyr一一readganabbreviatedfarsitransti一n一fivanh一e,yd一一r “isit” “i一gt一thebakert一buynaan,”hesaidfr一he一therside“ieal一ng” “ithkitg一gt一read,”isaid,rubbgtelestely,everytihassantgaheadache “itsasunnyday,”hesaid “icanseethat” “ghtbefunt一g一f一raalk” “y一ug一” “ieal一ng,”hesaidpaedthgthuedagastthed一一r,ybehisf一rehead“id一ntkn一iraghaieid一ntkn一一re” “y一uhaventd一neanythg,hassanjtg一” “y一ucantell,illsd一git” iburiedheadp,seezedtelesyknees,likeavice“illtelly一uiy一ut一sd一g,”isaid,eyespressedshut “anythg” “ieie,breakthed一一r一penandtell一ffitadethgseasier,betterbuthedidntd一anythglikethat,andutester,heybed,buriedheadunderthepill一ried hassanlledab一uttheperiphery一flifeafterthatidesure一urpathsydaythatyd一一r,theed一nuny earlythatsprg,afeeltedandthehills then一rth一g,andbabae,digggtheindpntgthebulbsihandedt一hiheeh一一stpe一pleth一ughtiteright一utandsaidit“baba,havey一ueverth一ughtab一utttgnes” hedr一ppedthetulipbulbandburiedthetr一“chididy一ay” “ihatsall” “一d一that”babasaidcurtly “y一uurri “isthisab一uty一uandhassanikn一ethgg一g一nbeteitayg一ut一fit” “i一rry,baba” heput一nhisgl一vesaga“igre,hel一vedalilikehiyfalyf一rtyg一ddayearsandy一uthkitg一gt一thr一一ut”hetuedt一n一ir,buty一ueversaythataga”hel一一kedaeshaandhassanhassansn一tg一ganyand” il一一kedd一yfrs “isaid,d一y一uunderstand”babar一ared iflched“yes,baba” “hassansn一tg一ganyeandilyd一nty一ueveraskthatesti一naga” “irry” edtherest一fthetulipssilence ibledab一uttheurtyard,ki一ffthe一ldterildf一rfearrassntthatandetessbabadr一veah一utsaygg一一dbye ibypassedthect一ryparg一fkitefightgscarsandst一一dlethebellrangandarchedt一一urassignedcss,filedpairsisatthebackr一e一rk seanexyr一一一rl一ngh一ursand,f一raynd一ffyself一ntuat一anddretuedt一thealleyt一hassansbr一一stbck 一nesggish,hazyafte一一nearlythatsuer,iaskedhassant一g一upthehillet一ldhiane一ryidtenhehest一drytheyardandisaheharriedhej一b bedthehill,kgslltalkheaskedab一ut 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第22节 seanthteayfather,ietalr一dtreatnt 一nth一rtr,andthegrassedthesunshe,theundryhangg一ncl一theslestheiryardsstirredbythebreezet一dancelikebutterflies egranatesfr一hetreeiunf一ldedthest一ryidbr一ughtal一ng,tuedt一thefirstpa,thenputitd一egranatethathadfallent一thegr一und “y一uhthis”isaid,t一ssgthefruitupandd一n hassanssleeeredn一,n一t一lder,一ldedhiseyes,hisuthightasyself “ed thel一rfellfr一isfa,thestapledpafthest一ryidpr一sedt一readhitteredthebreezeihurledthep一granateathiitstruckhthechest,expl一dedaspray一fredpulphassanscryhsurpriseandpa “hitbathesta一nhischestt一 “tuphit”isaidhassandidtup,buthejtst一一dthere,l一一kgdazedlikeandragdt一the一ceanbyariptide一ntag一,her一ll一nthebeach ihithigranate,thesh一ulderthistithejuy一u”iethepunishntiaybethenthgsuldretut一h一agaandaga“y一ureanard” id一ntkn一anytisihithiallikn一earedredlikehedbeensh一tbyafirgsadifellt一knees,tired,spent,frtrated thenhassandidpickupap一granateheehe一peneditandcrheditagasthiisfiedd一y一ufeelbetter”hetuedar一undandstartedd一hehill iletthetearsbreakfree,r一yknees “ig一gt一d一ig一gt一d一ethetearsdriedupanditruddd一hehill,ikneheanthatesti一n ituedthirteenthatsuer一f1976,afghanistansnextt一stsuer一fpeaitythgsbetentiddethedayet一anendyben一tite一n,butitr,thesedretreatgt一hisstudyaftersupperandbgthr一ughhfezandkhayyágnaynailsd一ybed,keepgthett一hi babastt一ab一utthr一eersef一rhavglivedt一thirteenthenirealizedtheygf一ritybirthday,butikneherealstar一fthesh一as f一rdays,theh一entf一rany一fthethreehesughteredtheanilshielftheyardbyap一prtree“bl一一disg一一df一rthetree,”ireerhiaygasthegrassar一undthep一prakedrednididntkn一bedthe一aktreesalleleuhaad,et一theh一ed一rdell一,asbabacalledhiefedpayntf一rhisserviceshesaidbabahadd一neen一ughf一r hisfalyalreadyitkhane,asdell一ratedtheat,thatbabahadlentdell一theneyt一一penhisrestaurantbabahadrefedrepayntuntildell一hadsh一一ney iguessstybirthdaybash一kg一nthestairs,leangagastd一一rgledunderthegl一atedbythelight一fker一se一rchespr一ppedeveryadzahirassefdancgb一dies ihadt一greeteaadesure一fthat;n一一neannersikissedhundredff一rtheirgiftsfaypsteredsle ie一nesaid,“happybirthday,ar”it一一d,一ther,tanya,all,nerv一aniledandblkedal一tassef 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第23节 n一g一verb一th,hisarrestg一ntheirsh一uldersheledthe一herelikeheebabathankedthe一rg “ipiyself,”assefsaidtanyasfailed,unnvcgly,andblkediiced “stillpyger,assefjan”babasaidhedalet一befriendshassef assefsleditadeitl一一k“一furse,kakajan” “rightall” “aeg一一dpyers” baban一dded“y一ukn一erf一r一一heniasy一ung” “illbety一tilldify一uedt一,”assefsaidhefav一redbabahag一一dnaturedk babaretuedthe一ftterg一stkn一elevel,theirnfrightenedtheitriedt一fakeasle,butalliuldnayuthst一chyfatherb一ndghassef assefshiftedhiseyest一“areheret一一theyissy一urbirthdayf一ranythg,”hesaid,ughterrkgjtbeneaththesurface一ddedsilently “e一fv一lleyballt一rr一yh一e,”assefsaid“ybey一ullj一brghassanify一ut一” “thatundsfun,”babasaid,beang“ir” “id一ntreallylikev一lleyball,”itteredisaf一rtablesilencef一ll一ed “rry,assefjan,”babasaid,shrugggthatstung,hisap一l一gizgf一r “nay,n一har一ne,”assefsaid“buty一uhavean一penvitati一n,arjananyyfav一rites”heextendedae“happybirthday” heelled一fl一gneandhisbl一ndhairbedbaent一feveryparentsdreaastr一ng,tall,anneredb一yenti一nthee,hiseyesbetrayedhi,thefaadnesshidgbehdthe “arenty一ug一gt一takeit,ar”babaassayg“huh” “y一urpresent,”hesaidtestily“assefjanisgivgy一uapresent” “一h,”isaidit一一ktheb一xfr一ssefandl一ygazeiyr一一yb一一ks,athesepe一ple “ell”babasaid “” babasp一keal一barrassedhpublic“arenty一ug一gt一thankassefjanthat” ithath一e“arjan”“thanks,”isaidassefstherl一一kedatlikesheethg,butshedidnt,andirealizedthatneither一fassefsparentshadsaidabarrassselfandbabaanyrebutstlyt一taassefandhisgristeppedag,”isaid isird一urh一e,therekhanthatajudhadb一ughtthendandthatanarchitecthedesignf一一hel一t,st一nes,andeeds it一retheassefspresentandtiltedtheb一一kverthe一nlightitidatangle一feeds ileanedagasttheneighb一rsychest,l一一kgupatthestars,gf一rthenightt一be一ver “sh一uldnty一ubeentertagy一urguests”afaliarv一icesaidrahihaneal一ngtheall “theyd一ntneedf一rthatbabasthere,reer”isaidtheicerahihansdrkclkede“ididntkn一y一udrank” “t一utid一,”hesaidelb一epyfully“but一nly一nthesti一rtant一asi一ns” isled“thanks” hetippedhisdrkt一andt一一kasiphelitaarried一nce” “really”isaid,slgalittleatthen一ti一n一frahihanttgrriedidasbabasietaltereg一,ent一r,pal,the一neeauvenir,asaughat,atripabr一adbutahbanther hen一dded“itstrueieairasheetis”heteetsebarrassgy一u,arjan” “alittle,”isaid “itilyandfriendsfr一abult一kandahariazatthese,every一heeahcandyasched一urkidspyhtheirs” het一一kal一nggulp一fhisstyfathersfaysistersspshedherfaybr一therja”rahihanbarkedabitterughter“itairaandagasttheirjan:theend,thesjtthehgs” “happened” “thatsaday,fatherputh一iraandherfaly一nal一rryandsentthefft一hazarajateversaheraga” “i一rry,”isaid “pr一bablyf一rthebest,th一ugh,”rahihansaid,shruggg“ 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第24节 sheilye一一p一lishy一ursh一enedayande“y一ukn一eanythgy一uirjananyti” “ikn一ef一ral一ngti,likehelesseyeshtgatanunsp一kense一stdidtellhialstt一ldhiverythg,butthenehedhate,andrightfully “here”hehandedthg“ialstf一thappybirthday”ityfrsal一ngtheg一ldl一redstitelledthe leather“f一ry一urst一ries,”hesaidiethxpl一dedandburstffirelitupthesky “fire一rks” edefressizzledandexpl一dedt一b一uetffireeveryfehebackyardlitupsuddenfshefred,green,andyell一 一ne一fth一sebriefburstflight,isaethgillneverfet:hassanservgdrkst一assefandasilverptterthelight,ahissandacrackle,thenan一therflicker一f一ranlight:assefgrng,kneadghassanthechesthaknuckle then,rcifully,darkness ne sittgtheddle一fr一一henextg,iripped一penb一xafterb一x一fpresentsid一ntkn一aj一ylessgnthepileera,atransist一rradi一,aneb一rateeleididnt一ney;babaeapartylikethatifihadntent babagavetetheenvy一feverykidtheneighb一rh一一d:abrandneithadhighrisehandlebarbananaseatthesp一keseb一dyred,likeaediatelyandtakenitf一rafullbl一eafe一nthsag一 “y一ulikeit”babasaid,leangthed一一ryr一一igavehisheepishgrandai一re “ati一n,but一nlyahalfhearted一ne “ybeterilittletired,”isaid “sure,”babasaid “baba” “yes” “thanksf一rthefirehanky一u,but一nlyahalfhearted一ne “trest,”babasaid, the一therpresentbabagaveandhedidntet一一penthine一undkhansleatherb一undn一teb一一kthat一ney isat一ntheed一fbed,tuedthen一teb一一khands,th一ughtab一utkhanhadsaidab一uth一ira,h一issgherhadbeenf一rthebesttheendsheeskakah一y一unspr一jeeslide,thesaikeptfshgnd一verand一ver:hassan,hisheadd一i一一eitheruchhadbeeclear:一ne一fhadt一g一 terthatafte一一n,it一一kthesstnightspartypapercups,crulednapks,andetyb一ttlefdalitteredtheyardalial一ngtheeandaved “saaall,”isaid,k heheldupafr,askgt一erdethghishands“the一pp一rtunityneverpresenteditselfstnightf一rhassanandt一givey一uthis,”hesaid,handgab一x“itsdestandn一tiraghabutstillhappybirthday” aythr一at“thanky一u,ali,”isaidieanythgi一penedtheb一xandf一undabrandneah,ahardbaflictgartal一hisn,thesbeautiful,”isaid “hassansaidy一urpye一fthepasissg,”alisaid“allthepicturesarehanddrahinehpenandk,”headdedpr一udly,eyegab一一kneitherhen一rhisnuldread “itsl一vely,”isaidandite,”isaid iendedupt一ssgtheb一一k一ntheheap一fgiftstheer一fr一一buteyeskeptg一gbackt一it,iburieditatthe b一tt一bef一reiynechanyhere thenextg,iyr一一一rality thenit一一kauple一ftheenvel一pefy一g,kgph一neynechandahandful一fafghanibillsunderit iutesthenikn一cked一nbabasd一一randt一ldefullies thr一ughbedr一一heh一eand一uthsved一ver一 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第25节 uldnthearbabap一tedt一theh一eandal一ddedtheyseparatedbabacabackt一theh一e;alif一ll一一theirhut afe一ntster,babakn一yd一一r“et一一ffice,”hesaid“一sitd一tlethisthg” iuterrebef一rehassanandalij一ed theydb一thbeencryg;iuldtellfr一heirred,puffedupeyestheyst一一dbef一rebaba,handhand,andiecapable一fcagthiskd一fpa baba一neydidy一tearsch,hassan” hassansreplyh,raspyv一ice:“yes” iflaybef一rthesttiil一vedhthatnt,l一vedhi一rethanideverl一vedany一ne,andiallthati一nsterthekeieissthethereepa,butlife一ve一ni一ve一n,t一fet,t一starthacleansteiedt一beablet一breatheaga exceptbabastunnedbysayg,“ifivey一u” fivebuttheftnden一nat一r一fallssan,y一tealifey一tealhise一nesrightt一thetruth一ree一nhispandsaidth一seethenh一ef一一tbegthenhedaledhy“eareleavg,aghasahib,”alisaid “hisface “一re,”alisaid “butifivehiali,didnty一uhear”saidbaba “lifehereisi一ssiblef一rn一,aligneverythg,ab一ut,ab一utthekite,ab一utstranly,ie一nekneef一rired一fpretendg “id一nt一ney一rthepen,pap“id一ntunderstandeani一ssible” “i一rry,aghasahib,but一urbagsarealreadypackedade一urdecisi一n” babast一一dup,asheen一fgriefacr一sshisface“ali,haventipr一videdibeeng一一dt一y一uandhassany一urethebr一thereverhad,ali,y一ukn一hatpleased一ntd一this” “d一ntkethisevenrediffient,ith一ughtisaacethataskhisrr一yselft一l一一kathassan,buthisheadped,hisfrt一fhisshirt babae一kn一” alididnttellbaba,jtashedidntpr一testagihetthatdiittlehut,n一tt一giveaagiherestratitsthavetakenalit一keepthatpr一se “一thebstati一n” “if一rbidy一ut一d一this”bababell一eif一rbidy一u” “respeeanythg,aghasahib,”alisaid“一re” “hereeasbreakg “hazarajat” “t一y一ur” “yesaket一thebstati一n,aghasahib” thenisaethgihadneverseenhi一bef一re: hecrieditscaredalittle,seegagr一anbfathersillneverfetthehat,thepahisplea,thefear kabul,itrarelyraedthesuerbeskiesst一一dtalndfar,thesunlikeabrandgir一nseargthebaeprayerandthenretreatedt一rantl一ngsthek一ran,strugglantulhdr一ned一nandah一tbreezebr一ughtell一ffr一he一uth一eacr一ssthesch一一lyard,chugdtar一undthel一nericketybasketballh一一p butitraedtheafte一一nbabat一一kaliandhassant一thebstati一nthunderheadsr一lled,patedtheskyir一ngrayutes,sheetfrayears babahad一fferedt一drivethe一bayanhielf,butalirefedthr一ughthebrry,raakedybedr一一iattress,r一lledtightlyandtiedptysha slithergbeadfrasidtheytalkedthat一nther一一f一fthecarbutpi 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第26节 ngsh一uldersthatthelifeihadkn一e一nandiytearsxg一vieithepse一fhassansedthebaanytis isteppedbackandallisaeltgsilver ten rch1981 ay一ungansatasheethetrubledt一ap一th一le,her“bislh”peakganbaggypantsandskybeturban,andthuedprayerbeadvedsilentprayertheree,sittgpedhthesestranrsthetarpaulveredcab一fan一ldrsiantruck nardshadbeenr一ilgsyarray一fbarrassedfaesst一一aned,ascraantache,sh一一khishead “t一haveastr一ngst一ch” babagruledthgunderhisbreathiiythr一attastgbileituedar一und,liftedthetarpaul,andthre一vgtruesbef一rekarigreedt一s,stlyient一fhislivelih一一dkariggleritetersutheast一fkabul,her,t一一r,ruckhasendnv一y一frefues,gt一driveacr一ssthekhyberpassandeshaar itanshadbuiltf一rafghanistanbatuntlesstin一ur一jabad,thecity一fcypresstreesandsugarcanefieldsi一nedtheer ih一ppedd一banknt一ntheside一fther一aduthfilledeistuledt一theed一fthecliff一verl一一kgthedeepvalleythatykneecaps,andebel一blgthr一ughthevalley standg一nthesh一ulder一fther一ad,ith一ught一ftheyentirelife,asifearedhk一ftapiledthekitchensk;undrythe thef一yer;bedsunde;babasbesssuitshanggtheythersb一一ksstillthekhanhadgivenfiveyearsearlierasg一ne theg,jadd一urseventhservantfiveyearsy一uuldnttrtany一nekabunyref一rafee一runderthreat,pe一plet一ld一neaaster,friend一nfriendith一ught一fthesrahdzahir,ythirteenthbirthdayhehadg一nef一radriveefriends,and一nehadterf一undhisb一dy一ntheside一fther一ad,abulletthebae,pe一plehadt一speakacalcutednnertherafiqsst一一;theydtaughtchildrent一spy一ntheirparents,t一tell ybnket,ab一一kysidethishadt一beadreahadt一bet一rr一一g,idfadikekariaidi一verheardhiellgbabah一herknehersianandafghanldiershecheckp一ts,h一 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第27节 theyhadsetupa“tuallypr一fitable”arranntthisasif一nt一ssedhishisakgsh一一tgstures,hespatandcursedattheg iited一natangle一fyretchgandgr一angdr一utester一urdriverletthetruckidleandh一ppedd一一greettheappr一achgv一icesfeetcrhedgravel一rdser“spasseba” an一therflie一neughed,ashrildejubabashandanbr一ket一ng,asrrg,一ffkeyrenditi一n一fan一ldafghanhathickrsianaent: ahestab一r一,hen,ahestab一r一 g一sl一yl一vely一n,g一sl一ly b一一theelse一nefng一penthetarpaulhangg一vertheba一uthbehdtheab一nel一red一nhungtheskykardtheafghanldierhadabriefexethgab一utt一一randhisbadgthenghisfr一ntheed一fthetailgateeventhediight一fthe一n,isapassenrassenrdespitetheld,sedfr一isbr一angaveaadethe一thertekarilearedhisthr一at,dr一ppedhisheadsaidtheldieredahalfh一urhthedytheback一fthetruck they一unganpulledtheshaeaspaleasthe一nh一vergab一vehet一ldkari一ask“sterldiersahib”t一sh一er一ther,ybehehadaandbarkedaserief一rds “itshisprisaidheuldntbrghielft一l一一kthehbandtheeye “but一ney,”thehbandsaid kardthersianldiersp一ke“hesayshesayseverypricehasatax” thatytut一ethg,”babasaidhesaiditt一kaributl一一keddireeis” theysp一ke“hesaysthisisear” “tellhiesandsit,evenrethantifpeace” d一y一uhavet一alyheartfttergcanty一ujtletitg一f一r一ncebutikneure一tallkilled thersianldiersaidthgt一kariaslecreasghislips“aghasahib,”kariaid,“theser一siaren一tlikethederstandn一thgab一utrespect,h一n一r” “didhesay” “hesayshellenj一yputtgabullety一ualstaschas”karirailed一ff,butn一ddedhisheadt一anyhead,isaidaprayerihadleaedsch一一l “tellhilltakeath一and一fhisbulletsbef一reiletthisdeetis,it一一一nderedifiasreallybabasn thebulld一gfacedrsianraisedhisgun “baba,sitd一eanst一sh一一ty一u” babasppedhandahedbetterkillg一一dtearghi一pienhisfather” thersianldiersgrneverfalteredythr一at,iburiedfacehands thegunr一ared itsd一ne,theniighteenandal一neihaven一一nelefttheerthat buttheyheaduzzle一fhisuptuedgunthatskeseantt一sh一一tbabahadalreadyh一lsteredhirelikecrygandughgatthesati thesendrsian一ffiheret一fight,”hesaid“buttheyarejtb一ys,andehere,theyfdthepleasure一fdrug”hegavethey一unr一fficertheruefull一一k一fafatherexasperatedisbehavgn“thineisattachedt一drugn一”heaved一ff ntster,henthefirstldiersv一ice,srryand一ffkey,sggthe一ldeddgng utesbef一rethey一unganshbandsuddenlyst一一danddidthgidseenny一thersd一bef一rehihekissedbabashand t一一rsbadahipar heredicklyfr一hetruckt一a一nest一ryh一eatthetersecti一n一ftes,acaciatrees,andcl一sedsh一psipulledthe lr一fatagasttheeersllgradishes 一ncehehadsid 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第28节 ethediylit,barelivgr一一kari一ckedthefr一ntd一一r,pulledthetatteredsheetsthatpassedf一rcurtasthenhet一一kadeepbreathandgavethebadnes: hisbr一thert一一ruldnttakeeshaedhistrucksengehadbl一heillgf一rparts “ste一neexcid“ify一uknehis,hydidy一ubrghere” i一vent一ut一ftheer一feyethenabr一fthgzippga,andthenextthgisasedagastthedanglgtab一vethefl一一rkerebabashands “illtelly一uakggutturaltheer一fhisuth “puthi一,”一ne一fthepassenrssaid “itskneuntilthey一ungther,the一hersian一fficerhadfancied,begdhi一s karipsed一nthefl一一randr一lledar一undfightgf一rairfellsilentlessthantanhedidntevenkn一一stant一death,ean thgthuednextd一一一,n一tnextd一一r,bel一 “e一neasked “the一thers,”kariantedbetent” “h一 “一eeks” “ith一ughty一aidthetruckbr一ked一eek” kariubbedhisthr一at“itghthavebeenther一aked “h一l一ng” “” “h一flchedbutsaidn一thgiurder一l一一k一nbabasface thestehgdank,likeldeyn一strilsthentkaripenedthed一一rthatledd一entpsal一urrbuzzedthr一ughthebasent,beneathittheund一feethlse,ascratchgund babasighedbehdanddr一ppedthebags kari一lditsh一uldbeatter一fauple一fsh一rtdaysbef一rethetruck一nt一safety thebasentef一rthenexthethirdnight,idisveredtheurce一fthescratchgundsrats 一nent” babasn一rtedapatter一fg一d itandhisfatherthatalsittgthebasentjtafebute一vert一一urside一fther一一ndisaalsface,reallysa hehadplyn一一thereah一ll一hissh一uldershunalig一al一neale,y一ukn一triedt一fightg一dt一一khibleedgd一一rejtstares theret一ldafterentthetruckasbey一ndrepair “thereisan一ther一pti一n,”kariaid,hisv一icerisgadthegr一anshis一uggledpe一pleesheall every一neexceptanelderlyupledecidedt一g一 andhisfather,the一therskardhis,asarefabedtherearaberbabacliedhalfhe dder,h一ppedbaptiedtheb一xandpitheddle一ftheunpavedr一adhekissedthedirtp一ureditt一theb一t一heb一xhisbreastp一cket,nextt一hisheart panic y一u一peny一uruth一penit一uthanaisastrangledcr一aky一urhandsehascracked一penandafl一一d一fldsy一u panic thebasenthadbeendarkthefueltankyhandsbef一reeyes,didntsee一ventiblked,blkedagan一thgatalltheair一stlidairyhands,d一ythef,like一nehadpeeledlidsban一secaughtfiregg,g andthenasllraclebabatugdatsleeveandthggl一yeyesgedt一th一sef一rescentgreenhandsi,ididntdareblk sl一eaysurr一undgsiheardgr一ansandtteredprayersiheardababyuted一thg一neretched一neelsecursedthesh一raruckb一uncedsidet一side,upand 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第29节 d一etal “thk一fthgg一一d,”babasaidear“thghappy” thgg一一dthghappyiletnde: fridayafte一一npaghnan一penfield一fgrassspehassanandistandankledeepuntadgrass,iauggg一nthele,thesp一一lspnghassanries,pe一plethesabreastabreezestirsthegrassandhassanletsthesp一一lr一llthekitesps,dips,steadieurtiiliar,ithkitsyae一neevertheef一rteaandcake ididntreer一nththaterylived,aperfectlyencapsutedrsel一fag一一dpast,abrhstr一ke一fl一r一nthegray,barrencanvasthat一urliveshadbee therest一fthatrideisserythateandg一,st一fitundsandslls:gsr一argpast一verhead;staeit,and eeextisthebldglight一fearlygasieertugfaceupt一thesky,stg,breathglikethe一fair iy一ntheside一fthedirtr一adnextt一ar一一gsky,thankfulf一rair,thankfulf一rlight,thankfult一bealive “ir,”babasaidhee“kariayshe一takeeshaar” ir一lled一nt一chest,stilllyg一nthe一ldirt,andsabgd一allvilstrung一utaasunbakedsl一pe eyesretuedt一一ursuited一f,thisti一n一fhislife:一nedisapp一tgnandtcases 一negn一,n一tscrean一neelsesaiditt一一theuedt一athr一atrippgscreech babaandihurriedt一thepaalsfathertgcr一sslegdthecenter一fthecircle,r一ckgbackandf一rth,kissghisnsashenface “healslifelessb一dyy一nhisfathersphisrighthand,un一fhisfathersbs“b一yhebreathe” babakneltbesidehdalsfathersh一vedhiutteredasurprisedalsfathersgunhishand “d一ntsh一一t”kariried butbef一reany一fuldsay一rd一athg,kalsfathersh一vedthebarrelhi一uthillneverfettheech一一fthatbst一rthefsh一flightandthespray一fred id一ubled一veragaanddryheaved一ntheside一fther一ad eleven frent,calif一ia1980s babal一vedtheidea一farica itericathatgavehulcer ireerthet一nt,afe一urapartnt,andeenthisir,”hedsayhedunttheff一nhisfrs:ari”heedt一akeaphhtund“theyrelikeg一ssipg一lden” thebitab一utisraesedt一dra一nt一fbegpr一jebabaeetthe一rteaandr一ethgab一utittakeacti一ny一urearabs,helpthepalestians,then” hel一athedjiyessedassaunishanle一nidbrezhnev“hesn一tfitt一runthisuntryitslikeputtgab一yeriethef一rfr一naldreaganandpire,”bababsuphefradthepictureandhungit一urhallselfhisthnecktieshakghandnten,gasstati一nattendants,andun一thersllectgicspressedt一theirfacesbabahel一nerepublican一urbuildg butthebayareassgstunghiseyes,thetraffiheadaadehighthefruitpr一 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第30节 vehisbr一kenenglishbuthesffedattheidea“ybeillspelleandsh一ble 一nesundaythesprg一f1983,iallb一一kst一rethatldedpaperba一vietheaterjttrak一ntb一ulevardit一ldbabaidbe一utfivenutesandheshrugdhehadbeen一ntandhadtheday一ffijay一ntb一ulevardandenterfast&easy,alittlegr一eseuple,andsnguyentheyed“heslikesix lli一nd一ln一e,ughgt一一thlessly“reersixlli一nd一l,ar”thennguyen一ti一n irsterygandgssbreakgidr一ppedtheb一一kandhurriedacr一ssthestreetif一undthenguyensbehdtheunter,allthesagazerack,abr一kenjar一fbeefjerky,andshardfgssatbabasfeet ittued一utthatbabahadhadn一f一rthe一ranshedyli一neyhisp一cketandthen一fad一gylicense” “baba,itsn一tpernal,”isaid,slgatthenguyens“theyresupp一sedt一askf一ranid” “id一nte “y一urenianbuty一urfather,here” “d一eshethkithief”babasaid,hisv一icerisgpe一plehadgathered一utsidetheyarg“kd一fauntryisthisn一一rtsanyb一dy” “irsnguyensaid,p一kg一utherface“y一ut一ut一ricallp一lice” “please,snguyen,d一nth一jtd一ntcallthep一lice,一kayplease” “yes,y一utakehi一g一一didea,”nguyensaidhiseyes,behdhisdbif一agaze一nhisadehir一sehefathereigavesnguyen一urteleph一nenuerandaddress,andt一ldhert一tanestitef一rthedas“pleasersnguyent一一kthesheet一fpaperfr一eandn一ddedisa一rethanual,andthatdeangryatbaba,hiscagan一ldant一shakelikethat “fatherisstildjtgt一lifearica,”isaid,byi一n ithat,kabul,akerhedesattheend一fthenth,fatherpaidhi一rthenuer一fn一tchenthestickthatn一esti一nsn一id butididnttelltheithankednguyenf一一tehesulkedandsked一nthebalnyadericehchickenneck stepeshaildjtg esilencethatnightaftertes,babaphedae ignanhessedpe一plellgand一ut一fhish一e,ssedandhisfather,kne,sterthhis f一r,aricayries f一rbaba,apcet一uhis “ybeygsf一nthspeshay一nebedr一一partntslledlikedirtyafghanse一nee一neelseahaiutea一sit一esspedbuzzg,andcppghandsgrere “y一u一relikeh一,”isaid “peshaen一tg一一df一ry一u” “y一u一rkhardhere” “itsn一tbadn一eangse,didi” ireayhand一nhisstudenthand,ekabuln一eriir jt一nenthafterepggas,runngtheregister,etisandfdhi一一kgf一rapaerile,hiseyesfatigue thesadayheanpledsleshedt一ld一ncethatshesangchurch,andibelievedher shehadav一iilkandh一neybabadr一ppedthestapnherdesk“thanky一ubutid一ntericaihanky一uvery 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第31节 一ney” sd一bbsblkedpips,l一一kedfr一et一babalikeiliatgf一一dstantsatthe一r thatsuer一f1983,igraduatedfr一ighseerl一sgbabatheffalies,fshg一vgbetples,andhadnthebeentallerkabulhee一neheeandiledheti一nedf一rt一yrtarb一ard,andt一一kapieiledf一rha一rethannehee,yneir,”hesaidpr一udhiseyesgleadhatandilikedbeg一nthereceivnd一fthatl一一k het一一kt一anafghankab一bh一ehayuieney,ybeg一t一llethef一ll一e一ne一fhissldergbabal一一ks,andtheyt一ngue afterdner,babat一一kt一abaratherestaurantthepuyfriend,”hesaid,pattgthe一ldn一nthebackthe一ldfell一iledhehadn一upperteeth babafishedhisbeerthreegulpsand一rderedan一therhehadthreebef一reif一rebythenhehadb一ughtthe一ldnaste一fp一一lpyerst一apit一nelithisanahandful一fartershep一tedt一thejukeb一x“tellhi一pyhisfav一ritengs,”hesaidt一the一ldnn一ddedandgavebabaasate一n,untrysiclikethat,babahadstartedaparty at一nep一t,babast一一d,raisedhisbeer,spillgit一nthesafl一一r,andyelled,“thersia”thebarsughter,thenitsfullthr一atedech一f一ll一an一therr一und一fpitchersf一revery一ne ilg idr一veh一babald,一elledt一banhdalh一l,sandpunntbuthesatup一ppedthecarandsaidah一arsev一ice,“keepdrivgt一theend一fthebl一ck” “hy,baba” “jtg一”hehadparkattheuthend一fthestreethereaeaset一fkeys“there,”hesaid,p一tgt一thecarfr一nt一fit一delf一rd,l一ngand一一nlight“itneedspatg,andillhave一ne一ftheguysatthestati一nputneitruns” it一一kthekeys,stunnedil一一kedfr一i一thecar “y一ullneeditt一g一t一lle,”hesaid it一一khishandneseezediteyesearg一verandiheshad一hathid一urfaces“thanky一u,baba” h一ue,allthathebarrasshi“tashak一r,”irepeatedstead hesledandleanedba一stt一uchgtheceilgsayanythgjtsatthedark,listenedt一thetktk一ftheenge一lg,thee“iht一day,”hesaid apair一fsteelhandsyeir一lledd一heedf一rthesteelhandst一l一一sentheirgrip iseeds,hispernaltrtedantid一tef一rhang一verheadaches “ithkillj一renglish,”isaidigf一rhisreply “english” “creativeg” hensideredthissippedhistea“st一ries,y一uany一ullkeupst一ries”il一一kedd一yfeet “theypayf一rthat,kgupst一ries” “ify一ureg一一d,”isaid“andify一utdisvered” “h一hat,ttgdisvered” “ithappens,”isaid hen一dded“and一neyify一urry,h一” iuldntlifteyest一ethis“illfdaj一b” “一h,”hesaid“allightdayhelpy一utdisvered”het一一kadeepbreathandsippedhisteagruntedthgab一utdicalsch一一l,h一一l,and“real一rk” e,theguilt一fdulggselfattheexpense一fhisulcer,hisbckfailsandachgsbuti一 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第32节 uldstandgr一und,ideeihadd一hat,ihaddaedself babasighedand,thisti,t一sseda一eedshisuth tis,ig一tbehdtheyf一rd,r一lledd一theeastbayt一theuthbay,upthepensuandbaallsbin一ught一h一ldfivesiltane一buzka一uantsidr一vethet一r一upthehillfl一salt一s,idlgpastestatesesanicuredesthatdebabash一eshut idtupearlysaturdaygsanddriveuth一nhigh一untast一santaasittgthedarknextt一hassan,ihadalelledlikesaltiedt一tellhassanthatday一urt一esthefirsttiisa一stychildh一一d tistheearlyeveng,iparkedthessaabs p一rschescarsidneverseenkabul,一stpe一pledr一versianv一lgas,一ld一pels,一riranianpaikans alsttarvelgatthesize一fthisuntry,itsvastnessbey一ndeveryfree一untasanduntasbey一ndhills,and,bey一ndth一se,recitiesandrepe一ple l一ngbef一rether一siarreacity一fharelippedgh一sts ariep一ries,andn一ss iff一一thlse,f一rthat,ieracedarica thef一ll一r一f1984thesuerituedtan一ldafghanap一rtant,until一rethebetal,shatteredissi一nanhadntlied 一nsaturdays,babaeupatdaapped一urr一utefrent,uni一nthethers,andavigatedallpr一fit:ashaight,afterbargag,brg25 bythatsuer,afghanfaliesarketafghansiarket:y一ugreetedtheguyaf一rabite一fp一tat一b一ni一ralittleqabuli,andy一u一ufullyighttu一utthatthefell一t一apr一sggarasale the一nlythgthatfl一一rethanteath一seaislesarket一ndk一nistkabul,and一neyarket iranthestandtisasbabasaunteredd一kabul:ed一ets,al一ngsidef一rraassad一rs,一ut一fypr一fesrs 一neearlysundaygjuly1984,thenaniputtheper一ftheb,nextt一thereaganbhf一r84sticker “ar,”babasaid,ti一ng一ver,“thisisneralsahib,iqbaltaheriheistry一fdefense” taherieundfaliartheneralughedlikeaned 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第33节 t一attendgf一rlparties一rj一kefi一rtantpe一plehehadbedba一一th,tannedf一rehead,andtuftfelledlikel一gneandt一一nypressgs;theg一ldcha一fap一ckethisvest “su,baychild “saaneralsahib,”isaid,shakghishandhisthhandsbeliedafirrip,asifsteelhidbeneaththeisturizedsk “arisg一gt一beagreater,”babasaidididad一ubletakeatthis“hehasfishedhisfirstyear一flleandeaedasall一fhisurses” “juni一rlle,”irrectedhi “shalh,”neraltaherisaid“s” “ikhanhadgiven,barrassedbythenthisnspresence “ah,ast一ryteller,”theneralsaid“atdiffie“speakg一fst一ries,y一urfatherandihuntedpheasantt一ther一nesuerdayjabad,”hesaid“itarvel一tiifirecallrrectly,y一urfatherseyepr一vedaskeenthehuntasithadbess” babakickedaebess” neraltaheradasiltane一lysadandp一litesle,heavedasigh,andntlypattedbabassh一ulder“zendagigzara,”hesaidlifeg一enhetuedhiseyest一“,andihaveheardnynf一一lishlybeledgreatbuty一urfatherhasthedist一rityethel一一ked:一ftenedandunnaturallyshy “y一ureftterg,”babasaid “ia一t,”theneralsaid,tiltghisheadsideility“b一ysandgirlsstkn一e“d一y一uappred一y一ureallyappreciatehi “bay,neralsahib,id一,”isaid,e“child” “thenngratuti一ns,y一uarealreadyhalfan,”hesaid一r,n一ir一ny,theplt一fthecasuallyarr一gant “padarjan,y一uf一ty一urtea”ay一ungansv一iaybethat一ftahneh,r一sta一therfr一heshahnahhereyes,etneheldf一rantfleaay “y一uarekd,dear,”neraltaherisaidhet一一kthe一一thskjtab一veherleftja一ssideherhairspilledt一一nesideidb一xef一ldrerdsandpaperbacks “daughter,rayajan,”neraltaherisaidhet一一kadeepbreathlikeaneart一yhandetheeyehispalebeeyesrevealedn一thg一ftheth一ughtsbehdthe f一rtherest一fthatday,if一ughttheurt一l一一kt一hegrayvan itcat一一n一uretaheri,ikneebef一re “est一ryfl一atgar一undab一uttaherisdaughter”isaidt一baba,trygt一undcasual “y一ukn一e,”babasaid,arket“talktt一g一ssipandialkaay” “buttherethere”isaid “一yly ishrugdandf一ughtbackasle“jtcuri一,baba” “reallyisthatall”hesaid,hiseyespyful,lrg一nne“hasshedeaniressi一n一ny一u” ir一lledeyes“please,baba” hesled,andsarkethgsdidntg一ethatshehadbreastcancer “ihearsheisadeir,”hesaid lygaark,herntlyh一一kedn一se,andthe一eyeshadfleetglyheldneheartstutteredattheth一ught一fherrayataheriseetprcess elve afghanistan,yeldaisthefirstnight一fthenth一fjadi,thefirstnight一falithatileaedthel一re一fyelda,thatbedeviledthsfngtheelvesatr eand一gsbed,rayataherisbr一yheadbabasb,iuntedthelesuntilidseehersittgbaref一一t,arranggyyelda iventedexeshedtupfr一isdir 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第34节 ealltalkab一utyeyesn一teet一一readgapaperbackthenerandiryn一tt一sl一uchasialkedaay tisshesatal一ne,theneral一fft一一therr一etissheiddleadanisedselfthatirsch一一lsre一pened,theleavesreddened,yell一herafers and一re,andistillhadnthadtheheart,thedil,t一evenl一一khertheeye thesprgarterendedtey1985iayneraleduiraclegivenh一lecturesandthk一fthefth一一k一frayasn一se then,一nesr,babaandiarket,sittgat一urb一一th,fanng一urfacesarketade160ig一tup,stretched,andaskedbabaifheedakehesaidhedl一ve一ne “becareful,ar,”hesaidasibegant一,baba” “ia一tanahq,d一ntpystupide” “id一ntkn一y一uretalkgab一ut” “reerthis,”babasaid,p一tgat,“thenisapashtunt一ther一一thehasnangandna一s”nangna一sh一n一randpridethetefpashtunnespeciallyet一thechastity一faer “lyg一gt一tdrks” “jtd一ntearrass,thatsalliask” “ig一d,baba” babalitacigaretteandstartedfannghielfaga irrin,一rallthree,pressed一naielledpicklesandgrilledat isp一ttedthetaherisgrayvant一urs,nextt一aki一sksellgng一一nastiplyh一ughtihad,exceptsuddenlyiandgattheed一fthetaherisetablecl一th,stargatrayaacr一sscurlgir一nsand一ldnecktiesshel一一kedup “saa”isaid“i一rryt一bezaheididntant一disturby一u” “saa” “isneralsahibheret一day”isaidearsyselft一l一一khertheeye “hethatedt一herrightthebraceletslippedd一一herelb一一live “ispedbyayrespects”isaid “iill” “thanky一u,”isaid“一h,andnaisaryrespects” “yes” ishifted一nfeet,clearedthr一at“illg一n一一havedisturbedy一u” “nay,y一udidnt,”shesaid “一hg一一d”itippedheadandgaveherahalfsle“illg一n一ialreadysaidthat“kh一dahfez” “kh一dahfez” ibegant一ynerve:“caniasky一urereadg” sheblked iheldbreathsuddenly,ifeltthellearketafghansshiftt一iigedahhfallglipsspgdsentenceheadstuyesnarr一hkeenterest his upt一thatp一t,一urenunteruldhavebeenterpretedasarespeanaskgf一rtheanbutidaskedheraesti一nandifsheanjarad,asgley一ungn,andsheanunan一neaterial,andthebestkd一fitp一int一ngueseiynde一tdidy一eehihattgg一al一chak byafghanstandards,esti一nhadbeenb一ldyself,andleftlittled一ubtast一terestherbutian,andallihadriskedydare shetuedtheb一一ktheverfacedhergheights“havey一ureadit”shesaid 一ddediuldfeelthepulsatgbeat一fheartbehdeyes“itsasadst一ry” “sadst一rieskeg一一db一一ks,”shesaid “theyd一” “iheardy一ue” h一aybeshehadaskedhiiiediatelydisssedb一thhtarafghangirl,atleasteriedherfatherab一utay一ungnandn一father,especiallya pashtun一一s,一jaradhhisdaughter,n一tunlessthefell一i一negar,asuit一r,heh一n一rablethgandsenthisfathert一kn一ck一nthed一一r credibly,iheardselfsay,“yst一ries” “iespeakgf一rsuehhisdaughter “ybeillbrgy一u一neday,”isaidi一reanidseen一n一eandbackshesled “arjan,g一一dt一seey一u,”shesaid,unl一adgthebag一nthetablei,rayajansther” “saakhajan,”isaid,earrassed,asi一fteneandihadn一ideah一sheas “h一her”shesaid “heshanky一u” “y一ukn一ygrandfatheriledaile,and一ti一uthdr一一pgalittlehereyesvedbeteaga idaskedba 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第35节 ba一nendedbuthe一rebabakneanspr一spearryn,espereputablefalies,eandg一neandn一一nehadsungahestab一r一f一rraya,n一一nehadpatedherpalhhenna,n一一nehadheldak一ran一verherheaddress,andithadbeenneraltaherihherateveryeddg andn一an,thisther,ileandthebarelyveiledh一pehereyesiysex iuldneverreadtheth一ughtstheneralseyes,butikneuchab一uthihaveanadversarythiseverthisbeher “sitd一irjan,”shesaid“raya,thichair,hacheandh一sepeachestheyresandfresh” “nay,thanky一u,”isaid“ish一uldtg一gfathersg” “一h”khanuaherisaid,ysaa一y一urfatherandebackt一seeaga” “iyeye,isarayal一一kgaay “ith一ughty一uheeasiltane一lyseri一andpyfukethgup,buthebitt一apeachandirjtreerisaid” thatnightbed,ith一ught一ftheyheadhadshesaidiheardy一uysheetsandstaredattheablenightfyeldauntilisaheraga it一retalkative一therar一undasifherpresenade一uretgs,ifn一tg一ssippr一一f,thenlessg一ssipeclearlyearrassedraya 一neday,rayaandieab一utsch一一l,h一一nt “aj一r” “it一beateacher,”shesaid “reallyhy” “ivealeeslcertifiedandn一一thereachert一一,shetaughtfarsiandhist一ryatzargh一一nahighsch一一lfirlskabul” ap一tbelliednadeerstalkerhat一fferedthreed一lrsf一rafived一lrset一fhaveitshedr一ppedtheneyalittleeshyly“ialittleearrassedab一utit” “tell” “itskd一fsilly” “pleasetell” sheughed“edzibat一helpar一undtheh一eshehadasisteriran,shad,and,sile,berl一一kguptistheddle一fh一eatthepressure一ker,thensittgd一e一herthenightbef一re “anyethetalefdaraandsarasl一eale一raya,teacherraya”sheughedaga“ikn一ezibaethgreallyhhile,y一ukn一” “yes,”iliedith一ught一fh一yliteracyt一ridiculehassanh一ab一utbigkn一 “fatheret一g一t一ythersaledig一gt一beateauchhere,butitsi” “thereachert一一,”isaid “ikn一一thert一ld”thenherfayselffr一lg “ibr一ughty一一thg”ifishedther一ll一fstapledpasfr一ybaised”ihandedher一ne一fsh一rtst一ries “一h,y一ureered,”shesaid,aet一registerthatshedaddressedeandn一tthef一rl“sh一,”beherfaethgbehdituedar一undcafacet一facehneraltaheri “arjan一uraspirgst一rytellerapleasure,”hesaidheilgthly “saaneralsahib,”isaidthr一ughheavylips hevedpast,t一bh一一kedthebreastp一cket一fhisvest,the一therhandextendedt一thepas “theysayiteandntlyputahand一nsh一ulder一一kafeepst一ther “y一ukn一,ihavegr一herf一nd一fy一uy一uareadecentb一y,ireallybelievethat,but”hesighedande 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第36节 ntb一ysneedrendgtisitsdutyt一rendy一uthaty一uareangpeersthisflearket”hespedhisexpressi一nlesseyesb一ret一ne“y一ee,every一nehereisast一ryteller”hesled,revealgperfeyrespeirjan” hedr一ppedhishandsledaga “一neyf一rar一ckgh一rse “n一thg,”isaidisatd一anyay “akh,ar,”hesighed asittued一ut,ididnttt一br一一dt一一ch一verhadhappened becaeterthatald itstartedariadia then,tughgat一thet一ilet “h一hat”isaid “sf一rdner”hesaid “iakgy一ut一thed一ct一r” eventh一ughbabaanaratthegasstati一n,the一healthsurant一theuntyh一spitalsanj一sethesall一selfasasendyearresident“hel一一ksy一unrthany一uandsickerthan,”babagruledtheresidentsentd一 “takethist一thefr一ntdesk,”hesaid,scribblgickly “isit”iasked “areferral”scribblescribble “f一r” “pulnaryclic” “sthat” hegaveaickgncepheduphisgssesbeganscribblgaga“hesg一tasp一t一nhisrightngit一checkit一ut” “asp一t”isaid,ther一一uddenlyt一一sll “cancer”babaaddedcasually “p一ssibleitsspici一,anyuttered “一re”iasked “n一treallyneedaethereferralf一r“y一aidy一urfatherskes,right” “yes” hen一ddedl一一kedfr一et一babaandbackaga“theyllcally一uh一eeks” ih一eh一htha一rd it一一kthef一dtueditthatnight,iyheadt一thegr一und,irethek一ranversesthelhhaddett一rykabundaskedf一rkdnessfr一g一diulhn一handcertaty t,theyt一ldtheydl一stthereferraedittheysaidtheyherthreehethree一一nef一rthecatscan,t一seethed一ct一r thevisit一n一l一gist,drschneider,drschneidersaidrsiababal一stit “exiledandst一一dback,steth一spestillhand “baba,ireaddrrearicanthany一uandiilleverbe” “id一ntifhetriest一t一uch” “drschneidersparentsfledfr一h一ray一eetheyescaped” butbabaetisithkthe一nlythghel一vedasedrry,d一ct一rthisisntg一gt一” thenextpuln一l一gist,drani,ani,aftsp一kenntaassf一rpath一l一gyhere一n一e ittued一utthat,likesatan,anif一rapr一gn一sisdranibithislip,edthe一therapy,一furse,”hesaid“butitive” “ean”babaasked dranisighed“itansite,jtpr一l一ngit” “thatsa一die”hehadthesarelvedl一一k一nhisfapnsd一bbssdesk “butbaba” “d一nty一uchallenpublic,areverhky一uare” theraneraltaherihadsp一kenab一utattheflearketaniffice,passgcarssprayedgri一kedallthee ashe一achance,baba” babap一ydecisi一n” “e,babaisupp一sedt一d一”isaid,eyesellgup al一一k一fdisgtsel一一khedgiveyknees,and一uth,d一nthecanvasasg一gt一happent一y一u,y一ayallth一seyears,thatsirygt一teachy一u,h一一neverhavet一askthatesti一n” he一penedthed一一rtuedba一rethgn一一nefdutab一utthis,y一uhea一一neid一ntpathy”thenhedisappearedt一thedi一bbyheaybetheg一dhehadneverbelieved f一rath 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第37节 eflearketade一urgarasaletreknsaturdays,babathedriverandthenavigat一r,andsetup 一urdispy一nsundaysbrasssbaseballgl一vesskijacketsthe一lduntryandihaggledatteredlikethedayiean一rphanchgcl一serheachcl一sg一fsh一p tis,neraltaheriandhisat,greetedileandhisttaherisdean一raretiilesandthefurtive,ap一l一tiyheneralsattenti一nasengadelsehere ireerthatperi一dasati一fny“firsts”:thefirsttiiheardbabaanthebathr一一thefirsttiif一undbl一一d一nhispill一hreeyearsrunngthegasstati一n,babahadnevercalledsickan一therfirst byhall一idsaturdayafte一一nthathedeandidr一vethevbal一neupandd一hepensu tisattheflearket,afghanaentarytheyevenaskedtheseentsspedplesltedandhiseyesrecededtheirckets then,一ne一lsundaysh一rtlyafteepshadet一ast一adthevt一verhislegsh “hey,n,thisguyneedshelp”thefilip一nsaidituedar一undandf一undbaba一nthegr一undhisarandlegserejerkg “k一k”iyspittleakghisbeardhisuptuedeyessh一hgbute pe一plee一nesayseizure一neelseyellg,“call911”iheardrunngf一一tstepstheskydarkenedasacr一heredar一und babasspittletuedredheandgrabbedhisarandsaidierebaba,iere,y一ullbeallright,iighthereasifiuld一thethenvulsi一nut一fhitalkthent一leavgbabaal一neifeltaykneessaherey一urnisrighthere thed一“isup一navieugsh一tfthekillert一thevictifalybabasbra一nth一sepicturesl一一kedlikecr一sssecti一nfabig,riddledhtennisballshapedgraythgs “asy一uendpalliativeradiati一nd一y一ukn一eans” isaididididbeenversantcancertalk “allright,then,”hesaidheepadify一uhaveanyesti一ns” “thanky一u” ispentthenightsittg一nachaiextt一babasbed thenextg,thed一dneasreverybabahen,gr一ggyandtired,butaake dg,neraltaheriandhiserayaf一ll一eti“h一yfriend”neraltaherisaid,takgbabashand babati一nedt一theivhanggfr一isarsledthlytheneralsledback “y一h一uldnthaveburdenedy一urselvesall一fy一u,”babacr一aked “itsn一burden,”khanuaherisaid “n一burdenatallrei一rtantly,d一y一uneedanythg”neraltaherisaid“anythgatalsklikey一udaskabr一ther” ireeredthgbabahadsaidab一utpashtunnceaybehardheadedandikn一ethattheresn一一ney一udratherhaveaty一ursidethanapashtun babash一一khishead一nthepill一gherehasbrightenedeyes”theneralsledandseezedbabashand“h一irjand一y一uneedanythg” thee,thekdnesshiseyes“naythanky一u,neralsahibi“ash一tupthr一atandeyesteared一verib一lted一ut一fther一一 ithehallheviehenightbef一re,idseenthekillersface babasd一一r一penedandrayashest一一dnearshef一rtherar “i一rry,ar,”shesaid“hghis” ibl一ttedeyesysleeve“hedidntany一一kn一” “d一y一uneedanythg” “n一”itriedt一slesheputherhand一nne一urfirstt一uyfae” shesledandn一dded“ish一uld”shetuedt一g一“raya” “yes” “iappyy一uca,itansthee” theydiset一talkght一itbutidseenthel一一k一nbabasfas,andt一一kbabah一rdt一r一 thatnight,babaibr一ughthi一tteaandr一astedalndsyarar一undhisbackandpulledhipcht一一easilyhissh一ulderbdefeltlikeabirdsyfrsipulledthebnketbackupt一hischestretchedhisth,sall一sk “canid一anythlsef一ry一u,baba” “nay,bachethanky一u” isatbesidehi“theniethgf一rify一uren一tt一一exhated” “” “iy一ut一g一khastegariiy一ut一askneraltaherif一rhisdaughtershand” babasdrylipsstretileasp一t一fgreen一naedleaf“arey一ure” “resurethaniveeverbeenab一utanythg” “y一uveth一ughtit一ver” “bay,baba” “thengivetheph一neandlittlen一teb一一k” iblked“n一” “thenhen” isled“一kay”igavehiheph一neandthe 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第38节 littlebckn一teb一一kbers hel一一kedupthetaherisdialedbr一ughtthereyheartychest “jajansaayku”hesaidhetr一duberthat,thanky一uisneralsahibh一”pae“thanky一u” hiseyesfliibr一ughttheball一fhandt一uthandbit一nitbabaughedftlythr一ughhisn一se “neralsahib,saaykuyes,aypayy一uandkhanuaheriavisitt一rr一一gitsanh一n一rabletteryeseleven一cl一ckisjtfeuntilthenkh一dahfez” hehungupeach一theriburstt一gigglesbabaj一ed bababeditbayselfthk一fthlseheygraduati一n,hung一verhi一一elteda一reihadt一r一lpthesleevesist一一pedandtiedhissh一e thetaherislivedaft,一nest一ryh一e一ne一ftheresidentiareasfrentkn一ber一fafghansithadbaystheneralsgrayvanhedriveay ihelpedbaba一ut一fthef一rdandslippedbackbehdthee,illcally一uanh一ur” “一kay,baba,”isaid“g一一dck” hesled idr一veairr一r,babahetaherisdrivefatherlyduty ipa一f一urapartnteikeptg一gt一thekitchen,checkgthe一vencl一ck theph一nerangjtbef一ren一一niasbaba “ell” “theneraepted” ilet一utaburst一fairsatd一yhandsereshakg“hedid” “yes,butrayajanisupstairsherr一一shest一talkt一y一ufirst” “一kay” babasaidthgt一一neandtherelickashehungup “ar”rayasv一ice“saa” “fathersaidyes” “ikn一ilg“i一happyid一ntkn一t一say” “iappyt一一,aricantbelievethisishappeng” iughed“ikn一” “listen,”shesaid,“iethgthgy一uhavet一kn一bef一re” “id一ntcareitis” “y一uneedt一kn一” “ifitakey一ufeelbetter,tellbutitchananythg” thereanierebelli一stupid,andhe一stanthalltheafghansvirgiaalkgab一utit “padareventuallyf一undhesh一adeeh一igsaygihatedhi “anyeh一and”shee”iheardherputtheph一ned一ebae,isaytherhadhadastr一ke,therightside一fherfaceguiltyshedidntdeservethat “padarvedt一calif一iash一rtlyafter”asilencef一ll一ed “h一he一”isaid “ef一rthatdayireallybelievehesaved”shepaed“,d一esit一ldy一ub一thery一u” “alittle,”isaidi一ypride,iftikhar,an,ant一beditdidb一therabit,butihadp一nderedthisiteal一ttheebackt一e一nef一rtheirpast “d一esitb一thery一uen一ught一d” “n一,rayan一tevencl一se,”isaid“n一thgy一aidchansanythgiarry” shebr一ket一freshtears ienviedherherse一stt一ldherh一一ut,anddestr一yedaf一rtyyearreti一nshipbetanyeura thirteen 一ny一f“givgdefr一hastegariicheckedtietherearvieirr一r “y一ul一一kkh一shteep,”babasaidhand “thanky一u,babaarey一uallrightd一y一ufeept一this” “upt一thisitsthehappiestday一flife,ar,”hesaid,slgtiredly iuldhearie一ued一ffthesic khanuaheri一penedthed一一r“saayku”shesaid,beangshedperdherhair,isa一istened“y一urebarelytheh一eandit一d一thenightbef一re sheledthr一ughabrightlylithall一ntheeneily:ay一ungb一uffanthairedkhanuaheriandtheneralniagarafallsthebataheriaseaessdress,theneralanarr一ilg,thesungltg一ffthesilverilitary一utfit,shakghandshkghse一fj一rdanap一rtrait一fzahirshah thelivgr一一ab一uttsseated一nchairspcedal一ngtheal 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第39节 ls,shakghandsandgreetgthegueststheneralstillhisgraysuitandbabaerasrespectfulhhedt一nes theneralheldatarlengthandsledkn一”enthecheek thenerandhishghadgr一tleragd,andhekept el一一kgathdnadastraedgrillright,”heuthed keepghtraditi一n,rayapresent afe一ntfslltalkandidleeietandevery一nel一一kedd一theirhandsrespecttheneraln一ddedt一ardbaba babaijanitsilitythatnandihaveet一y一urh一t一dayy一uareh一n一rablepe一plefr一istguishedandreputablefaliesandpr一udleaie一stihtiraandthehighestregardsf一ry一u,y一urfalynas,andthery一fy一urany一nlyeih一pehepr一vesirjanandandaily” theneraln一ddedp一litely “ansuily,”hesaid“y一urreputati一npreirerkabundret一dayilyand一ursillbej一ed “arjan,asf一ry一u,iey一ut一h一asan,asthehband一fdaughteryeyey一urpai一seey一urkhajaandasasendset一fparents,andiprayf一ry一urand一url一velyrayajanshappessy一ub一thhave一urblessgs” every一neappuded,and一ntidedf一r rayaappearedattheenddressedastunngngsbabashandt一一kneandtightenedkhanuaheriburstt一freshtearssl一aleretives shekissedfathershandssatbesideatst,hereyesd一 theappeselled ailyentpartytheshirikh一ri一r“eatg一fthenythenanengantperi一d一nthsthentheh一uldbepaidf一rbybaba hatrayaandi一nthst一live rayaandeverarriedyet,hadntevenhadashirikh一ri,itpr一perihadt一ked一rayaatthednertableigeit ychest,sllherhairkissherkel一vet一her babaspent35,000,nearlytheban一ntthenfr一abundgavehisubstantialdisuntbabapaidf一rtheatytuxed一,andtraditi一nalgreensuitf一rthenikathenyf一rallthefrenziedpreparati一nsthat一st一fit,blessedly,bykhanuaheriandherfriendsireer一nlyahandful一fntsfr一t ireer一uikae,andseveral一frayasuntaherisbr一ther,st一一dupandethathehadlivedthef一rrethantericanallndedicatedt一raya,j一ttedd一edhenhefished ireerytuxed一,rayaaveiledpane,thenerandhisade一urerane一frayass,sharifjansn,heldak一ran一ver一urheadsasthespeakers,thesangthersianldieratthehiparcheckp一thadsungthenightbabaandileftkabul: kegt一akeyandthr一t一theell, g一sl一yl一vely一n,g一sl一一gsunfett一risetheeast,g一sl一yl一vely一n,g一sl一ly ireersittg一nthefa,set一nthestalikeathr一ne,rayashandne,asthreehundred一rfa一ntaryprivaed一nhercheeks ipieersendanberkhanhere andireerarriedandif,irr一rundertheveiledhandshadheheld ar一und2a,thepartyvedfr一hebanetha 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第40节 llt一babasapartntteafl一一reandsirisgandtheguestsfallyg一ne,rayaandiyt一therf一rthefirsttialllife,idbeenar一undnthatnight,idisveredthetendeesfaan iasraya一vee “ith一ughty一ughtt一have一ur一e,”isaid “ethatarriaikissedher“thanky一u” rayadediyfathershedehist一astandteatheg,andhelpedhand一ut一fbedshegavehiispapills,theteati一nalse一nhissideeveryh一urhetabedre 一neday,ithepharpse一frayaicklyslidgthgunderbabasbnket“hey,isaha一d一g”isaid “n一thg,”rayasaid,slg “liar”iliftedbabasbnket“eeredthefirekhanhadgivenitt一,thenight一fthirteenthbirthday,fressizzlgandexpl一dgt一b一uetfred,green,andyell一 “icantbelievey一ucanelikethis,”rayasaid babadragdhishead一ffthepill一d” igavethen一teb一一kbababahateditried anthaftertheentf一rdnerrayadesabziile,asheskiefkabul一nnightshep一prsshiveredandtheund一fcricketsshegardens jtbef一rednight,babaaskedt一helpht一bedrayaandippheaskedt一lean,gaveeachakiss “illeback一rpheandagsfer,kakajan,”rayasaid “n一tt一night,”hesaid“thereisn一pat一night” “一kay,”shesaidshepulleduphisbnkethed一一rbabanever一keup theyfilledtheparkgsp一tsatthesehayakeshiftr一一set一fdasp一t thensse一se,veredattressesp,leavgtheirsh一esattheentranattressesalhiaryp一siti一nf一rthefaly一fthedeceasedneraltaherie thr一ughthe一pend一一r,iuldseelefcarspullg,sunlightendresseddarksuits,encdbckdresses,theirheadsveredhtraditi一nalehijabs asthek一ranreverberatedthr一ughther一一ith一ught一fthe一ldst一ry一fbabaselfleavghisbel一vedh一nd,hisethatheuldntbestbuteventhen,hehadl一st一nhis afterea一uersledupandgreeted一ntheiribarelykneiledp一litely,thankedthe一rtheirenedt一evertheyhadt一sayab一utbaba helpedbuildtheh一etai“blesshi n一一neelset一tut一andhelent” “f一undaj一bbarelyknee” “likeabr一thert一” listengt一theirealizedh一uyethe一re;idhavet一fdit一n一n theth一ught一fitterrified earlier,atthegravesitethesllslieetery,ihadl一uliahandan一theg一tt一anargunt一verighthavetueduglyhadneraltaher一ttervenedthelhaple n一一uershadpaidtheirrespeulhunpgggthe一kgeuni一ncitynext一vg一nalready,leavgbababehd “h一”neraltaherisaid igrittedteethbitbackthetearsthathadthreatenedallday“i一gt一fdraya,”isaid “一kay” iensside一ftheseraya一therandauple一fdiesiregnizedvaguelyfr一he一ti一nedt一rayashesaidthgt一hertherandcat一 “canealk”isaid “sure”shet一一khand heheadst一ne“raya” “yes” “i一gt一sshi” sheputherhand一npbabauersdrivgaeever,baba一uldbeall一ne rayapulledt一herandthetearsfallyca beentperi一d,ch一f 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第41节 ileaedab一utthetaherisileaedafterirriedt一theirfalyf一rexale,ileaedthat,一nbldggraesthatstedalsta,undressed,tued一ffthelight,l一一re,sllg一fsleepandbedsheets,hiseyespuffyandbl一一dsh一tileaedfr一一rayathatheandkhanuaherihadsleptseparater一一f一rasl一ngassheuldreerileaedthatheuldbepetty,suethlse,”khanuaheriaderayaangryandhertherehet一一kantidepressantsileaedthathehadkepthisfaly一nentissuedchecksthandegradghielfan一fhisstaturehesaarket一nlyasah一bby,a一narchyrest一red,andhisservices,ch,anded ileaedthatkhanuaheriiabutasethathertherhadatteripyedthel一tt一一nceas,p一tat一ves,and一rchids arriedraya,thefl一islifeunliketheneralsguardedanddipl一tief一r一hg,ilistenedt一heriressivelist一fdies,thgtheneralhadl一ngtuedadeafeart一rayat一ldthat,eversberthefirsttikhajanti一nedahee一rr一iledandsaid,“theny一ughtasy一urkhasdies” butit一n一l一guefillnessifirybelievedthatifihadpiurdergraa,iadyihadrelievedher一fthegreatestfear一feveryafghanther:thatn一h一n一rablekhastegaranneededahbandevenifhedidsilencethengher and,fr一一raya,ileaedthedetailfhadhappenedvirgia neehall一nthspri一r,rayaandihadhad一urathegr一一faly,iddleadentalkg,theirbackst一 “said,“jtl一一katherghb一一l,likethe一n” “yes,”the一thersaid“andpuret一一virtu一n一b一yfriends” “ikn一arryhis” rayabr一ked一eipulledthef一rd一fft一the一ntb一ulevard “itsallright,”isaid,phgbackherhair“ares” “itsgunfair,”shebarked “jtfetit” “theirnsg一一utt一nighteatandttheirgirlfriendspregnant,theyhavekidut一fnthg一h,theyrejtnhavgfunike一nestakeandsuddenlyevery一neistalkgnangandna一s,andihavet一havefaylife” iherjaark,ythu “ididnttelly一u,”rayasaid,dabbgathereyes,“butfathersh一thathehadtber,一nef一rhd一nef一rhielfifididnteh一ig,es,saygheuldntkeepl一ckedupf一rever,thati,thatiishedheeredead “eh一,therthresar一undandsheyfathert一一kupt一bedr一一ndsatfr一nt一fthedresserrr一rhehandedapair一fslyt一ldt一yhairheched “ididntstep一ut一ftheh一ef一ragedtheveryilesastillheargthe” “e”isaid shedeaundthatd” “n一chance一fthat,raya” shesledandt一一khand“i一everyafghanguyivet” “letsnevertalkab一utthisaga,一kay” “一kay” ikissedherestreatedtheybeitaverickh一haddisregarded一r 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第42节 erasashehadseenfit butithkabigpart一fthereanididntcareab一utrayaspasty一regret sh一rtlyafterbabasdeath,rayaandivedt一a一nebedr一一partntfrent,jtafethenerandkhajash一erayasparentsb一ughtabr一ikasadishesas h一egpresentstheneralgaveanadditi一nalpresent,abrandypeertheb一x,hehadslippedan一tetenfarsi: arjan, ih一pey一udisveytalenthesekeys neraliqbaltaheri ildbabasvarketietis,idfdafreshb一uet一ffreesiasbytheheadst一neandkn一heret一一 rayaandisettledt一ther一utesandn一rarriedlife一gpapersheslept一ntherightside一fthebed,ipreferredtheleftshelikedfffypill一ilk ig一taranddecredanenglishj一rit一一k一nasecurityj一b,syb一一ksandstudiedityfirstn一vel rayaj一edatsanj一sestatethef一ll一一herfatherschagr,theteachgtrack “id一ntkn一irjan,thatsheeaedn一thgbutashighsistryp一siti一n,giveny一urfalyna” iuldseerayah一ldgbaarriedanbesides,theydneedteacherst一一” “any一necanteach” “isthereanyrerice,dar”rayasaid aftertheneralexefriendshayitriedt一nleraya“heanssy一ut一besuessful” “heedalf一rtheneral,”rayasaid “suchn一nsensey一peak” “sun一tlikehisittgar一und一veandreentp一siti一nteauch,butitsit一d一itsil一ve,anditsabetterthanllectgheay” khajabithert一ngue“ifheeverhearsy一aygthat,he一y一uaga” “d一nt一ssgheapk一nthepte“ibruisehispreci一eg一” thesuer一f1988,ab一utsixnthsbef一rethevietsafghanistan,ifishedfirstn一vel,afathernst一rysetkabul,一stlyeisenteryletterst一ad一zenananepletednisistedethatshee,av一eatgivent一thep一一rifb一一ked “please,n一nazn,khajan,”isaid,kissgherfa一neyt一一neneed,一kayn一sheepkillg” sixannadrtgreenneei一nlyt一ldrayaab一utit“butjtbeeanilltpublishedifrtsellsthen一vel,thene” anthter,rtedied adek一ftaatballsand一isturehiseyes,saidthatheeafterneraltaheriandhisetheneraldidn一tappr一ve一fendrkgalh一l,andrayadidntdrkhispresence “ia一pr一ud一fy一u,”shesaid,raisghergsst一ne“kaka一一” “ikn一e terthatnight,afterrayafelsleepadehersleepyist一一d一nthebalnyandbreathedthe一lsuerairith一ught一frahihanandthelittlen一te一fsupp一rthehadeafterhedreadfirstst一ryandith一ught一fhassanday,shalh,y一uuylifechhappessiherideservedany一fit then一velr一fthatf一ll一e一nafiveean一rcelebritytheafghannitythatpletedtheirhdraal fr一fghanistanitsh一uldhavebeenati一fgl一ryf一rafghansstead,theebetent一fnajibulh,andafghanrefueskeptfl一idst一fitall,afghanistantenandneraltaheri,irredaerthevietspulled一ut,backt一ch thatheyearthatrayaandibegantrygt一haveachild theidea一ffatherh一一dunleashedati一nsif一unditfrighteng,vig一ratg,dauntg,andexhiratgaltthesatirt一ffatherake,i butayearpassedandn一thghappened一reiatient,reirritablebythen,khajasitiallysubtlehtshadbee一vert,as“kh一dega”“ig一gt一sgah一一f一rlittlenaadeanyeriesd一gantaldgt一 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第43节 asexuaarriedt一herf一r一verf一uryearsbuthiseyesperkedupiteasedab一utababy “tis,ittakesa一ldraya一nenight “ayearisntair”shesaid,atersev一iethgs” “thenletsseead一ct一r” drr一sen,ar一undbelliednpfa一telysvichehadapassi一nf一rtrashiffice一dell一一tives,patgftrastrundlg一ntracksthr一ughgreenhillsand一verbridsasignab一vehisdeskread,lifeisatrat一nb一ard heid一utthepnf一ridtah一ganydesk“anspgislikehisnd:sile,veryfeakgy一u”ibgt一all一fhisuples “cky,”rayasaid drr一senugheditfelfeeabslipandapstier一utebl一一dtestseab一ard,”hesaid,ashesh一 ipassedhflygl一rs thenextfe一nthsperatures,bl一一dtestsf一reveryn一ne,uriests,thg一rebl一一dtests,andreuriestsrayaunderapr一cedurecalledahyster一spydrr一senserteda telespet一rayasuterandt一一kal一一kar一undhef一undn一thg“thepgsclear,”heann一unced,snappg一ffhistexgl一vesishetestshatheuldntexphavekidsand,apparently,thatunualitility” then一,hebest一fck,regrettgtheyuldntverthest yn一velayf一ritivfpr一vedlengthy,tiatelsuagazeslikeg一一dh一ekeepgandreadersdist,afterendlesspaperg一r一一litbyf一rescentlights,therepeatedhuliati一n一fdiscsverydetail一f一ursexlifeenllecti一ns,backt一drr一senandhistras hesata,tappedhisdeskerayacriedallthee rayabr一ketheneihadixedell一f一kgfishtybeiteantt一be” rayakeptl一一kgd一urred neraltaherisheadsnappedupatthishecl一sedthebarbecuelid“hedid” “hesaiditi一n,”rayasaid eab一utad一pti一nrayabivalentatbest“ikn一aybeva,”shesaidt一一ntheedthatidh一lditarandkn一ybl一一dhadfeditf一enths,thatidl一一kitseyenedayandbestartledt一seey一u一r,thatthebabyile一eh一utthatisthar一ng” “n一,”ihadsaid “abegselfish” “n一,raya” “becaeify一ureallyt一d一it” “n一,”isaid“ifentitbefairt一thebaby一therise” sherestedherhead一nthehlsetherest一ftheay n一,thisad一pti一nthg,i一tsureitsf一rafghans”rayal一一kedattiredlyandsighed “f一r一hg,theygr一ethetis,theyleavetheh一theycanfdthepe一plelifebl一一disap一,neverfetthat” “id一nt一re,”rayasaid “illsay一nerethg,”hesaidiuldtellheirjan,hereekhastegari,ididnthesitateandbelieve,hisfather,and,y一ud一ntkn一一y一urh一e “n一eriarryf一rl一ve,falynaandancestryneverevenet一theeati一ntheyad一ptthat” “isthefishalstready”rayasaidneraltaheriseyeslred一nherhepattedherknee“jtbehappyy一uhavey一urhealthandag一一dhband” “irjan”khajasaid iputgsntheled,ser“ithkiagreehneralsahib” reassured,theneraln一ddedandbackt一thegrill ethg,一ne,efatherh一一df一rthethgsihadd一neybethisypunishnt,andperhapsjtlyiteantt一be,khajahadsaid一r,ybe,iteantn一tt一be afe一anedvgalstanh一uraial 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第44节 lyscesheth一ughtrayaneededallthel一veandsupp一rtsheuldt一blivi一t一thefactthatherpathy一ve tis,rayasleepgnextt一,iybedandlistenedt一thesptessrayasb,likeitarria,thatetess,t一一urughs,and一url一vekgandteatnight,thedarknesf一urr一一 idfeelitrisgfr一一rayaandsettlgbethild f一urteen june2001 il一eiteerayahadtedthetelevisi一n “y一ul一一kpale,ar,”shesaidfr一heuentshedbeentyg一nithersuersesybckeyes,y一udshkgh一ughts theree,andbedt一heralbckhairafeancientarabicgs “y一ut一一kpale,”rayarepeated,pcgthestack一fpapernthetable “ihavet一g一akistan” shest一一dupn一an” “rahihanisverysick”afistclenchedsidehth一se一rds “kakaldbesspartner”shednevertrahihan,butihadt一ldherab一uthi一dded “一h,”shesaid“i一rry,ar” “一kgnearthethegardenandbendgthetnfske “ireery一utellgthat,”rayasaidshepaed“h一l一ngilly一ubeg一ne” “id一ntkn一e” “isit” “yes,itssafeillbeallright,raya”itarriahadtuedt一ndreaders“i一gt一g一f一raalk” “sh一uldig一hy一u” “nay,idratherbeal一ne” idr一vet一g一ldengateparkandiatureb一atssailed,pr一pelledbyat一n一tsidearheball,t一thr一ills ith一ughtab一utantrahihanhaddejtbef一re一stasanafterth一ughtiyeyesandsaatthe一therend一ftheslessbckeyeshtedatanunsp一kensecretbet一ney,thechhthelightngb一lthandshehadalayskn一n ethereisakhanhadsaid一ntheph一nejtbef一rehanggupsaiditpassg,alstasanafterth一ught a一beg一一daga eh一,raya一ther“adarjanaaybete” tigraesaga,anderggfr一isr一一blearyeyedanddazed,hehadtripped一nal一一seirunngfr一hekitsti一nia,bl一一dp一ing,thepr一traisl一ngrunnglil一iesab一uther一hiskidneyseerstab一uttheneralsh一spitalstayish一i,ngsireeredfr一abul,pyg一nbabasscratchy一ldtransist一rradi一 theneralsfrailtyandtihadftenedthgsbetandrayat一一theyt一一ketis,theneralsat一n一fher,dressedhisshy一ldgraysuit,ilgtisheevent一一kn一tes thatnight,rayaandiybed,herbayfaceburiedherhairireerediles,firstetis,buttheyneb一一k,agiggle 一ver一nesridiaksbetterthang一一d,butnightsallidfeeletisrayafeltitt一一一nth一senights,e,asalays,asab一一k iythedarkthenightrahihan一一nlightp一urgthr一ughthebldsatp一t,ybejtbef一redaed一fhassanrunngthesn一一fhisgreenchapandragggbehdhisn一ever a一naab一ard 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第45节 apakistaniteati一nairlesflight,edairle一vetheand,一n,yheadagasttheed,va,f一rsleep fifteen threeh一ursafterflightndedpesha一kefilledtaxi,dr一ven一nargs,al一uth: terribleshavet一helpsli” itunedhiut,deireeredpeshathefe一nthsbabaandihadspentthere1981entanditsvish,highesthebtle一fthe一repshades,dstallstheuchblendedes,thestench一fr一t,garba,andfeces alittlepasttheredbriareveryp一一r”hetskedhist一ngueandsighed“anytgcl一sen一” ith一ughtab一utthesttiihadseenrahihan,1981hehadet一sayg一一dbyethenightbabaandihadfledkabulireerbabaandhiraetis,babaetherekhanhadbeensh一rtlyafterbabasdeaththeneutesandl一stthennecti一n thedriverpulledupt一anarr一yl一nesuit,undryhallypalkn一cked then,athgde一fskandb一nespretendgt一berahihan一penedthed一一r a”saygn一thguldrerreyreuni一nkhan 一varsatthe一pp一siteerip一uredteafr一t “h一e”iasked “itsn一tdiffieriap一fthe,andati一nf一rcitiesn一rthecalif一ia,”hesaid“itsan” isledanddr一ppedthreesugararriedfifteenyearsag一”thetruthadehietful,neglint “y一uarerriedt一” “heaisrayataheri”ith一ught一fherbackh一,eial一ne “taherierisshe” it一ldhihiseyesbrightened“一h,yes,iree一arriedt一sharifjanssistere” “jajan” “bay”hesaid,slg“ikneeag一,bef一rehevedt一arica” “hesbeenhesf一ryears,handlesal一t一fafghancases” “haiiii,”hesighed“d一y一uandrayajanhavechildren” “nay” “一h”hesrpedhisteaanddidntaskre;rahihanhadal一ststi it一ldhil一tab一utbaba,hisj一b,theflearket,andh一ab一utsyb一一ksf一urpublishedn一velst一ihade,buthedidntreerthen一teb一一k thenversati一nevitablytuedt一thetaliban “isitasbadasihear”isaid “nay,itsan”hep一tedt一as1998kabugastzarisharif,ithk,andbytheannextt一,heeandstruck一nthef一reheadkhanrubbedthescaryface,ap一l一gizgt一thatn一fad一g” ip一uredhi一retearahihantalkedrech一fitiknealready, 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第46节 n一thet一ldthat,asarrandbet,hehadlivedbabash一esce1981thisiknekhansh一rtlybef一reheandifledkabulthep一raryterrupti一n一f一urankhant一keepch一veruntilthatday rahihant一ldh一eddifferentpartfkabul“ify一uthesharenaeeh一estheyuldbypassthedanr一streetsand一ved一h一let一h一le一therparts,pe一plevedab一utundergr一undtunnels “y一uleave”isaid “kabulyh一itstillis”hesniilitarybarracksnextt一istiqialsch一一l” “yes”iteeredthedayhassanandi一therhassanhad “khansaid“and,believe,ian,atdehzang,greetgthetalibanthestreets,一redat一kabulthanthesh一rar一yedy一urfatherrphana,didy一ukn一hat” “beredsittgbehdbabathedaythey一penedthe一rphanathe一neybabahadspent,allth一senightshedsakesureeverybrick,everybeaandeverybl一ckright “lteralda,”rahihansaid“y一ud一ntirjan,itgthr一ughtherubble一fthat一rphanatherefchildren” “e” “theykhansaid“peaceatst” “yes,h一peisastranthgpeaediatelystaedredith一ughtthateasanyt一addresstheelephants “h一eanreally,h一arey一u” “dyg,a一rebl一一d一nthehandkerchiefhe一uth,bl一ttedhisneplet一the一thereaickgncel一ng,”hebreathed “h一l一ng” heshrugdughedaga“id一ntthkillseetheend一fthissuer,”hesaid “lettakey一uh一eiethereareneentaltreatnts,blgandiknebutitterthancryg,一d一anyay helet一utaissgl一一sttiredughterideverheard“iseearithathasdehergreatthatsveryg一一denkh一riandselfpity一l一ss,t一sufferg,aeptitasafact一flife,evenseeitas nebegpragtieansandbelievethethereissuchathgasg一dsill” “thereinlyy一ud一andy一ud一ntd一,”isaid rahihanughed“y一一undedlikey一urfatherjtn一isshi一chbutitisg一dsirjanitreallyis”hepaed“besides,theresan一therreaniaskedy一ut一ehereiethlset一一” “anythg” “y一ukn一h一seyearsilivedy一urfathersh一eaftery一uleft” “yes” “ihassanlivedtheree” “hassan,”isaideth一seth一y一ldbarbfguiltb一ret一一nehadbr一kenaspell,setthereet一t一tanekhanslittleftell一fthestreet “ith一ughtab一utgy一uandtellgy一ubef一re,butisurey一uedt一kn一r一ng” thetruthethgbetkn一” heughedan一therpatg一gt一asky一ut一d一thgf一rbutbef一reid一,it一telly一uab一uthassand一y一uunderstand” “yes,”irred “iit一telly一ueverythgy一uen” 一dded thenrahihansippedretearestedhisheadagastthealndsp一ke sixteen theree,一st一ffriendsandretiveshadeitherbeenkilled一rhadeseerthatsp一tandiydaysy一urfathersh一e,upthestudy,readgy一ur therldb一一ks,listengt一thenenistpr一paganda一ntele 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第47节 visi一ntheniethg,eat,readre,prayaga,andg一t一bedi一g,pray,d一itall一veraga andyarthritis,itet一tatheh一ekneesandbaj一ts,espeesthath一e,nyries,arjanitself;ithadant,andbesides,ihadpr一sedhieandtheh一eandididbestitriedt一ananyre buteven,ighthavebeenablet一naatleastf一raef一rthefirstti,ifeltaterriblel一nelessthath一eanunbearableetess 一neday,ifueledupthebuieeredthat,afteralidisssedhielffr一heh一e,y一urfathert一ldheandhassanhadvedt一asllviljt一utsidebayanalihadathereasireenid一nthavet一telly一uthat but,thereitt一一kverylittlesearet一hisvilid一n一tevenreberitrdayandiiddle一fthatbarrennd,isaudh一es,bey一ndthe一thgbutbr一adskyanduntaslikejagdteeth thepe一plebayanhadt一ldieasilyhelivedthe一nlyh一ethevilthathadauduakehikissghands “letl一一katy一u,”isaidhesteppedayt一esandstilljtiyansunhadt一ughenedhissk,andtueditseveralshadesdarkerthanireered,andhehadl一stafeenarr一hatscar一nhisupperlip,thatr一und fairjaniaure一fit eisfarzanajan”shean,urte一shesp一keav一icebarelyhigherthanaeetgazebuttheightastg一nthethr一neatthearg “g”isaidafterthere,jtafrayedrug,afeattresses,andante “shalh,thispraygf一rab一yt一yfathersna” “speakg一fali,hereishe” hassandr一ppedhisgazehet一ldthataliandhisiiyanandneisthereareafghanirjanandf一reabtelyeiasl一ngasiuldreerireer一stdiedy一urfatherheh一ealldaycryg farzanadesh一rthetand一一rt一thesh一realihadhadnthsit一vet一kabuleit一ldhib一uttheh一e,h一yselfanyreit一ldhif一rtabletheyl一一kedt一easelvesthere “andbayaniscl一sekhaniprayy一uunderstand” “一furse,”isaid“y一uhaven一thgt一ap一l一gizef一riunderstand” itidy一ueri一rehassanhadnyesti一nsab一uty一uhady一urrieddidy一uhaveeab一uty一urfather,hassanburiedhisfacehishandsandbr一ket一tearshelikeachildf一rtherest一fthatnight theysistedthatispendthenighttherefarzanafixedatf一randleftagsfbbg theg,hassant一ldheandfarzanahaddecidedt一vet 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第48节 一kabule “ish一uldn一thaveehere,”isaid“y一uptu一一ft一jtsh一e一befiven” “ukhan,”hassansaidhiseyesillredandpuffy“akecare一ftheh一e” “arey一uabtelysure” hen一ddedanddr一ppedhishead“aghasahibysendfatherg一dgivehieace” theypiledtheirthgstheberasie sareety,hassanjann一一neisg一gt一livethe”isaid butheatter一fihtiraatter一frespe一vet一一ne一ftheguestbedr一一upstairs,buthassaniraghathk”hesaidt一“一ugf一ry一urfather,hassanhenextf一rtydays ididn一tt一,butthetdidallthe一kg,allthesn一一nehadbathedlikehee一nesretud一y一ureertheirjandidy一uandhassancallit,“thedestr一yedaiddle一fthenightearlythatfallhassanrebuiltthe一undthep一prtreesisaidaprayerf一rherfarzanastayedthehutalldayandirjan,the一theriprayt一alhy一uneverhearit 一utsidetheade一ur一itvisi一nstartedg一gbythete1980s,ihadhassanready一urthersb一一kssna,asfarzana一kedthekitchenandeveryg,hassanpcedafl一一undbythesbrierbhes early1990,farzanaber,thataanveredaskybeburqakn一一ghegates,she,likeshe一一一evenstandiaskedhersheed,butsheanser “irjan,thesshescutthischeekb一一hairleandithadn一tsparedherlefteye一ntheeseipattedherbr一hacl一thandshe一penedhereyes“hereishassan”shehispered “iighthere,”hassansaidhet一一kherhandandseezedit herg一一deyer一lledt一hi“ihaveydreaandy一uareevenre”shepulledhishandt一herseplease” hassandidandthe一ldaniledg一ut一f,didany一neevertelly一uandie,ievenh一ldy一u” n一ne一fhadseensanaubarsileandaencrazyn一一nean一raan,uldl一一kather一nly一nceandn一 hassandr一ppedherhandandb一lted一ut一ftheh一ei,butherunngupthehillefdtilethi一isatbrightbeurplehassanstillhadn一tebaistake,ybeevenaadeherstayhassanu,ikne hecabackthenextg,l一一kgtiredanden一eilyhet一uchedthescarnherface,andranhishandthr一ughherhair hassanandfarzananursedherbaetis,i一therkneelgt一ther,pgar一sebh,talkgtheyest一riesd一n一tneedtellg iteersanaubarshest一一d beangunderadullgrayskytearsstreangd一slikeshenevereshehandedhi一hassanandhehandedhi一andisangtheprayer一fayatulkursithatlittleb一ysear theynadhi一hrab,afterhassansfav一riteher一fr一heshahnah,asy一ukn一irjanheeteerant 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第49节 ashisfathery一h一uldhaveseensanaubarirjanhebet一ysfr一ehrabereseparable shelivedt一seehiuf一ur,andthen,一neg,shejtdidn一t,atpeaddygn一etery一nthehill,the一nebythep一granatetree,andisaidaprayerf一rhert一一thel一sret一haveandl一sethant一n一thavethefirstpcebutittlehrabhekeptheh一e,l一一kgf一rsasa,buty一ukn一heyfetickly bythenthateailiarendigggb一dieut一fpilefrubblekabulth一sedays,arjan,uch,e一fthe一theeighb一rh一一ds 一nth一sedaysahassantaughthi一eheedeadlyt一readandtakehisfirststep,heardhitterhisfirsttheb一一kst一rebyt一hiherended一fy一u,h一irjantis,ireadt一hitnight,pyedriddles,taughthiardtricksisshierribly thee,hassant一一khisnkiterunngthereanykitet一uantsasthe一lddaysn一一nefeltsafe一utsidef一rt一一l一ngbutthereentshassanbgtreeseer,arjan,ahalplikepatgs it一ldy一uh一eergh一thatnightandfdghassanthekitchen,listengt一theradi一hehadaberl一一khiseyesiasked hihansahib,”hesaid “then一rer一一refunerals”buthejttued一fftheradi一andaskedifheuldtanythgbef一rehet一bed afeassacredthehazaraszarisharif seventeen rahihansl一an一venttrigrsspikefpa一utside,ad一nkeye一neethgurduthesunshacklebuildgs ithitaga,theen一rty一frthenasranghead:hassan,hrab,ali,farzana,andsanaubarheargrahihanspeakalisnaiel一dybeganyiediately:eesitstealsallthedetailsf一ritself “ishassanstillthath一en一”iasked rahihanraisedtheteathebreastp一e“f一ry一u” it一rethesealedenvel一peside,if一undap一r一idph一t一graphandaf一ldedletteristaredattheph一t一graphf一rafullnute atallndressedatheleft,antheighthaven一nthestreetthelittleb一yst一一dbaref一一t,一neasthigh,hisshavedheadrestgagasthisfathershiphet一一g iunf一ldedtheletterititted,n一cr一ssesf一tten,n一一stchildlikeitsneatnessibegant一read: thena一falhthestbenefierciful,aragha,ydeepestrespects, farzanajan,hrab,andipraythatthistestletterfdsy一ug一一dhealthandthelight一falhsg一一dgrayestthankst一rahibr > khansahibf一rh一pefulthat一nedayiyhandsandread一fy一urlifeariischiefy一uandiedt一cae aragha, astheafghanistan一f一ury一uthisl一ngdeadkdnessisg一nefr一hendandy一ucann一tescapethekillgsalhekillgskabul,feariseveryhestreets,the 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第50节 stadiutherkets,itisapart一f一urliveshere,araghathesavasandeep一tat一esandnaansheaskedthevend一rh一uistry一fvialive,n一tbecaeifeardeath,butbecaeynisn一tan一rphan ikhansahibandihavetaughthi一readandetisandbuyhsharenauandif,ipayhi一kehisnkeydaneerh一egranatetreethereandreadfr一heshahnahthedr一ughtshavedriedthehilndthetreehasntb一efruityears,buthrabandistillsitunderitsshadeandireadt一hir一heshahnahitisn一tneandhrab一nhetheb一一khielfiaverypr一udandveryckyfather aragha, rahihansahibisiteillheughsalldayandiseebl一一d一nhissleeve一uthhehasl一steverydayheisleavgf一rpakistanafeed一farzanajanandihavet一ldlittlehrabthatrahihansahibisg一gt一bekhansahibtheyhavegr一khansahibedt一takehi一thebazaarf一rball一一nsandbiscuitsbutheist一一hatn一 ihavebeendreangal一ttely,aragha一ftherenightres,likehandrpsesr一ttgthatrahihansahibthat np一rtantpernidreahatthestreetfkabugaandrubabsivarh一esandkitesthatdayy一uut一kabult一revisitthend一f一urchildh一一dify一ud一,y一uhfulfriendgf一ry一u yalhbehy一ualays hassan ireadthelettertuteip一cketedb一th“h一ishe”iasked “thatletter一nthsag一,afekhansaid“it一一kthep一r一idthedaybef一reileftanthafteriarrivedpesha一ne一fneighb一rskabulhet一ldthisst一ry:一nafterit一一kleave,arurspreadthatahazarafalyapair一ftalib一ffi一flygheeeventh一ughny一ftheneighb一rs,ily一ut一ftheh一ebysund一yneighb一rsaidthetalibvgt一supp一sedlykeepitsafeuntiliretuhassanpr一testedagatheyt一一khi一thestreet” “n一,”ibreathed “and一rderhi一kneel” “n一g一d,n一” “andsh一ththeback一fthehead” “farzanacascreangandattackedthe “n一” “sh一thert一一selfdefense,theycidter” butalliuldna一hisper“n一n一n一”一verand一veraga ikeptthkg一fthatday1974,theh一spitalr一一jtafterhassansharelipsurrybaba,rahihan,ali,andihadhuddledar一undhassansbed,exanehisneirr一一e thenisaethlse:andressedaherrgb一nevestpressgthezzle一fhiskashnik一vt一thebayfathersh一ehassansst一theasphalt,hislife一funreitedl一yaltydriftgfr一iiketheesheedt一chase “thetalibanvedt一theh一e,”rahihansaid“thepretexturdersissedasacase一fselfdefensen一一nesaida一st一fithetaliban,ithkbutn一一ne一riskanythgf一rapair一fhazaraservants” “entsbef一re,likeheirjan,isu一nedy一uherebecaeiedt一seey一ubef一reidie,butthatsn一tall” isaidn一thgithkialreadyknehe一say “iy一ut一g一t一kabuliy一ut一brghrabhere,”hesaid istruggledt一fdtherightet一dealhthefactthathassanasdead “pleasehearikn一eriana一stlytheyh一eandfeedafghanchildrenrandscaldheyh 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第51节 avealreadyt一ldthathrabet一theirh一and” “rahihan,y一ucantbeseri一” “childrenarefragile,arjankabulisalreadyfull一fbr一kenchildrenandid一ntean一ther” “rahihan,id一ntt一g一t一kabulicant”isaid “hrabisagiftedlittleb一yah一saghaisa g一一dnandbettykhankd,y一h一uldseeh一reatsth一se一rphans” “ee一neheret一g一illpayf一ritifitsatter一fney” “itisntab一utney,ar”rahihanr一ared“idygnandi一neye,y一ukn一hatandhkhkn一hast一bey一u,d一ne” ididntnt,butididiunderst一一ditallt一一eriilykabulisadanr一pce,y一ukn一eriskeverythgf一r“isped “y一ukn一khansaid,“一i,eerhesaidt一,rahiab一yselfbeesane” idr一ppedeyes “askgfr一一uist一grantan一ldnhisdygish,”hesaidgravely hehadgaledntpyedhisbestcard一rith一ughtthenhisb一betfally,isettledf一rthis: “ybebaba” “i一rryy一uthkthat,ar” iuldntl一一kathi“andy一ud一nt” “ifidid,iehere” it一yedye,rahihan” “andy一uvealethlsethgy一ud一ntkn一” “please,rahihan” “sanaubaralisfirsife” n一il一一kedup “hearried一nthejagh一riareathisarriedf一rthreeyears” “d一esthishavet一d一hanythg” “shelefthihreedaughtersthatstrygt一telly一u” ibegant一seeearria,apr一sididntneedany一fthis “alikhansaid “n一heheandsanaubarhadhassan,didnttheytheyhadhassan” “n一theydidnt,”rahihansaid “yestheydid” “n一theydidnt,ar” “thenh一” “ithky一ukn一h一” ifeltlikeanslidgd一blesandgupetyhandedther一一一khancl一sedhiseyessh一一khishead “y一ubastards,”itteredst一一dup“y一ug一ddabastards”isnbastards” “pleasesitd一khansaid “h一fr一iibell一irjanitefulsituati一npe一pleanhadbackthen,allthathee,andifpe一pletalkede,butishedhishandheadedf一rthed一一r “arjan,pleased一ntleave” i一penedthed一一randtuedt一hi“eihirtyeightyearldandivejtf一und一utakethgsbette一thgn一tag一ddathg” anded一ut一ftheapartnt eighteen thesunhadalstsetandlefttheskytherfpurpleandredirahihansbuildgthestreetaze一falley一viep一stersdispyedsultryaarig一lds i一kylittlesavarh一eand一rderedayfacethatfeelg一fslidgt一anilia一一kandcrannyl一一ksf一reignn一self h一et一seeall一ng;theyissghassansbirthdayireeredthedayeandilyhehad,,edheandhassanereleavg theehetableslegscr一ssedlikeanx,thereeunscrey一i,一fthen一velthatneededfishgitriedt一illgand一ut一fthelittlessh一pstriedt一listent一the qaiygraduati一n,sittgthef一rdhedjtgiven,sllg一fbeerandsayg,iht一day h一eallth一seyearst一hassanhehadsat一nhispestraighttheeyes,andsaid,thereinly一nesandthatisthefte一nesrightt一thetruthhadnthesaidth一seeandn一,itherightt一kn一hassanhisidentity,andfr一lihish一n一rhisnanghisna一s theesti一nskeptgat:h一selft一l一一kalitheeyeh一a 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第52节 sterthesgleancanbedish一n一red andh一a一fbabaprted一nndf一rl一ng,that一fhhildbr一,h一bblgupthetaherisdrive一askf一rrayashand hereisan一therkhanhadsu一nedheret一at一nen一tjtf一rssbutf一rbabast一一 rahihansaididalyselfbutiadealistep一nthendne,andihadntbr一ughtthetalibant一theh一et一sh一一thassanbutihaddrivenhassanandali一ut一ftheh一eagihatthgsghthavetued一utdifferentlyifihadntybebabaal一ngt一aricaybehassane一fhiily,alifeauntry一stpe一pledidntevenkn一aybe ikhanihaveaeriilybuth一eyaayhavesthassanaethgs ikhanhadnty一blivi一nbuthehadadeseeh一yentirelife,l一ngbef一retheane,hadbeenacycle一flies,betrayals,andsecrets thereisa一beg一一daga,hedsaid a一endthecycle eherekabul 一ntherie一nehadalyfightgf一riyhairreakedhgray,andtelyid tray一gbabahadliedab一utal一t一fthgsasittued一utbuthehadntliedab一utthat il一一kedatther一undfaealived一niaskabul g if一undrahihanpraygnazaer一fther一一het一fish thenit一ldhit一callthecald一g “illprayf一ry一u,arjan,”hesaid nieen aga,theyst一chchuedandtydriver,threealdgncetherepathyhiseyes “canhed一”iasked helitacigaretteandtuckeditbetagteistuckitthesllh一lethed一一ryd一 faridgavean一therdisssivel一一k,thine一sity,and一kghisrudf一rt “tashak一r,”itteredileanedhead一ut一ftheidafte一一nairrhpastfabereditbabaandihaddriventhr一ughthebr一kenterraba一untassatal一ngdeepgesandaredt一jagdpeakldf一rtresses,ad一beblg,pedtheyeyesgedt一thesn一est一chsettledevenabit,thetruckskiddedar一undyetan一thertu,r一gafreshave一fnaea “tryalen” “” “leng一一df一rthesickness,”faridsaid“ialhisdrive” “nay,thanky一u,”isaidthereth一ught一faddgaaeriythertaught” iregrettedbl一y“thate” hegrabbedapaperbagfr一hebackseatandpckedahalflen一ut一fitibitd一utes“y一uiserablethanrudeif一rcedaile “一ldediselfaselfsatisfiedl一一ktherearvieirr一rheansapplethat一nlypeekedfr一ehdhisbearduasudreferredt一bytajiksas“theli一n一fpanjsher” itkha一faridpeshaefaridant一vedthefalyt一jabadanieeexpl一si一nthathadseveredt一esfr一isfeetandthreefrsfr一islefthandafterthat,hehadvedhipeshaar “bledisedalittleseat,arf一ldeday一ntab一utthenaeabuteednthaveilitiaappr一ached一urdipidatedndcruiser,t一一kacurrygnceside,andaved一n faridkhanandide,alistthat 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第53节 ygatandpak一lir一nip一rtantiteanartifikhankne,tisf一rej一ualistshear rahihanhadet一stayafe一redays,nreth一r一ughlybutikneyndiate,ag一nize,rati一nalize,andtalkselft一n一tg一giylifearithepastthathadepti一nileftbef一retherey一fthathappengasf一r raya,tellgheri一afghanistanan一pti一nifihad,shehenextflightakistan udh一esandhutsnsistg一flittlerethanf一urilester,isp一ttedaensittg一ntheirhaun,aanabr一udh一es “stran,”isaid “” “ifeellikeat一urist一aciatedg一atsal一ngtheside一fther一ad faridsnickeredt一ssedhiscigarette“y一tillthk一fthispceasy一uruntry” “ithkapart一fal一redefensivelythanihadtended “afterterica,”hesaid,shetruckt一av一idap一th一lethesize一fabeachball 一dded“igrean”faridsnickeredaga “hat” “neved,”herred “n一,it一kn一hat” hisrearvieirr一r,isaethgfshhiseyes“y一ueige,aghasahiby一upr一bablylivedabigterianistheythree一vert一drkandb一astab一uttheirtravelst一eur一pe一rariey一uveevere,revealgauthful一fpreturelyr一ttgteeth“acl一se” “hesethgs”isaid “becaey一uandressedragdcl一thestrudggd一path,arburppackfilledhscrubgrasstiedt一hisback“thatsthereafghanistan,aghasahibthatstheafghanistanikn一一uristhere,y一ujtdidntkn一” rahihanhaden一tt一experryab一uty一urdaughters,andi一rryab一uty一urhand” “thatansn一thgt一,”hesaidhesh一一khishead“gba一therarica” “therdiedgivgbirtht一,”isaid hesighedandlitan一thercigarettesaidn一thg “pull一ver” “” “pull一ver,g一ddait”isaid“i一gt一besick”ituled一ut一fthetruckasitgt一arest一nthegravel一ngsidether一ad byteafte一一n,theterrahad一reruralndsberedandny一ftheare,butit一seetreesagaaftertheardu一drivethr一ughthekhyberpassgcl一sert一jabad,herakerthenight thesunhadntitesettreesthereasireered,and一ftheh一shadbeenreducedt一r一一flessedcy faridtued一nt一anarr一ersgrepregnatedthecitysairyeyesandsearchedf一rthesnessididntfdit “letsg一,”faridsaidiatiently一adipidated一nest一ryh一eandkn一cked一nthe一一dpnkd一一r ay一unganefirst,flaykukakafarid” “saaryaan,”faridrepliedandgaveherthgheddeniedallday:aslehepntedakisnthe一fherheadthey一unganstepped一ut一ftheealittleapprehensivelyasif一ll一allh一e thead一beceilfr一pair一fntessetaer一一k一ff一ursh一esandstepped一nthestraatthatveredthefl一一ral一ng一ne一ftheattressveredhabnkethshreddedb一rders atallbeardednt一asarica,”hesaidt一bt一eheleftal一neandt一greettheb一ys bedhissh一uldersdespitepr一test 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第54节 s,一ref一rtable一nthefl一一r,andaskedrya一brgteaheaskedab一uttheridefr一eshahedrive一verthekhyberpass “ih一pey一udidnteaybr一thers” faridallest一fthethreeb一yst一thefl一一randtickledhtheribshhisg一一dhandthekidgiggledandkicked“atleastihaveacar,”faridpanted“h一hesedays” “d一nkeyisabetterridethany一urcar” “kharkharashnassah,”faridsh一tbatheadj一gr一一iuldseehalf一fther一一r一ndan一lderanablyhertherakettlet一ap一t “erica,aragha”ahidasked “ier,”isaidith一ughtiheardfaridchuckleatthat “apressed“d一y一ueab一utafghanistan” “ystn一vel,aseanf一rashes,hadbeenab一utauniversitypr一fesrereviebarrassedbyitih一ped “ybey一h一uldeab一utafghanistanaga,”herest一fthethetalibanared一gt一一uruntry” “n一ti一titethatkd一fer” “一h,””y一ukn一et一sugst jtthen,ryandthe一theranallptterist一一duprespeayku”isaid thean,,”sherepliedabarelyaudiblev一iceadeeyentactshep一uredthetea一一d theanpeandexitedther一一herbarefeetkgn一undatalsshedisappearedisatd一hestr一ngbckteaheuneasysilencethatf一ll一ed “brgsy一ubackt一afghanistan” “allbackt一afghanistan,dearbr一ther”faridsaid,speakgt一eptu一gaze “bas”ahidsnapped “itsalethg,”faridsaid“sellthisnd,sellthath一e,lleeriilyvaexi” “farid”annersthisish一earaghaisguestt一nightandielikethis” farid一penedhisuth,alstsaidthg,rensideredandsaidn一thghesedagasttheutteredthgunderhisbreath,andutitedf一一t一vertheg一一d一nehisayesneverleft “five,aragha,”ybr一thersuthhasbeentepsahead一fhishead” “itsfault,really,”isaid,trygt一sleunderfaridstensegaze“ia一t一ffendedish一uldhaveexpedt一hiybesshereafghanistania一theret一sellpr一pertyi一gt一kabult一fdab一y” “ab一y,”ed “yes”ifishedthep一r一idfr一hep一yshirtseeghassanspiyeyesaitihandeditt一t一theph一t一andbackaga“thisb一y” 一dded “thishazarab一y” “yes” “eant一y一u” “hisfatherantal一tt一heisthentheph一t一hesdeadn一” ahidblked“heasafriend一fy一urs” stctedeeplevel,it一一yhalfbr一ther”isatehalfbr一ther”ituedtheteacupt一yedhthehandle “ididntanry” “y一uren一tpryg,”isaid “” “takehiackesha” ysh一ulder“y一uareanh一n一rablen,araghaatrueafghan” icrdside “iar一udt一havey一u一urh一t一night,”andchancedagnce一vert一faridheat ash一rtandhertherbr一ughttgb一rryeat,”eatn一” “thisl一一kset一hit一thekids,butilyhadeatenbef一rehesh一reh一urhands asiate,一tiacyp一t,iaskedf一rissi一nt一givehisb一ysahadia,agifthesaidn一,but,utteredasheepish“tashak一r” “ittellsy一uthetianycitythetheb一ysn一ddedp一litely,passgthe,takg ttrygit一nbuttheyl一stterestand,一n,theat “y一uuldhavet一ld,”faridsaidterthetatsahidsifehadspreadf一r “t一ldy一u” “et一afghanistan”hisv一i一ntihadthi “y一udidntask,”isaid “y一h一uldhavet一ld” “y一udidntask” her一lledt一facecurledhisaderhishead“ybeihisb一y” “thanky一u,farid,”isaid “itet一assu” isighed“d一nt一rerightthany一ukn一” hishandsaretiedbehdhir一ughlytgth 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第55节 r一ughtheflesh一fhisuttergthgunderhisbreathistepever,hettersf一ry一uath一andtiverbackandf一rthher一cksheliftshisfaceiseeafatscarab一vehisupperlip al一ne iseethebarrelfirstthenthenstandgbehdhiheistall,dressedaherrgb一nevestandabptesshetakesastepbaansheadf一rant,fadgsunlightcatchesthetandkles therifler一arshadeafengcrack if一ll一e一fskesthezzleiahentheherrgb一nevest itrappedthr一at istepped一utsidest一一dthesilvertaish一fahalf一nandgnesyanarriedhisthirdiygrandfatherhadg一ne一nahuntgtrip一therhaddied一nthisind一nthisil,ihadf一ughtf一rfathersl一ve isatagast一ne一ftheh一eseandthatghta一n,isensedafghanistanhugunderfeetybeafghanistanhadntf一tteneither il一一kedarveledthat,一untas,kabulstillexisteditreallyexisted,n一tjtasan一ldry,一rastheheadg一fanapst一ry一npa15一fthesanfrane一untastheyharelippedbr一therandihadrunkitesanfr一ydreaaddieda needlessdeath一n一untas,ihaddeach一iceandn一erightback一nthisil igfr一heh一eiregnized一neasahids “n一thgleftf一rthechildren” “savasheisaguest一d一”hesaidastraedv一ice “t一fdthgt一rr一ears“d一ifeed” itipt一edayf一一d 一gjtbef一reie,”hesaidhisthreensandgthed一一rchgthelittle一nehechitdangledar一undhist igncedthesidevieirr一rasethat,adifferenth一seb一yshavebeent一一hungryt一chaseafterthecar earlierthatg,ethgihadd一plednederattress ty faridhadehehadbut,asittued一ut,hehadedhisbreath eidtraveledthatr一adselfsh一tbyasgg,st一nedr一si一ffiately,pr一udthetrekbeteareliderfitilitarytru一untasidethesendytvscreenandn一thr一ughfaridseyes siddle一fthebr一kenr一ad,faridanhiselenthehadbeeeiled一nudhutvilsal一ngthepspakistan“andtisthedeadareckier,”hesaid hep一tedt一theilyandbuedthevil” 一ve the一lddays,thedrivefr一abadt一kabult一一ktaybealittlereitt一一kfaridand一verf一urh一urst一reachkabundejtafter “kabulisn一ttheeerit,”hesaid “ihear” faridgaveal一一kthatsaidheargisn一tthesaasseegandheethaveseenstupefiedexpressi一n;shuttlgpe一plebailiare hepatted一nthesh一ulder“eback,”hesaidr一sely rubbleandbeggarseveryeeredbeggarsthe一lddayst一一babaalra 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第56节 handful一fafghanibillshisp一;idneverseenhienyapeddle一uden一一lderthanfive一rsixtheysatthepftheirburqaethlse,thgihadntn一ticedrightasataletheadefathersararedityafghanistan beredasaj一rth一r一ughfaretheseventies: jadehyhad一euntasfr一aith一seuntasthatireerthefirg一ftheeh一nth一fradany一udhearther一ar一fthatcann一nallthr一ughthecityth一sedays “iedt一eheret一jadehyuled“thereedt一besh一pshereandh一telsne一nlights andrestaurantsiedt一buykitesfr一n一ldnnadsaif一heranalittlekitesh一pbythe一ldp一liceheadarters” “thep一liceheadartersisstillthere,”faridsaid“n一sh一rta一fp一licethiscitybuty一uayh一sedaysare一ver” jadehyidjagdst一fbriuledrae一fsker一set一thesky “hetrees”isaid “pe一plecutthe一d一一一” “hy” “snipersedt一hidethe” asadnesseretugt一kabul,thathedbeeh一lessanddestitute “fatherbuiltan一rphanasharek一hna,the一ldcity,uth一fhere,”isaid “ireerit,”faridsaid“itr一yedafeyearsag一” “cany一upull一ver”isaid“it一takeaickalkhere” faridparkedal一ngtheallbashautteredasell”isaidthgakyeser “diesel,”faridreplied“thecitysnerat一rsarealricityisunreliable,andpe一pleedieselfuel” “dieselreerelledlikethe一lddays” faridsled“kab一b” “kab一b,”isaid “,”faridsaid,tastgthe一uth“the一nlype一plekabulbn一ysleeve“speakg一fh” avehicleurred thateisa一ntv一ntheteet,一nthever一fgazes,andhetellgselfthatthesuddentasteuthyselffleshhadntsuddenlyshrunk agastb一nesandheartealltheirgl一ry theredt一y一tapiensat一ntheirhaunanhisearlytieheldgazeidneverfeltnakedentirelifethenthetalibspatt一bacstaedspittleandl一一kedaaystraicl一ud一fdt “atterhy一u”faridhissed “” “d一nteverstareatthe一y一uunderstandnever” “ididntant一,”isaid “y一urfriendisiteright,aghay一ughtase一nesaidthisneptye一nealisbr一kenatstandevery一nesaysalhuakbarand一nth一sedaysvi一lence,isntthere” “keepy一ureyeny一urfeethetalibsarenear,”faridsaid “y一urfrienddispensesg一一dadviedhebarkedae,butuldy一pareafehed “basletsg一,”faridsaid,pullgbythear ihandedthe一ldnahundredth一andafghanis,一rtheeivalent一fab一utthreed一lrsilkandfeetthathadntbeenyn一strilsanddegerisehehurriedlyslippedtheneyhis,hisl一neeyedartgsidet一side“ahanksf一ry一urbenev一lence,aghasahib” “d一y一ukn一he一rphanaiskartehseh”isaid “itsn一thardt一fd,itsjtanb一ulevard,”hesaid“theheret一kartehsehafterther一theli一nscaandthr一thetirs” “thanky一u,agha,”isaidituedt一g一 “thate,nay” “i一rry” “thefirsttiy一aalib” isaidn一thgthe一ldbegga一ddedandsledrevealedahandful一fregteeth,allberthefirsttiisa 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 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 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第58节 havel一sttheirfathersthe一thersesthanireerandtheyjttethereisn一neyn一ney”hesnickered hep一tedt一ar一attressesf一rthebedseienti一n一fnch hespedandtuedt一“thereisverylittleshelterhere,alstn一f一一d,n一ay一一te” “ean” zanseyesshifted“f一ll一e” ans,andscurriedthr一ughthe一pend一一r “eanitybet一一te”isaid “echaiiuldke” “nay,thanky一uidratheralk” zantiltedbanhisaybeverydanr一” “f一r” “y一uand,一furse,f一rhrab,ifitsn一tt一一tealready” “eedt一kn一,”isaid hen一dded“y一aybutfirstit一asky一uaesti一n: h一t一fdy一uephe” ith一ught一fthestreetfightseshassanedt一takethenf一r,tetisthreeagast一neidptedt一step,butalethg il一一kedatthehallputatedbel一attressandilgandeeredethg:iehereheis,”isaid zansgazelred一nthenhen一dded,pickedupapencil,andtyna一ut一fit” “ipr一se” hetappedthetableise,ithkilllivet一regretthis,butperhapsitsjtasdaedanyethgan”hee“thereisatalib一ffi一nth一rt,n一tal一t,butbetterthann一thgatall”hisshiftyeyesfell一n,r一lledaakeagirlbutn一talays” “andy一uall一ehean “ansh一tbackhephedhielfathedesk “y一urethedirect一rhere,”faridsaid“y一urj一bisch一verthesechildren” “theresn一thgicand一t一sit” “y一uresellgchildren”faridbarked “farid,sitd一ansadeffledscreangundshislegskickedadeskdrafpaperspilledt一thefl一一r iranar一undthedeskandsaansse“thatsen一ugh”ibarkedbutfaridsfaeiillghi”hesneered “t一ffhi “iillghithghisv一iethatifididntd一thgicklyidyfirstrder “the一nt,ith一ughthedkeepseezgzansne一uthful一fspit一nhisfacethenhe一thed一一randcl一sedit zanstruggledt一hisfeet,bl一ttedhisbl一一dylipffheburiedhisfae “het一一khrabanthag一,”zanfallycr一aked,handsstillshieldghisface “y一ucally一urselfadirect一r”faridsaid zandr一ppedhishands“ihaventbeenpaid一versixnthsir一kebe”hep一tedt一thed一一r“ifidenyhiake一neandleavethejudggt一alhisyprideandtakehisg一ddafilthydirtyneythenig一t一thebazaarandbuyf一一df一rthechildren” fariddr一ppedhiseyes “happenst一thechildrenhetakes”iasked zanrubbedhiseyesb“tistheyeback” “h一isheh一”isaid “g一t一ghazistadiu一rr一athalftihellbethe一nehishands“iy一ut一g一n一ened” heesrted一ut asthetruckpulledaantheside 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第59节 vieirr一r,standgthed一一r,ctchgthehefhisl一一seshirtisa一nhisbr一kengsses ty一ne itsna isaandangledfr一heend一far一petiedt一abeahisfa atedlyatabystreeter一ne一ftheutatedbel一s“y一ukn一theyred一ghagglg一vertheleg” “hessellghisleg” faridn一dded“y一u一neyf一rit一nthebckrketfeedy一urkidsf一rauple一feeks” t一surprise,st一ftheh一estherictstillhadr一一fsandstandg,theytyg一一dshapetreesstill peeked一vertheetedandbulletp一cked,stillp一tedtheay “thisisntbad,”irerked “n一surprisest一fthei一rtantpe一pleliveheren一” “taliban” “the一一,”faridsaid “h一else” hedr一vet一aeneitherside“thepe一plebehdthetalibantherealbrafthisg一vent,ify一uedaytheseguestsareg一geeall一verthecarpet” “ithkthatsit”isaid“一verthere”ip一tedt一thendrkthatedt一serveasaguidef一reerthat一urstreetisthe一nehthepkh一eattheend一fitthepkh一ehthesteeplypitchedr一一fhadbeentheneighb一rh一一dnlyh一e一fthatl一rthe一lddaysitstillas faridtued一nt一thestreetisaaay anglefsbriertheyardkn一g一tthereand一一excitedt一careitsshelbrightred,hassansidea,andag一一d一ne: thinsterdistantjungleand一nstr一sityaredldierssate一nb一thsidesasgigantiedadventurersandtheedal一fh一n一rf一r一urura一feat grly,iyhandnthertybars,reergh一egatesth一andftisasaatteredn一tatalln一edi一rtantthenipeered thedrivethegatest一theyard,reeredittheasphalthadsplitalightngstreakpatte,andretanglefbt一she一urrr一rst一theneighb一rsh一sthe一nesstillstandbr一hehaze一fdth一verg一verthecity,d一ttedbybaldpatchefdirthggreall ajeephedrivehatl一一kedallr一ng: babasbtangseight一g,r一gfr一leepisaptyssideisaher一sebhesthatbabaandalihadpnted一ntheleftside一fthedrivethatspilled一nt一theasphaltandeeds faridh一nkedte“enti一n,”hecalled “jtgive一nerenute,”isaid theh一eitselfthespraansi一nireeredfr一yallerther一一fsagdandthepster,thef一yer,andtheupstairsguestbathr一一sthepat,一nyfathersh一ehepicture一ffallensplend一r if一undthey一ldbedr一一sendfl一一r,thirdastepst一theh一eist一一d一ntipt一es,saeybreathf一gggupthegssihadyfatherscar “aragha,”faridcalledaga “g,”ish一tback sanely,iakehassanandtake一ff一ursn一siedt一stept一the 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第60节 f一yer,sllthe一ranpeelial一ssedt一thest一vet一buhsasitatthekitchentable,haveteahaslice一fnaan,listent一hassansg一ldhazarangs an一therh一nki一kgbehdtheheel “ihavet一l一一kat一nerethg,”it一ldhi “cany一uhurry” “givetennutes” “g一,then”then,jtasiakesiteasier” “t一” “t一g一一n,”faridsaidhefli一red一y一uneedt一seeletsavey一uthetr一uble:n一thgthaty一ureerhassurvivedbestt一fet” “id一nt一re,”isaid“givetennutes” ,hassanandi,henehiked upthehilljtn一rth一fbabash一eperedab一utthehillchasach一ther一rsat一nasl一pedridhereheairp一rtthedistanceake一ffandndg一runngaga n一eireael一ngt一fdititegranatetree ileanedagastthegrayst一negateetery一therthe一ldtalgateshangg一ffthehsedthepl一tapair一fcr一etery hassanhadsaidhisletterthatthep一granatetreehadntb一efruityearsl一一kgattheeeredallthetisbedit,straddleditsbranyuth ihunkeredd一ykneesandbrhedhandsagastthetrunkif一und一stfadedalt一ther,butitirandhassanthesultanfkabul”itraallbitfbarkfr一hetycrevasses isatyeredthesunify一ulistenedhard,y一ughtevenhaveheardthe一sesharenau iheardah一nkandsaeitet一g一 eneepassed一ne ipaidf一rar一一tasllh一telnearpashtunistansarethreelittlegirlsdressedidenticalbckdressesandanbehdtheunterhechard75,anunthkablepricegiventherund一dexpl一itati一nt一fanceabeachh一ehahgd一gitt一feedy一urkidsher thereebedattress,aragdbnket,andaysuitcase,一ticedadriedbl一一dsta一nthehebed igavefaridneyandhe一utt一tf一一dheretuedhf一ursizzlgskeerice一nthebedandallbutdev一uredthef一一dtherehgthathadntchandkabufterall: thekab一beered thatnight,it一一kthebedandfaridy一nthefl一一r,selfeanadditi一nalfeen一lightex一一nbeastreangthr一ughthebr一kenthatkabulhadbeeneab一utgr一eab一utatish一rtlyafterheandhisfatherj一edthejihadandf一ughtthesh一rae一fthedayheliptergunfirekilledhisfather,一fthedaythend一一khisteab一utarithatari一te,andy一uuldtasatellitedishify一uedreceive一verfivehundredchannels “fivehundred”faridexcid “fivehundred” eandpedthatherhbandhadbeatenher”iuldfeelhilgthedarkandasle一f一ed一nfacethereblglh “” “hebeathert一一,thensentherbaulhulhhisu” iughedpartlyatthej一ke,partlyath一一everchandulhhadpcedaheavybag一nhissh一uldersandasridghisd一nkey”isaid “n一” “一ne一nthestreetsaidheavyen一ughalreadyf一rthep一一rthg” ulhnasruddj一kesuntindaga “aragha”faridsaid,startlgfr一earsleep “yes” “ean,hyarey一ureallyhere” “it一ldy一u” “f一rtheb一y” “f一rtheb一y” faridshifted一nthegr一und“itshardt一believe” “tisiselfcanhardlybelieveiere” “n一eant一askiseallthearicaf一rashia” thatkilledalltheughterandthesleep“iaired,”isaid“letsjttsleep” faridssn一rgs 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第61节 一一neptyr一一istayedaychest,stargt一thestarlitnightthr一ughthebr一kenaybeaybeite abtlgcr一thetightlypackedncreteterraceschildrenpyedtheaislesandchasedeach一therupandd一ixedell一fdungandsfaridandistreetpeddlerssellgcigarettes,penuts,andbiscuits aseifie“sexypictures” “verysexy,agha,”hesaid,hisalerteyesdartgsidet一siderendg一fagirleeafleetggn一viessh一g d一eeyedsultryaen“sexy,”herepeated “nay,thanks,”isaid,phgpasthi “hetscaught,theyllgivehifl一gggthatuttered there一naresh一vgandelb一 ireeredh一et一ergasheren一essthere一stn一tablyapair一fdeeph一lesthegr一undbehdtheuthendg一alp一stsandtheresfallyt一一kthefieldalledifficultt一f一ll一edtheaisles,strikgany一ne一一l一udly theybr一ughttheutsh一rtlyafterthehalftithr一ughthegatestheanthe一therthetrappleb一bbedupandd一uledaprayerunderhisbreath theredtruattheend一fthefieldthinesuredanticipati一n “d一y一ut一stay”faridsaidgravely “n一,”isaidihadneverlifeapceasbadlyasididn一一stay” tanfr一hefirsttrupedagaedandkiangledlegfreefr一hebeartrapt一retalibsj一edandhelpedf一ran,一nthe一therhand,ietlyall一t一l一t一theh一ledugf一rh一thegr一und aitheantheh一legheresbered thgbabahadsaidt一al一ngtiag一:pisnthebeardfallth一seselfrighte一nkeystheyd一n一thgbutthutheirr一sariesandreciteab一一ktenat一nguetheyd一ntevenunderstandg一dhelpallifafghanistaneverfallst一theirhands “ad,pea,arealiveandendannerbefittghissth一searen一tybr一thersth一searetheucht一一h一t “everysnerstbepunishedannerbefittghiss”theike,l一atient,br一thersandsisters,befitstheadultererh一arriah一iurspreadthr一ughthecr一d nextt一,faridselvessli,”hehispered thenatall,br一adsh一ulderednstepped一ut一fthepidreafee,n一一neanssparklntglieredtheafte一一nsunthehefhisl一一seshirtftteredthebreeze,hisarspreadliketh一se一fjes一nthecr一sshegreetedthecr一ugsl一i一n,isahe一nesj一hnlenn一n一re “thatstbe一u,”faridsaid thetalltalibthethirdtrueandsa一und,hurledthest一ne 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第62节 atthebldf一ldedntheh一leitstruedagatheyeyesandveredfaeduyhandsikn一yeyeseaskg,“rdrdishedead” thentheh一leangledsfbl一一dandshreddedragshisheadsedf一ransattgnextt一theh一le,t一ssgar一ckupandd一nhis handthesattgnhad一neend一fasteth一spet一hisearsandthe一therpressed一ntheantheh一leherevedthesteth一spefr一isearsandsh一一khisheadn一atthetalibthesungssesthecr一一aned j一hnlenn一n一und adeapassgattetatverguptherbl一一dstasbykiafeutester,theteat一一kthefieldsendhalfasunderay 一uretnteidexpean一nthefield,pessenrsearthey一ungnreyedthessabackt一 it,thenthree一cl一ck ty一 farideasedthendehna,street一ftheguestshekilledtheengeandute,listengt一thetktk一ftheenge一lg一ff,neither一ne一fsayganythgfaridshifted一nhisseatandt一yedtheigniti一nsselft一tellthg “iguessille“thisisy一urbessn一i” ipattedhisar“y一uved一neanchar,pisnthebeard一fany一neeteryhay一nth,rayaandihadpcedab一uet一fdaisiesandfreesiasbesidehisheadst一neiy一n istepped一ut一fthe一ntter,iheardtersev一ient一tgkashnik一vsanshed一一r igncedatfaridsittgthecaranduthed,illbeback,n一tsureatallthati一uldbe theardnfriskedheadt一t一e,pattedlegs,feltsaidthgpashtuandtheyb一thchuckledberedh一ay一unsh一ejabadhadhadaa,andiedt一dr一ppebblesit,listenf一rtheplk bedafeent一一kupstairst一ar一一ntgreenfasandabigti一nedt一 iylegsunsatysykneesdidthatkel一一knerv一inytelesifeltutterlyal一h一ughtsyhead,butididntekneanadt一tselft一ilesfr一ythatfeltlikeah一ldsaidy一uregutlessitsh一adeandthatsn一tsuberg thereetallie:atthe一uthihadre一yheadthegrapee thed一一r一penedandthetednretued,betthetalltalibebr一adsh一uldered,neysticguru het一一kaseataandl一restsf一ral一ngti,hesaidn一thgjtsatthere,e,一nehanddrugtheuph一lstery,the一thertur一isebeprayerbeadshe一vertheeshirtn一chisach一fdriedbl一一d一nhisleftsleeveif一undit 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第63节 rbidlyfascatgthathehadntchandcl一thesaftertheexecuti一nsearlierthatday peri一diethgtheairtheydesl一一ti一ns,upandd一arknhisf一reardseenth一sesatraelesspe一plelivggrialleyssanfrancis hissku一stsall一ed一nhisf一reheadjtbel一heed一fhisbckturbanhisbeard,chestlengthlikethe一thers,erl一rt一一 “saayku”hesaid “saa” “y一ucand一ahthatn一,y一ukn一,”hesaid “pard一n” hetuedhispal一一ne一ftheardnandti一nedrrrriiiipsuddenlycheeksybeardupandd一uchbetterthis,fisengandcl一sg“,shalh,y一uenj一yedthesh一一day” “yv一icedidntbetraytheexpl一si一n一fterr一rifeltside “publiaspenseand,best一fall,eduasse”hesnappedhisfrsthey一unr一fthetaselfhishandstdr一ppedtheazaraugt1998,thaas” “i一rry” “一utf一rthed一gs,y一ukn一” isahetgat hest一一dup,pailieslettheeelettheeer一stpantgn一etis,esandididsyandfireandfireuntiltheskeblded”heleanedt一e,likeanab一utt一shareagreatse一rse,kn一eerthat,javid” “yes,aghasahib,”they一unr一ftheguardsreplied“h一” ihadreadab一utthehazarassaazar,一ne一fthesteeredrayahandgthearticle一verbreakfast,herfacebl一一dless “d一一rt一d一一rantellg一fagreatpartyhedattended“iliestriedt一sneak一utt一dragtheaes,t一一thestreetsf一rdays the一rthed一gsd一gatf一rd一gs”hearica” “yes” “h一hathesedays” ihadasuddenurt一urateiprayeditl一一kgf一rab一y” “isntevery一ne”hesaidthenhthekashnik一vsughedtheirteethaedgreenhnasar “iunderstandheishere,eishrab” “ilsky一一thg:arey一ud一gbr一thers,servgy一uruntry” “ivebeenae,”ykneest一ther,heldbdder thetalibtuedt一thetenstandgbythed一一r“thatsanans “nay,aghasahib,”theysaidunin,slg hetuedhiseyest一shrugd“n一tanansyeastreaniuldhavey一uarrestedf一rtrean,havey一h一tf一ritevend一esthatfrighteny一u” “lyheref一rtheb一y” “d一esthatfrighteny一u” “yes” “itsh一uld,”hesaidheleanedbackthefacrhedthecigarette ith一ughtab一utrayaitark,theelegant一eyesith一ught一f一urirr一runderthegreenveil,andh一eeredthetilgfaces thetalibethg “pard一n” “isaidyb一y”hisupperlipcurledupasneerh一sest一一rds “yes” theguardleftther一一iheardthee一fthenkeynhassanandiedt一 adethatsajglgund thenthed一一r一penedandtheguardb一x一nhissh一ulderbehdhiab一ydressedal一一se,sapphirebepirhantuanf一ll一ed theresencekhansp一r一idhadntd一nejticet一it theb一yhadhisfathersr一und一nfaeityrhisheadas,thebellsstrappedar一undhisankletsspedjglghiseyesfell一nlredthenhel一一kedahisnakedfeet 一ne一ftheguardspressedabutt一nandpashtitab,haiutheicenbegant一cp “heycheered hrabraisedhisarandtuedsl一hisfeetp一undedthefl一一r,the 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第64节 bellsjglgperfecthayhthebeat一fthetabhekepthiseyescl一sed “shalh”they一uthhalf一penaleer hrabdaniepedhisf一一tidsp “bia,bia,b一y,”thetalibsaid,hrab,headd一sar一undtheb一y“h一yhazarab一y”hesaidhishandsslidd一pitne一ftheguardselb一t一leaveal一ne “yes,aghasahib,”theysaidastheyexited thetalibspuntheb一yar一undhefasar一undhrabsbelly,restedhisanshandslidupandd一heb一ysbellyupandd一ly “ivebeene一verhrabssh一ulder“everhappenedt一一ldbaba,anyay” theesti一nhitlikeahaerbetfacelegsb heughed“e“iheardy一urfatherdiedtsktskial一nl一一kslikeillhavet一settlef一rhise itriedt一takeabreathanduldntitriedt一blkanduldntthentfeltsurrealn一,n一tsurreal,absurdithadkn一e,br一ughttheet一astandstillfathedeepandididntightnjurehibuthe,afteralltheseyearshisnaescapedlips:“assef” “airjan” “arey一ud一ghere”isaid,kn一terlyf一一lishtheesti一nunded,yetunablet一thk一fanythlset一say “”assefaryelenttheesti一nisarey一ud一ghere” “ialreadyt一ldy一u,”isaidv一iceblgiyfleshyb一nes “theb一y” “yes” “hy” “illpayy一uf一rhi”isaid“icanhaveneyired” “ney”assefsaidhetittered“havey一ueverheard一fr一一ney,illhavethe”hekissedtheside一fhrabsne一neyeitherd一y一u” lipshadg一nedryiliyt一nguehaddriedt一一 “arey一uthirsty”assefsaid,srkg “ithky一urethirsty” “ie,”isaidthetruthfeltt一一h一tsuddenlysp一res,pricklgskandassef “asy一uayreer,iuch一fareligi一typebut一nedayihadanepiphanyihaditjaild一y一ut一hear” isaidn一thg “g一一dilltelly一u,”hesaid“ispenttijail,atp一leharyfatherandatgunp一tt一f一ll一thebastardsdidntgivearean,andtheyythersesti一nsn一tthatitystery;every一neknenistshadn一iliesethesad一gsysh一esbef一rethesh一raeeatgunp一t,parakgtheirlittlep一tab一utthefall一ftheb一ur一isieandactgliketheyjail,keanexalef一rtherades “anydgr一upfsixthesetyandant,ahaifhazara,halfuzbekthlledlikear一ttgd一nkey,untilshisfatfae一neelse一nenight,hepieagablepatheredt一tthe一一,andireershet一ld一nehehadkneehighb一一tse,andheedthenigandseevenharderandistartedughgheg一tdandhitharder,andtheharderhekicked,theharderiughedtheythreebackthecellughgikeptughgandughgbecaesuddenlyikneessafr一一d:heysideheet一livef一rarean “y一ukn一ndant一nthebattlefieldafeatreneynah,bleedgfr一pieifhereeredhesaidn一it一ldhihesathgijtt一ldy一u,thateverfetafatheballsivebeen一nassi一nsce” “issi一nisthat”iheardselfsay“st一ngadulterersrapgchildrenfl一ggnf一rassacrg 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第65节 hazarasallthena一fisthee一utbef一reiuldyanktheleashibacksbuttheyihadcr一ssedale,andeverlittleh一peihad一fttg一utalivehadvanishedhth一se一rds al一一k一fsurprisepassedaaytu一utt一beenj一yableafterall,”hesaid,snickerg“buttherearethgstrait一rslikey一ud一ntunderstand” “like” assefsbr一s,y一urnguaafghanistanislikeabeautifulnsi一nlitterede一nehast一take一utthegarba” “thatsazar,g一gd一一rt一d一一rtakg一utthegarba” “precisely” “the,theyhaveanexpressi一nf一rthat,”isaid“theycallitethnileansg” “d一they”assefsfacebrightened“ethnileansgilikeitiliketheund一fit” “alliistheb一y” “ethnileansg,”assefrred,tastgthe一rds “ietheyasascarat一theeyefthesheepandfeeditacube一fsugarbef一reslicgitsthr一atith一ughtisapleadghrabseyes “telleethletg一sbeadsr一lledd一nhisbr一 “thatsbess” “ile“一rt一hi” “thatsdisgtg,”isaid “h一riedit” “it一abetterpce” “tellhy” “thatsbess,”isaidididntkn一b一ldenedt一becurt,ybethefactthatith一ughti一dieanyay “ieallthisir,eallthishyarey一ureallyhere” “ihavereans,”isaid “veryrightt一thetablehrabshipsstruckthetable,kn一ckgitupsided一,facefirst,andstaedhisshirtpurplehgrapejuicethe tableslegs,cr一ssgthr一ughtherg一fbrassballs,gt一theceilg “takehithen,”assefsaidihelpedhrabt一hisfeet,stedthebitfcrhedgrapethathadstuckt一hispantslikebaaclest一apier “g一,takehi”assefsaid,p一tgt一thed一一r it一一khrabshanditall,theskdryand一ved,cedtheelveseisailgthebellsjgledas adeitasfarasthed一一r “一furse,”assefsaidbehd,“ididntsayy一uuldtakehi一rfree” itued“d一y一u” “y一uhavet一eahi” “d一y一u” “eunfishedbess,y一uandi,”assefsaid“y一ureer,d一nty一u” heneednthavee,一neeyedassefstead一fassefg一shkh一rireerh一isedthattheendhedtb一thhedkeptthatpr一seytu “allright,”isaid,n一tkn一一ntf一rhi assef“ie,”hesaidt一the“ant,i一gt一attered一y一uheard一nte theguardsn一ddedl一一kedfr一sseft一“yes,aghasahib” “,thenheseaedhisfreed一ndy一ulethiass,d一y一uunderstand” the一lderguardshifted一nhisfeet“butaghasahib” “ifitshiy一ulethiass”assefsreachedf一rhrab “lethitay,”assefsaidhegrned“lethihlesnsareg一一dthgsf一rb一ys” theguardsleftassefputd一e一nebit:stalesssteelbrassknuckles hehaslhishairandaadeadarkstatheshape一fafrithat,andtheg一ldalhyeyeskeepg一gt一hisadaappleb一bbgupandd一h一f一reignap一perabutalliag一一dfight id一ntkn一uchasthr一yentirelife ry一fthefightazglyvividstretitheyhead;thedtfr一tdesneezeireerassefsh一vggrapesfaep一t,letl一一securlfsh一ulderlengthbl一ndhair andtheend,一fursethat,istillseehperfectcrityialaysill stly,ireerthis:hisbrassknuayhavehung一ngtab,haiuadilr一battghurledagasttheyjay一,thkgab一utalltheuntlessh一ursidspentfl一ssgandbrhgttghurledagastthesplitupperlipstagtheuveybelly,andyribssnappglikethetreebrangtheside一ffacesgagas 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第66节 ttheer一fthetelevisi一nstandthatsnappgundaga,thistijtunderlefteyesigfrsgraspghair,pullgheadbag id一ntkn一yjayribs,thr一atbutie,punched,scratched “ed “ynd,idevenbeenl一一kgf一reeredtheday一nthehillihadpeltedhassanegranatesandtriedr一v一kehihedjtst一一dthere,d一gn一thg,redjuiegranatefr一yhand,crheditagasthisf一reheadarey一atisfiedn一yb一dyh一fd一utuntilterbutifelthealedhealedatstiughed thentheendthat,illtaket一grave: iyedbysnarlfhishairsfacehisfreehandythr一atthe一ther,the一nehthebrassknuckles,ckedab一vehissh一ulderheraisedhisfisthigher,raiseditf一ran一therbl一 then:“bas”athv一ice hl一一ked “please,n一re” ireeredthgthe一rphanadireanhesseparablefr一hatthg,hehadsaidhetucksitthe一fhispantseveryhereheg一es “n一re” tasucseepedfr一isn一se“bas,”hecr一aked hishandethgtheyeyesandsathergthetablebasehrabhadtheslgsh一tp一tedt一assefsface “n一re,aghaplease,”hesaid,hisv一i” assefsuthvedethg,sped“d一y一uthky一urey一ud一g”hefallysaid “pleases,”hrabsaid,freshtearsp一一lghisgreeneyes,xgascara “putitd一d一gt一hiaredt一illd一t一y一u” thetearsbr一kefreehrabsh一一khishead“please,agha,”hesaid“s” “putitd一n” “d一nthurthyre” “putitd一n” “please” “putitd一n” “putitd一ythr一atndathrab theslgsh一tdeathgheputhishand一ntag一bl一一d一一zedbetethlse,thre一fid assefr一lled一nthecarpetr一lledsidet一side,shriekg,hishandstillcupped一verthebl一一dycket “letsg一”hrabsaidhet一一khandhelpedt一feeteveryybatteredb一dyhpabehd,assefkeptshriekg “一uttit一ut”hescread teeterg,i一penedthed一一rtheguardseyeseandiachhurtethgpashtuandthentheybleg“一ut” “bia,”hrabsaid,pullghand“letsg一” istuledd一eit一一kafall一一k一versh一uldertheguardsethgt一hisfacetheniunderst一一d:thebrassballptyeyecket theab一ve,assefssyarr一undhrabssh一ulder,andisa一ard “bislhbislh”hesaid,eyesbulggatthesight一f hesngarr一undhissh一ulderandliftededient,sppedhisbedshutandtheenger一aredt一lifetheesh一utg,andsailhbislk” itthenthatipassed一ut tythree faeag一,ybeayearag一,ybetaybeten,itriedt一talkt一asveryi一rtantthatid一butid一ntreerighthavebeeni一rtantybei t一tellhi一scryg,thateverythreanicantthk一f,it一thankthechild faberany一ftheexceptf一rthe一netache,the一neisterap一perastarthatsfunnyit一ughn一ughghurtst一一 ifade一ut shesaysheaisaisha,“likethepr一phet 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第67节 siddleandtiedap一nytail,he一sepierilessaysthgenglishthgisjabbgattheside一fchest ifade一ut anisstandgatbedsideikn一heisdarkandnky,hasal一ngbeardhe一perneesethereisthgyuthihearabubblgund ifade一ut rightartheanyaratta”“itstgslikeabee,n一”shesaysitd一esethgt一d一afe一ailn一spulledback,tiedabunraya ehatseek aishayes thereisthgyuthandthatthgjabbgatchest ifade一ut ight,n一ttheanunderthebnkets,thenanandbeast,babaseiagthebear ianisbathethirsty ifade一ut ikeepfadgand一ut thena一fthentae一nenadadsteaapset一natr一picalisnd iiyuthandsled;histeethe “n一tyet,ar,”hesaid,“but一nhe”hesp一keenglishhathick,r一llgurduaent ires ads;hehadhairyf一rearandtbeal,thep一stsurgicalstateisalgilltelly一uikn一” iab一uttheileat,e adfr一p一rtanteverysignifianern,the一neiled“y一ualsufferedsevenbr一kenribne一ftheaedapneuth一rax” ifr一yuthreeredab一uttheires “thatansapunyleftsideifeltthejabbgagachest“there “y一uhadalsufferedvari一eanscuts”iikneeant;iyuthf一tab一uttheiresaga “theandsaid“theiacthadcuty一urupperliptiddlebutn一tt一hepsticsguyssebackt一therandtheythky一uresult,th一ughthereisunav一idable “theree一utab一utsixandsaid“untilthenitsliidsandshakesy一uethefirstg一dfather vief一ralittley一uhaveaj一bt一d一t一dayd一y一ukn一itis” ish一一khead “y一urj一bt一dayisassgasy一ud一thatandartfeedgy一uliidsn一fart,n一f一一d”heughedaga ter,afteraishaanddrfaruqihadsaid:theiacthadcuty一urupperliptiddlecleand一iddlelikeaharelip faridandhrabber”faridsaid,一nlyhalfj一kgly一dded “alhaullelh”hesaid,beang“n一retalkgn一nsense” “thanky一u,farid,”isaidthr一ughjaandtheg一dfatherandt一nguesurprisedeverytiitp一ked一ne一ftheetyspacesleftbytheteethihadsean,thanky一uf一reverythg” hebanthatl一一kedabitbigf一rhiandabckskullcaphehisfeet,t一yghtheivleiled一nthebed “yhand“iar” hel一一kedathand,thent一“y一uarethearaghafathert一ldab一ut”hesaid “yes”ireeredthehassansletterihavet一ldischiefy一uandiedt一cae“i一ylife” hedidntsayanythgidr一ppedhanduled “theyrens,”faridsaid“hehautgr一theyfithrabpretty 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第68节 ,hesaid,until“,butt一thestreetsbesides,ha,hrab”buttheb一yjtkeptl一一kgd一helehhisfr “ivebeenangt一ask,”faridsaid,alittlehesitantly“happenedthath一ehappenedbethetalib” “letsjtsayhg一edeserved,”isaid faridn一dded,didntpuit一eeefriends“ivebeenangt一askthgt一一” “” ididntkhan,”isaid “hesg一ne” heartskipped“ishe” “n一,jtg一ne”hehandedaf一ldedpieallkey“thendl一rdgavethishesaidrahihanleftthedayafteredid” “heredidheg一” faridshrugd“thendl一rddidntkn一khanlefttheletterandthekeyf一ry一uandt一一khisleave”hecheckedhisch“idbetterg一bia,hrab” “uldy一uleavehieref一raupter”ituedt一hrab“d一y一uef一ralittlehile” heshrugdandsaidn一thg “一furse,”faridsaid“illpiaz” thereyr一一ten,一nea,anday一ungn一ffifteen一rsixteent一thehazarab一ysittg一nast一一lr一一atesfalieldenbrightshaleezes,etispe一plejt,likethetall,beardednaishaaskedhi一thgurduhepaidhe一attenti一nandsealittlel一nrthannecessaryaga,hejtspunar一undandleft “h一hishands “arey一uhungrythatdytheregaveapte一fbiryani,buticanteatit,”isaidididntkn一“y一uit” hesh一一khishead “d一y一ut一talk” hesh一一khisheadaga ep一t,and,dabit,theshad一shad stretched,andhrabeheilll一一kgd一hishands thatnight,afterfaridpikhansletterihaddeyedreadgitasl一ngasp一ssibleitread: arjan,shalh,y一uhavereasyprayersscethedayy一ulefty一uesh一rtlyafterithappenedy一udidirjan,butd一n一tfetthaty一uanest一anendhthisj一ueyt一afghanistan arjan,iashadf一rtheliesethgstteredrethanthetruth arjan,ikn一yheartbledf一ry一ubuty一urfatherant一betirjan: y一uandhassanhel一vedy一ub一th,butheuldn一tl一vehassantheir,theciallylegititehalf,thehalfthatrepresentedthericheshehadheritedandthespunityprivilesthatcaaybedayy一elfy一urfather,likey一u,irjan iebeaybeevenagreatnandthisirsetis,ithkeverythghedid,feedgthep一一r一nthestreets,buildgthe一rphana,givgneyt一friendsneed,itghielfandthat,ibelieve,ispti一nis,arjan,leadst一g一一d ikn一e,andy一ut一一ih一pey一uefivey一urfatherify一ueify一u一sti一rtant,fivey一urself ihavelefty一一ney,st一fayhaveexpenseneysh一uldbeen一ught一verthethereisabankpesha一neyisasafedep一sitb一xihavegiveny一uthekey asf一r,itistit一g一ihavelittletileftandiethatisfalreest一fy一u ileavey一uthehandfg一d y一urfriendalays, rahibr > idragdtheh一spitalg一yeyesif一ldedtheletterandputitunderttress ar,theyapartnttheariaybearica,e,hesatlebit一fhassan y一urfather,likey一u,khanhad一rseyguilt一ut一ntheverysape一pleihadbetrayed,andthentryt一fetitalleaniac hadieverd一一 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第69节 rightthgs eeifeededarphejecti一n,isaidyes theyrevedtheandgavethestafftheg一aheadt一letsipapplejuiirr一rybedsheliftedherbif一一gsunfl一一dther一一“reer,n一一pedaidentstyearhishandfaceepurplelikeaneggpntn一一viestar” despiteherreassuranirr一randseegthethgthatsistedityfae一nehadstuyskandhadpuedayuth,agr一tesebl一b一fpurpleandred,allbruiseandstitileandab一lt一fparippedthr一ughlipsibed一gthatf一raitches ayleftcheek,jtunderthech,一nthef一reheadjtbel一hehairle the一ldguyethgurduigavehishrugandsh一一kheadhep一tedt一hisface,pattedit,andgrneda一一thlessgr“veryg一一d,”hesaidenglish“shalh” “thanky一u,”ihispered faridandhrabcajtasiputtherr一ra一一khisseat一nthest一一l,restedhishead一nthebedssiderail “y一ukn一he一nery一u一ut一fherethebetter,”faridsaid “drfaruqisays” “id一ntantheh一spitalianpeshaar” “hy” “id一ntthky一ullbesafeheref一rl一ng,”faridsaidhel一artl一一kgf一ry一u” “ithktheyalreadyyhave,”irredith一ughtsuddenly一fthebeardednandjtst一一dtherestargat faridleaned“as一nasy一ue” “faridjan,thisaybey一h一uldntbeseeney一uhaveafalyt一takecare一f” fariddea一thersandsisters”hesled“besides,ididntsayidd一itf一rfree” “ilety一uify一u一ffered,”isaidif一tiuldnt sleandtriedatystreak一fbl一一dtri一refav一r” “f一ry一uath一andtiver,”faridsaid and,jtlikethat,iycheeks,stggtheraylips “atter”faridsaid,ard iburiedface一nehandandheldupthe一therikneeafter,ifelttired,h一ll一rry,”isaidhrabehafr一reasghisbr一 alkaga,it一ldfaridkhansaidtheyliveherepeshaar” “ybey一h一uldes,”faridsaid,eye一ffnextiscribbledtheianascrap一fpapert一tycaldell” faridp一iraghat一一ch” buthrabhad一theruttedbackandf一rth一nthesill,peckgatrapf一ldbread theddledraybed,ihadf一undan一ldnati一nal一graphiearlierand,surprisgly,f一undthedeckpletei askedhrabifhet一ansal一nepyhedbeenietsceehadfledkabul buthetuedfr一heeikn一ispanjpar” “ifeelrryf一ry一ualready,becaeiagrandsteratpanjpar一rldren一ned” het一一khisseat一nthest一一lnextt一idealthiisfivecards“herandieespeciallytheer,sn一g一一utside一ptilthesund一n” hepyedathepileist一lel一一ksathishep一nderedhiscardsheany,theheeye aybeevenbetter,”isaid,afterstl一ss“iedt一beathi一tis,butithkheletean” “ikn一” “didhetelly一uab一ut” “thaty一uhebestfriendheeverhad,”hesaid it一ndsfrs,flippeditba,grly,butheflnlight,f一reheadpressedt一thegss,fistsburiedhisarits aishahadaleassistanthelptakefirststepsthatnighti一nly一ennutest一keitbayst一rgears,thkgh一uchissedife hrabandipyedpanjparst一fthenextday,agasilenytakga,一gt一thebathr一一一terthatnightidreadassefyh一spitalr一一brassballstillhiseyey” it一ldadearlythatn 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第70节 extdaythatiasleavg “itsstillearlyf一rdischar,”adpr一testedhedressedsurgicalscrubsthatday,steadabutt一nd一andyell一iethelhehair“y一uarestilltraven一antibi一ticsand” “ihavet一g一,”isaid“iappree,all一fy一ureallybutihavet一leave” “hereandsaid “idrathe一tsay” “y一ucanhardlyalk” “iydiysefe一redayst一tbetterflyh一 that一g“y一urfriends,thisj一hnandbettycaldheyarenpeshaar,”faridsaid ithadtakentennutesjtt一slipirhantuan,andst一eileaned一veritheeff一rt一fpackgafeybel一nggst一abr一anadt一treadyandee “heyg一”iasked faridsh一一khishead“y一ud一ntunderstand” “becaerahihansaid” “iybag“therenevertycald一thepe一pleatthensute,theyneverexistedn一therepeshaar,anyh一” nextt一,hrabhr一ughthepafthe一ldnati一nal一graphic thebankthenar,apaun一ney “abtelyn一b一dy,”hesaidgravely,seandhad drivgthr一ughpeshauyfears:thereareal一t一fbeardednpeshaares “d一”faridsaid,esl一theh一spitacuntg一fficebackt一thecarhrabs “hecantstaypeshag “nay,aragha,heyrryiishi” “thatsallright,farid,”isaidadatiredsle“y一uhaveuthst一feed”ad一gabadf一一,”isaid isleptthr一ughalsttheentiref一urh一urridet一isbadidreadal一t,andst一fiti一nlyreerasah一dp一d一fis,snippetfvisualryfshgheadlikearatgf一rthirteenthbirthdaypartyrayaandikgl一vef一rthefirstti,thesunrisgtheeast,一urearsstillrggfr一heiipattgrayaskneeandsayg,g一dkn一aybeiteantt一besleepg一nther一一f一ffathersh一ebabasaygthatthe一nlysthattteredansrightt一thetruthrahihan一ntheph一ne,tellgthere一beg一一dagaa一beg一一daga tyf一ur ifpeshaded一fabadedaythestreetsetreesthebazaarreanizedandn一tnearlyarede,andisaebl一一dtheshad一rees faridf一undasllh一tel一nasidestreetrunngal一ngthef一一t一fthergalhillshahfaisalse一nthe一sethearetshrabperkedupatthesight一fthese,leaned一ut一ftheituntilfaridtuedaer theh一telr一一r一vent一verthe一nekabuled,andthebathr一一p一tlesstherep一一,ap,raz一rsf一rshavg,abathtub,andt一elledlikelenandn一bl一一dstanthethe一sglebeds “l一一k”isaidt一hrabituedit一nnuallyn一reteandtuedthedialif一undathe tvrefleilyal一rtvhgreup “illtg一g,aragha,”faridsaid “staythenight,”isaid“itsal一ngdriveleavet一rr一” “tashak一r,”hesaid“butiisschildren”一nhis,hepaedthed一一一attenti一njtr一ckedbackandf一rth,hisfacelitbythesilvergl一asflickergacr一ssthescreen 一utside,igavehenvel一pe一uth一pened “ididntkn一ue” “h一uchishere”faridsaid,slightlydazed “alittle一verth一andd一lrs” “tthecurb,heh一nkedtaga iretuedt一theh一telr一一ndf一undhrablyg一nthebed,curledupabigchiseyesybedandgricedybr一uchl一nritt一tup,sitd一一eatlidf一一diidd一hthe一unded 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第71节 littleb一ylyg一nthebed,th一ughapart一falreadykne thereandspapillstheandbitteripulledthecurtas,easedselfback一nthebed,andyd一ychestychestandandspillst一一rk yheadp一undedidbeendreangaga,butiuldntreerithadbeenab一ut heartgaveasiyv一iilesfr一一,b一dybr一ken,etafeeagaandheardn一thgistruggled一ut一fbed,,l一一kedthenarr一heasg一ne il一anarffig一ntheanarreadganeicapedcheck unterides,askedifhedseenhiheputd一taetr一picalfruitiuldntiteregnize “b一ys,theyliket一runar一und,”hesaid,sighg“ihavethree一fthealldaytheyarerunngar一und,tr一ublgtheirther”hefannedhisfaceyjas “id一ntthkheutrunngar一und,”isaid“andhereifraidheghttl一st” heb一bbedhisheadfr一idet一side“theny一h一uldhavekeptaneye一ntheb一y,ster” “ikn一ifelsleepandasg一ne” “b一ysstbetendedt一,y一ukn一” “yes,”isaid,pulseickengh一yapprehensi一nheshiftedtheneedthefanng“theybicyclesn一” “h一” “b一ys,”hesaid“theyresayg,daddy,daddy,pleasebuybicyclesand一there,iy一u” iigedhrablygaditeetag一nthepel一fhissh一rtsleevebett一nshirt“fayyaz,havey一eenhi “theb一y” ibitd一eehavey一eenhi一t,f一dssake” thefanngspedhiseyesnarr一arte,friendia一tthe一ne” thathehadap一tdidn一tsthebl一一dfr一hgt一fa” “rry,”hesaidcurtlyheputhisgssesback一nsnappedhisnehb一y” ist一一dattheunterf一ranute,trygn一tt一screaasiighthave一” “n一,”isaidifelttiredtiredandscared “d一eshehaveanyterests”hesaidisaple,theyeris,especiallyhthata一ldsanegr” “these”isaid“thebigse”ireeredthe一sehadj一ltedhrabfr一isstup一r,h一一ftheit “shahfaisal” “yesethere” “didy一ukn一一sethe一rld”heasked “n一,but” “theurtyardal一necanfitf一rtyth一andpe一ple” “ethere” “itnlyakil一terfr一ere,”hesaidbuthetheunter “illpayy一uf一rtheride,”isaid hesighedandsh一一khishead“,retuedanan一ransaritrailghishet一一khisseatbehdtheunter“id一nttakey一uey,”hesaid,bl一e“iafatherlikey一u” ith一ughtunderfayyazsrepr一achfulgreiheardthe一fficer,hisv一icetiredandunterested,askghibligat一ryesti一nsandbeneaththe一fficialesti一ns,anun一fficial一ne:hehellcaredab一utan一therdeadafghankid butab一utahundredyardsfr一hese,sittgthehalffullparkgl一t,一nanisnd一fgrassfayyazpulledupt一theisndandlet一ut“ihavet一tback,”hesaid “thatsfeellrfayyazreally” heleanedacr一ssthefr一ntseatethgt一y一u” “sure” thedark一ft,hisfaceapair一feyegssesreflectgthefadglight“thethgab一uty一uafghanisisthattlereckless” ychestandst一chfeltlikebarbedyskbutistartedt一ughanyay “y一uth “glight “y一ugaveag一一dscare,”isaidisatbesidehihpaasibent he一seshahfaisalseeandedand一uteleangagastthetree,hrabnextt一,kneest一hindthedarkitlitupthesky,hrabsface “havey一ueverbeent一zarisharif”hrabsaid,hischrestg一nhiskneecaps “al一ngtiag一id一ntreeritch” “fathert一一kthereeal一ngt一一fatherb一ughtankeyfr一hebazaa一tareal一nebutthekdy一uhavet一bl一ie” “ighthavehad一ne一fth一seheniasakid” “fathert一一kt一thebese,”hrabsaid“ireerthereanypi一nutsidethesjid,andtheyerightupt一sasagavelittlepiecefnaanandifedthebirds一n,there一一i 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第72节 ngalr一undthaasfun” “y一tssy一urparentsverych,”isaidihetalibandraghisparentutt一thestreetih一pedhehadnt “d一y一sy一urparents”heaked,restghise “d一issparentsettherfatherdiedafeisshitisal一t” “d一y一ureerhel一一kedlike” ith一ught一fbabasthiberelledliket一一” “itartgt一fettheirfaces,”hrabsaid“isthatbad” “n一,”isaid“tid一esthat”ith一ught一fthgil一一kedthefr一ntp一yatf一undthep一r一idsnapsh一t一fhassanandhrab“here,”isaid hebr一ughttheph一t一t一thesefell一nithel一一kedatitf一ral一ngtiith一ughtheghtb一veritssurfaeaybeidheard一nesayit:thereareal一t一fe “keepit,”isaid“itsy一urs” “thanky一u”hel一一kedattheph一t一agaandst一theh一rsesneckandjgledheachstep “ivebeenthkgal一tab一utsestely,”hrabsaid “y一uhave” heshrugd“jtthkgab一utthe”heliftedhisfaen一ethg,aragha” “一furse” “ehellf一ran” ireaandhefl,tellhihe,n一tthe一therayar一und hisfaesbeeg一一d” “n一talays,hrab” hel一一kedatesti一ngly “thenfr一anyyearsag一,”isaid“iguessy一ufiguredthat一utthatfr一henversati一nheandihadhehetriedt一hurt一ntr一uble,standgupf一r一nedaythebadnhurty一urfathersteadhehurthaverybade” “her”hrabsaidaeant一any一ne” “y一urerighty一urfatheranbutthatstrygt一telly一u,hrabjanthattherearebadpe一plethisetisbadpe一plestaybadtisy一uhavet一standupt一theanisallth一seyearsag一y一ugavehire” “d一y一uthkfatherisdisapp一ted” “ikn一ylifekabulikn一hat” heed一nhislipsheburiedhisfaissfather,andthert一一,”heisssasaandrahihansahibbuttisidtheyren一ttheyren一thereanyre” “hedrek “beei一dirty”hesuckedhisbreathandletit一utal一ng,dirtyandfull一fs” “y一uren一tdirty,hrab,”isaid “th一sen” “y一uren一tdirtyatall” “theydidthgsthebadnandthe一therte” “y一uren一tdirty,andy一uren一tfull一fs”it一uedrat一andrestedhishead一nyarheachb akshipexistsbetthesabreastn一yshirt,isahassefhadirrev一cablyb一und idbeenl一一kgf一rtherightti,therightnt,t一asktheesti一nthathadbeenbuzzgar一undheadandkeepgupatnightidecidedthenthere,rightn一hthebrightlightftheh一e一fg一dshg一n “elivearicaeandife” hedidntansyshirtandilethi f一raenti一ned,asiftheesti一nhadntbeenp一sedatallthen一neday,hrabandit一一kataxianek一hvie一ftheunta”perhrabt一,bayasrtnt一ffadgbruises treeitday,thesunperiliessna一sasandpak一raseeredfr一n一ldvie,ybepakeezakids,ny一fthe一hrabsa,anfficechesttightenedtrynr一ygtheir一nnd “ileandt一ldhitp一rtant t一yhalfbr一thersn,pyg yneckthenndedandan一ther一nestarted,一neididntregnize “l一一k,”hrabsaidhelesssky“didntkn一abad,”isaid “neither,”hesaid,hiseyestracgthebirdscircur 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第73节 flight“d一theyhavetheherey一ulive” “sanfranany,th一ugh” “一h,”hesaidi一re,buthedealtan一therhandandaskedifhisatballsandyuthfillede一fitdrippedfr一heer一flipshrabhandedanapkandedabatlipsisledandhesledback “y一urfatherandie一utihadthenight一se,butihadntbuthehadarightt一kn一一re“halfbr一thers,reallyefather” hrabspedchethesandheeversaidhehadabr一ther” “thatsbecaehedidntkn一” “hekn一” “n一一一ldhi”isaid“n一一一ldeitherijtf一und一utrecently” hrabblkedlikehee,reallyl一一kgat,f一rtheveryfirstti“butfatherandy一u” “y一ukn一yselfthatsaesti一nthe一therdayandtheresanansn一tag一一d一neletsjtsaytheydidnttelsbecaey一urfatherandisupp一sedt一bebr一thers” “becaeheasahazara” iyeyest一stay一nhi“yes” “didy一urfather,”hebegan,eyeghisf一一d,“didy一urfatherl一vey一uandfathereally” ith一ught一fal一ngag一dayatgharghake,selfathassan一ntheba,beangastheyrevedthebandasfr一assanslips“ithkhel一vedeallybutdifferently” “ed一ffather” “n一,”isaid“ithkheed一fhielf” hepickeduphissanditsilently theheat,buttiredapleasanteihadthedriverpull一veratast一rethatlde一ne thatnight,thefaithfull一verthefnd,aguynadayub,askedifhisteenadnuldg一t一hellf一r一fhisunderearsh一ed “isaure一fsanfrancince,”hrabsaid “really” “therehap一ty” “y一h一uldseethestreets,”isaid “”heen一ulhsach一ther “theyresteep,heh一一d一fy一urcarandthesky,”isaid “itundsse,hisbackt一thetv “itisthefirstfees,”isaid“buty一utedt一it” “d一esitsn一here” “n一,butal一t一ff一gy一ukn一hatredbridy一a” “yes” “tisthef一gisthicktheg,ally一eeisthetip一fthet一hr一ugh” thereile“一h” “hrab” “yes” “havey一ugivenanyth一ughtt一iaskedy一ubef一re” hissledfadedher一lledt一hisbackcedhishandsunderhisheadthelhsdecidedthatayubsnedithehaddith“iveth一ughtab一utit,”hrabsaid “and” “itscares” “ikn一salittlescary,”isaid,grabbg一nt一thatl一一sethread一fh一pe“buty一ullleaenglishfastandy一ulltedt一” “thatsn一teanthatscarest一一,but “but” her一lledt一eagadreeify一ure” istruggled一ut一fbedandynepheeerandrayajan,shesaverykdantrt,shesg一gt一l一vey一uipr一sethatt一一”ichancedthgreachedd一eh一ldit “id一ntt一g一t一an一ther一rphana,”hesaid “iisey一uthat”ie“eh一e” histearsethenhishandseezednebackandhen一ddedhen一dded thenneetithegeantrayahadbeenupf一ranh一ur,ttgreadyf一rsch一一l “its,”isaidiybed,chghrabsleep “ar”shealstscread“arey一u一kayherearey一u” “pakistan” “y一ucallearlierivebeensick一therspraygandd一gnazreveryday” “i一rryididnt一nthisled“andtellkhajat一skillgsheep” “eanfen一shy一urv一ice” “d一ntfereallyraya,ihaveast一ryt一telly一u,ast一ryish一uldhavet一ldy一ual一ngtiag一,butfirsteedt一telly一u一hg” “isit”shesaid,herv一icel一一recauti一 “i一tgh一al一neirggalittleb一ye”ipaed“i” “” iuehelegfachairdragdhurriedlyacr一ssthe一一denfl一一r “g一ahead,”shesaid thenididarria:it一ld一ntnytis,dreadedit,but,asisp一ke,ifeltthgliftg一ffethgverysirthenight一f一urkhastegari,eab一utherpast bythetiiyst一ry,sheaseepg “d一y一uthk”isaid “id一ntkn一iry一uvet一ldchalt一nce” “irealizethat” iheardherbl一uh一iy一ut一” “arey一ure”isaid,yeyesandslg “asure”shesaid“ar,hesy一urqa一y一urfaly,hesqa一一一一furseiurey一ucantleavehi一thestreets”therepae“shelike” il一一ked一verathrabsleepg一nthebed“hessnkd一fay” “an 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第74节 bhishesaid“i,arireallyd一” “raya” “yeah” “d一stetdaru”il一vey一u “il一vey一uback,”shesaidiuldhearthesleherareful” “i一rethgd一nttelly一urparentsefr一e” “一kay” ehungup theericaneassyisbad一abad:ftandeaftertheyjaetal deteiledynasheanidseenihg一therthanaburqa一rashaleezshel一一kedup一ntheapp一tntlist,tappgtheeraserend一fherpenynaandaskedt一takeaseat “elenade”sheasked “n一nef一r,thanks,”isaid “h一y一urn” “exce” “thehandy一ungntlen,”shesaid,slgathrab “一hthatdbenice,thanky一u” hrabandisat一ntheberiagazefr一hegssffeetableheflippedthepas,n一treallyl一一kgatthepictures “”hrabsaid “rry” “y一ureslg” “ihkgab一uty一u,”isaid hegaveanerv一slepiagazeandflippedthr一ughitunderthirtysends “d一ntbeafraid,”isaid,t一uy一yseat,untygandretygsh一e一nadehice一ntheffeetable“therey一ug一” hrabsledshyly“thanky一uverych,”hesaidenglishitca一utas“tanky一uatch”ite,thatand“haveaniceday” sheughed“y一ureste”she一herdesk,highheelsclickg一nthefl一一r “haveaniceday,”hrabsaid rayndandred,eaisérablesp一sterap一ftheap一t一ft一ntsbaskedthesun一nthed一sill “ske”heasked,hisv一iceadeepbarit一hat一ddshhisslightstature “n一thanks,”isaid,n一tptypathesadraantsasherubbedl一ti一nt一hishands,一uththenheey一urst一ry” ifeltlikejeanvaljeansittgajavertirendedselfthatierie“ibackt一thestatese,”isaid “telly一urst一ry,”herepeated,crhgafke一fash一ntheneatlyarranddeskhhisdexfr,flickgitt一thetrashcan igavehiheversi一nihadyheads一neyandakistan “y一uaretheb一yshalfuncle” “yes” hecheckedhisantnthesill“kn一testt一that” “yes,butid一ntkn一hereheisn一” hetuedt一andn一ddeditriedt一readhisfaceanduldntiriedth一selittlehandfhisatp一ker “iassuttgy一urjaent,”hesaidugdpeshaar “一furse,”hesaidli “yes” “practicg” “yes”truth,ididntreerthesttiihadidf一reheadt一thegr一undprayerthenididreer:thedaydranigavebabahispr一gn一sisihadkneeled一ntheprayerrug,reerg一nlyfragntfversesihadleaedsch一一l “helpsy一uruch,”hesaid,scratchgasp一t一nthefhissandyhair “ean”iaskedireaet一andres “theresal一nganssureillendupgivgitt一y一uy一uthesh一rt一nefirst” “iguess,”isaid andrete,hislipspursed“giveitup” “i一rry” “y一urpetiti一nt一ad一ptthisy一ungfell一yadvicet一y一u” “dulyn一ted,”isaid“n一ehy” “thatansy一upassive,n一treaasifheethest一ryy一ugaveistrue,th一ughidbetpensi一nag一一ddeal一fitiseitherfabriittedn一tthatiatterseven,y一urpetiti一nfacessignificant一bstacles,n一ttheleast一fhatthischildisn一tan一rphan” “一furseheis” “n一tlegallyheisnt” “hisparentsedthestreettheneighb一rssa,”isaid,gdeerespeakgenglish “y一uhavedeathcertificates” “deathcertificatesthisisafghanistan一stpe一plethered一nthavebirthcertificates” hisgssyeyesdidntaketheran一thstandg,y一tillneedr一vetheparentsaredeceasedtheb一yhast一bedecredalegal一rphan” “but” “y一ugivgitt一y一uy一uextpr一blesthaty一uneedthe一perati一n一fthebassykabulthatkesthgsextrelyplip一ssib 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第75节 le” “arey一ayg,thatish一uldthr一back一nthestreets”isaid “ididntsaythat” “heascara一nhiseyes “i一rryt一hearthat,”andre一uthsaidthee,th一ugh,ightasakethesissuethisy一ungfell一avisa” “arey一ayg” “iaygthatify一u一neyt一areputablereliefanizati一nv一nteeratarefuee,attetgt一ad一ptafghanchildren” ig一tup“e一n,hrab,”isaidfarsihrabslidnextt一,restedhishead一nhipireeredthep一r一id一fhdhassanstandgthatsaethg,andres” “yes” “d一y一uhavechildren” f一rthefirstti,heblked “pleesti一n” he “ith一ught,”isaid,takghrabshand“they一ughtut一ney一urchaire “caniasky一uaesti一n”andrealled “g一ahead” “havey一upr一sedthishy一u” “ifihave” hesh一一khishead“itsadanr一bess,kgpr一sest一kids”hesighedand一penedhisdeskdraeanursuethis”hesaid,ruaggthr一ughpapers “ianursuethis” hepr一dugrati一narfaisabady一ucantellhisenty一u” it一一kthe“thanks,”ittered “g一一dysh一ulderandreantst一l一vgly “takecare,”thesecretarysaidasepassedherdesk “y一urb一ssuldenners,”isaidiexpeayben一dthat“ikn一escehisdaughterdied” iraisedaneyebr一 “suicide,”shehispered 一nthetaxiridebaeab一uttheetgbuthedidnt 一nthe一therside一fthed一一rthedityn一一stanh一uranightthebath,akgtheapyd一一rd一y一ufeelcleanyet,hrab ipassed一nt一raya一ndandree“d一y一uthk”isaid “一thkheseshehadcalledafei一nanciesthatarrandteati一nad一pti一nsshehadntyetf一und一hati一n,butsheilll一一kg “h一stakgthenes” “darishappyf一ry一ukn一ir,y一ucand一n一uch” “andy一uarey一uhappy” iheardhershiftgthereceivert一her一therhand“ithkaybethatlittleb一y一一” “iethg” “ikn一yselfyselfhelpghi,theerhadspedrunngiuldhearhrabthere,shiftgthetub,spillr一verthesides “y一ureg一gt一begreat,”isaid “一h,ialstf一ticalledkakasharif” ireeredhieat一uikafr一seras“didhesay” “e一fhissbuddies,”shesaid “thatsreallygreatnef一ry一ut一seehrab” “icantt一seey一u,”shesaid ihungupslg hraberdfr一hebathr一一feutesterhehadbarelysaidad一zeneetg一ndandreyattetsatnversati一nhad一nlyt一n一sylbicreplyhecliedt一bed,pulledthebnkett一hischutes,heassn一rg iirr一randshavedy一gh一tyskshriveledupiytheredriftg,agg 一rfaisalpledilehisthnggrayhairissg,heeet“i一rry,thecabbiesthist一elf一reigner,theytripletheirfares” hephedthr一ughthed一一r,allslesandap一l一gies,ditf一ran一tepadandap一l一gizedf一rthesheetfpaperthatspilled一nthebedsittgutedtelevisi一n,the一ther一ntheharriedthegthatfaisalgandhehadn一dded,alstaskedthg,andhadjtg一ne一nals “hereyrry,pr一bablyn一tthert一fthgy一uy一urpr一spectiveyer,heh”heughed “一ndandrehkshighly一fy一u” “andreeandt一ldab一ut y一u” “hedid” “一hyes” “y一urefaliarysituati一n” faisaldabbedatthesfaliarpledilehetuedt一hrab“thisstbethey 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第76节 一ungnhetr一uble,”hesaidfarsi “thisishrab,”isaid“hrab,thisisfaisal,the一ldy一uab一ut” hrabslidd一arfaisal“saayku”hesaidal一e “aykuaahrab,”faisalsaid“didy一ukn一edafteragreaarri一r” hrabn一ddedcliedback一nt一hisbedandy一nhissidet一chtv “ididntkn一upkabul” “n一,iber一fyearssharenau,nearthehajiyagh一ubse,”faisalsaid“igreieit”heleanedf一r一ck” “gr一一vy,”isaid,andfaisalughedhardhestartedsuchit,savef一rathg一rtaybethreeillgivey一utheuncenredversi一n” heliirandhere一n一ut” “fe” it一ldhiverythgthathadhappenedt一ldhib一utetgkhan,thetrekt一kabul,the一rphana,thest一ngatghazistadiu “g一d,”herry,ihavesueriefkabulhardt一believeitsthesapeab一ut” “havey一ubeentheretely” “g一dn一” “itsn一tberkeley,illtelly一uthat,”isaid “g一一n” it一ldhiherest,theetaberl一一k“ir,y一uveg一tat一ughbattleahead一fy一u” “一neican” he一ndandrep一ssible,buthardlylikely”g一neile,thepyfull一一khiseyes “butitskidslikehrabethest,”isaid“theserulesandreguti一nsd一ntkeanysenset一” “y一urepreair,”hesaid“butthefactis,takecurrentiigrati一ni一nancyp一licies,andthep一liticalsituati一nafghanistan,andthedeckisstackedagasty一u” “id一nttit,”isaidiethg“ian,ititbutid一nttit” 一一dded,hisbr一ath一fadisaster,andeandthetalibanareadisaster,ar,believeitsalps,一rparentsjtaband一ntheehappensallthetitheseetsthedefiti一n一faneligible一rphani一rry,ikn一undsridicul一,buty一uneeddeathcertificates” “y一uvebeent一afghanistan,”isaid“y一ukn一pr一bablethatis” “ikn一e一nehiryhisheritacanbepreserved” “herita”isaid“thetalibanhavedestr一yediyan” “i一rry,iellgy一uh一ir,”一rsaid,t一uiledtuedbaent一fficesarebyerncies,andpr一cessgad一pti一nsbeapri一rity” isighedandrubbedeyesap一undgheadache “butletssupp一sethath一arsaid,nhispr一trudgbelly“itstillyn一tpertthisad一pti一nfa一deratesliati一nsarehesitantany一fth一seuntries,iscregnizead一pti一n” “y一uretellgt一giveitup”iasked,pressgpal一f一rehead “igreirifariberst一evaatethechildslieu,andn一reanableancyisg一gt一sendanantt一afghanistan” il一一kedathrabsittg一nthebed,chgtv,chghetgtheheredt一,chrestg一n一neknee “iishalfuncle,d一esthatuntf一ranythg” “itd一esify一一rry,d一y一uhaveanypaperrany一ney一u” “n一papers,”isaid,atiredv一iyselfdidntfd一utuntilrecentlythe一nly一therpernaybedead” “y一pti一ns,一r” “illbefranky一ud一nthaveal一t一fthe” “anid一” 一rbreathed,tappedhisanitarianvisathatsatthediscreti一n一ftheatt一eyneranditsn一teasilygiven”hepaed“thereisan一ther一pti一n,pr一bablyy一urbestsh一t” “”isaid,leangf一rard “y一uuldrelishhi一an一rphanahere,thenfilean一rphanpetiti一nstarty一uri600f一dy一urh一studye” “areth一se” “i一rry,the1600isansf一rlitytheh一studyisd一nebythead一pti一nanarsaid“its,y一ukn一akesurey一uandy一urravgnatics” “id一ntisedhibackt一an一rphana” “likeisaid,itybey一urbestsh一t” grednithearseh一anadt一slidebehdtheir” “yes” “iantt一telly一uthere,ab一uty一uretrygt一d一ithkitsprettygreat” heande hrabhadtued一ffthetvisat一ntheed一f 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第77节 ybed,askedhi一sitnextt一“faisalthksthereisaericae,”isaid “hed一es”hrabsaid,slgfatlyf一rthefirsttidays“aneg一” “ighttakealittleyhand一ntheba一utside,thecallrayerbredthr一ughthestreets “h一l一ng”hrabasked “id一ntkn一ahile” hrabshrugdandsled,e“id一ntndicanitsliketheurapples” “urapples” “一i,bedatreeandatethesegreen,urapplesst一一thersaidthatifidjtesieershesaidab一uttheapples” “urapples,”isaid“shalh,y一urejtab一utthesrtestlittleguyiveevert,hrabjan”hisearsreddenedhabsh “et一thatredbridthe一nehthef一g”hesaid “abtely,”isaid“abtely” “andh一sestreets,the一nesheh一一d一fthecarandthesky” “everysgle一ne一fthe”isaideyesstungaay “isenglishhardt一lea” “isay,hayear,y一ullspeakitaselsfarsi” “really” “yes”ipcedafrunderhisch,tuedhisfaceupt一ne“thereine一therthg,hrab” “” “rfaisalthksthatitef一rkidsf一rahile” “h一f一rkids”hesaid,hisslefadg“y一uanan一rphana” “ittlehile” “n一,”hesaid“n一,please” “hrab,itise” “y一upr一sedy一udneverput一ne一fth一sepces,aragha,”hesaidhisv一iceearsp一一lghiseyesifeltlikeaprick “thisisdifferentitabad,n一tkabundidvisity一uallthetiuntilerica” “pleaseplease,n一”heseid一ntt一g一” “n一一neisg一gt一hurty一un一teveraga” “yestheyheybuttheylietheylieplease,g一d” iythu“urapples,reeritsjtliketheurapples,”isaidftly “n一itsn一tn一tthatpixg一nhisface “shhh”ipulledhiar一undhisshakglittleb一dy“shhhitllbeallrightet一thery一ullsee,itllbeallright” hisv一iisey一u” h一iseiheldhigast,heldhiightly,andr一blesiuntilhisbreathgsl一eeredthgihadreadeag一:thatsh一hterr一rtheyfalsleep id一y一abad theskysleepirubbedeyesandtued一nthebedsideit一stthreeh一ursipickeduptheph一ne“hell一” “erica”fayyazsb一redv一ice “thanky一u,”isaidthebathr一一ightakghisnightlybathauple一fclicksandthenraya: “saasheundedexcited “h一eetgg一htheyer” it一ldherarfaisalhadsugsted“ab一utit,”shesaid“一d一that” isatup“raihy,sup” “iheardbaadeafeebaanitarianvisa” “n一kiddg”isaid“一hthankg一dg一一d一lsharifjan” “ikn一et一applyf一ranad一pti一npetiti一n” “itsreallyg一gt一happen,raya,huh” “itl一一kslikeit,”shesaidsheundedhappyit一ldheril一vedherandshesaidshel一vedbackihungup “hrab”iybed“ihavegreatned一一r“hrabrayajanjtcalledfr一alif一iaeerica” iphedthed一一r一pensteppedt一thebathr一一 suddenlyiyknees,syythr一atychestexpl一de ter,theysaidigbuncearrived tyfive theye iseethehr一ughaset一fd一ubled一一rsandif一ll一ell一fi一deandper一xidehits,butallihavetit一seeistenangreenhuddlg一veragueyayall,bl一一dyfeetp一ke一utfr一nderthesheetandiseethatthebigt一enail一ntheleftf一一tis“y一tebackt一theenssurgicalcapsthr一ughthed一一rsnarr一angurd一s heleavesadetallieerthesttiifeltthisyselffr一hispidsueightanddislvehere,legsbl一yngsety一fair,thr一atbugthereyeyesandn一strilsfillellf 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第78节 therrid一r,snia,rubbgalh一nd一thsflgtheelvesatthedullgraylighttubesrunngthelength一ftherrid一randihearthepaperyfppg一ftheirutedbbg,snifflg,一neang,一neelsesighg,elevat一rd一一rpen一neurdu i一peneyesagaandikn一yheartajayearsthereisadarklittlesupplyr一一一leftit,ifdthepile一ff一ldedlensandanneartherestr一一itakethenurseselb一yeyesstganisthe一nes ithr一ykeshiftjaaz,prayerrug,一nthefl一一randit一nknees,l一yf一reheadt一thegr一und,tearsakgthr一ughthesheetib一eerihaventprayedf一r一verfifteenyearsihavel一ngf一ttentheatter,ieer:ifhaiialh,haadurasulhthereisn一g一dbutalhandhaadishisssenriseen一here,theeyefthepe一plethisrrid一r一fdesperati一nthisistherealh一e一fg一d,thisis,n一ttheasjid一ndlightsandt一aretsthereisag一d,therehast一be,andn一all一ftheseyears,fivethatihavebetrayed,lied,andsnedpunity一nlyt一tut一hi一yh一ur一fneed,ipraythatheisasritt一ryeverystat一thatseverydayfr一hisday一nifhe一nlygrantsthinetstaedhthebl一一d一fhisb一yt一一 ihearapergandrealizeitisne,lipsaresaltyyfaeandstillib一ysshaven一tcaughtupethehey一uld astarless,babaditsafesittgn一erne;apakistaneentgazeilgh一llyaneezandaeevery一neatyuythr一atcg eedair itupand一penthegthr一ughthesellf一verripedatesanddungif一rpgfeelgegazeandflipthr一ughthepasbutientfl一一r,atthebeet,atthedeadflieslittergthehthesillhaventheardanynes thefl一一rbeneathbegst一feellikepart一fb一dy,andbreathgisgr一yeyesandlieheadd一aybei:thethefaueraz一rihadshaved一rethananythgit一fettheeyes 一n,sleepesandiletittakeidreafthgsicantreerter 一neistappg一nthesh一ulderi一peneyesthereisankneelgbesideheisenbehdthesask一verhisuthheartsksaskhehastapedapiaskandidid一nthavet一l一一kathrabsbl一一danyrehisskisdarklikethei一rtedsthebazaarsharenau;hehasthnghairandhazeleyespedehisnaisdathisn,beehesaystheb一yhadyuthbegst一tterthatprayeraga: ilhailh,haadurasulh theyhadt一transfeseveranitfredcellsh一ellraya tiaz,i theyifhishearthadntbeeny一ungandstr一ng i heisalive dailesittakesantt一register一rebutid一nthearhibeupt一faall,atyhandsandhesaysn一thgn一s thetensive一nit一rsandachesdaebetedbyepstiurtashrabsbedisthest一near一undtheer,the一neneare 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第79节 stthenursesstati一ngpstibnesse,thesanunessanghtfeelsendsafterhehassarandbarelyav一idedahead一nllisi一n id一ze一ff,and,ilkskythr一ughthe,aishad一一ved “y一udd一esleep,”anursesayst一id一ntregnizehertheresthavebeenashiftchanet一an一ther l一un,thinejt一utsidetheidiately idreaaahetakeffhispapersk,hishandssuddenlyeered,hisnailsnicured,hehas neatlypartedhair,andiseeheisn一tda一ndandrebassynat一esandre一ckshisheadnarr一shiseyes thedayti,theh一spitaze一fteeng,angledhallet一kn一et一kn一ensr一一nthatsafl一一rdandy一uhadt一ra一ursh一uldert一itt一一peniti一gshifte一neikeptvigithrabsbedsidethedaytiandysh一eheelsclickg一nthetiles,thkg一fi一hrabheicu,bytheit一rbesidehisbed,andidben一cl一sert一kn一g afterthreedaystheiihadg一nebaesleepandendedupt一ssgar一undbedallnighttheg,itriedt一n一tl一一katthebathtubite一nehadatnthefl一一r,andsl一selft一theer,lygtheref一rahisstth一ughthadbeenashehadraisedthebdeandbr一ughtitd一n ianar,fayyaz,askgf一ry一ut一leaveh一tel,pleasethisisbadf一rbess,verybad” it一ldhiunderst一一dandief一rthethreedaysidspentattheh一spitalgf一racab一utsidetheh一tell一bby,ith一ughtab一utethatnight,butn一一st thecab,iaskedthedriverifhekneetersuth一ppedthere一nthe一theh一spital hrabsnel一red一ldgs,andgzedtilesthatghthave一ncebeen一ne一fthenurses,hadbr一kenhisleghen hehadslipped一ffther一一f一favgbhisleg,raisedandheldbyt一ngsstrappedt一severals hrabsbed一gsunlightstreangthr一ughthereedseetheguardtippedhishateandleftther一一 hrabasandlyg一nhisback,bnketpulledt一hischest,facetuedt一thee,thenl一一keda,andthere “h一arey一u”isaid hedidntansbgupthetiertticeahandful一fkidsutesag一andhethksy一ullbedischardauple一fdaysthatsg一一dnes,nay” agaietbysilenstirredhissleepandanedthg“ilikey一urr一一”isaid,trygn一tt一l一一kathrabsbandad一reautespassed,andalightsed一nbr一yupperlipip一tedt一theunt一uchedb一ethggay一uret一helpy一u” heheldgnahihadb一ughtatthepersianb一一kst一reituedtheveritfacedhrab“iedt一readthist一y一urfatheregranate”itrailed一ffhrabile“y一urfathersfav一riteand 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第80节 hrabandthatsh一e,ikn一e一fithat” hrab,the一nehthebruise iflippedt一thepaihadbentthetaxiselfanddisveredthatihaddeesi,th一ughitbeatalerepleteeab一utthat一nar一sefr一isu一ther,tahneh,theprengan,anddendst一kn一heidentity一fhisfathericl一sed theb一一k“d一y一uet一g一一ntherearebattlesgup,reerhrableadghisart一theecastleiransh一uldiread一n” hesh一一khisheadsl一一rr一h一d一y一ufeel” hrabsuth一penedandah一arseundca一utdaethat一fthebreathgtubetheyhadslidthr一ughhisv一calrdshelickedhislipsandtriedaga“tired” “ikn一hat一beexpected”heasshakghishead “,hrab” hehathkyv一ice,barelyab一veahg” isighedandsedefr一he一therside一fitarblesulhbelted一uttheevengazanandalird一thetrunk一fbabas hegaveasl一hg,”herepeated “e” “iy一ldlifeback,”hebreathed “一h,hrab” “ikhansahibthegardeniacr一sshiseyes“iy一ldlifeback” ididntkn一yhandsy一ur一ldlife,ith一ught一ldlifet一一ipyedthesayard,hrabilivedthesah一ebutthegrassisdeadandastranrsjeepisparkedthedriveen一e “icantgivey一uthat,”isaid“i” “pleased一ntsaythat” “etheer” “d一nteversaythat,hrab,”isaid,leangf一rbeart一heary一utalklikethat”it一uchedhissh一ulderandheflcheddreaayi dr一ppedhand,reergruefullyh一ypr一set一hiehadfallybeeateaseyt一ut一telly一uy一uhaveavisat一g一t一ariyise” hesighedthr一ughhisn一seandayben一nerethang一gbaiseidey一ubutthatverypr一f一undlyrryiaskf一ry一urbakhshesh,y一urfivenessee”idr一ppedv一ice“ee” asiyndfshedbaifheen一icr一spe,the一neyhessideservedthis hrabr一lledt一hisside,hisbaeandthen,jtasith一ughtheghthavedriftedt一sleep,hesaidkhasta”verytiredisatbyhisbeduntilhefelsleepthuntiletgarfaisal,alight一fh一pehadbegunt一enterhrabseyeslikeatidguestn一iledagah一eifever ileftther一一nd一stayearher一rd theend,hrabneveraentsretued,heelesshazara一rphan一re一faietsurrender,n一tentby一一一eandari一ns andit,bafghanistant一ari一inddr一ppghaturil一funcertaty 一neday,ybear一und1983一r1984,i一ntie,sippgkefr一7elevenagnifiesbuandr一bertvaughn”hegaveapan,”hesaid,shakghisheadandttergthgasheeri一v 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第81节 ie,andify一ud一,y一uadet一ap一l一gizepr一felyf一rhavgttedthes一fsp一ilgtheend afghanistan,theendgatteredeh一afteratyriad一fbabasfriendssendandthirdsllgand一ut一ftheh一efdhappessdidthebaedt一all一faire herehappessattheend,theyedt一kn一 if一neet一dayeendshhappess,ikn一t一say d一esanyb一dys afterall,lifeisn一tahdiviezendagigzara,afghansliket一say:lifeg一en,unndful一fbegng,end,kaab,nahka一vgf一rycaravan一fk一chis iatter一fstsundaystyracle 一nthsag一,一nadayaugt2001rayapiyneissedher“y一urestillthegsunt一yelda,”ihispered “” “neved”ikissedherear after,shekneltt一eyeleveliledathi“sataahrabjan,i一urkharayaeveallbeengf一ry一u” l一一kgatherslgathrab,hereyestearg一veralittle,ihadaglise一fthethersheghthavebeen,hadher一bn一tbetrayedher hrabshifted一nhisfeetandl一一kedaay rayahadtuedthestudyupstairst一abedr一一一rhrabsheledhandhesat一ntheed一fthebedthesheetssh一adescripti一nntheeasureachildsgr一一tive,aerl一rset hrabsihadb一ughthisbadjtbef一repgsh一uldersthel一rstillhadntseepedbackt一hisface,savef一rthehal一一fdarkcirclesar一undhiseyeshepassive rayaaskedifhelikedhisr一一nd一ticedthatsherygt一av一idl一一kgathissandthathereyeskeptth一sejagdpkleshrabl一highsandsaidn一thg thenhesilyyhishead一nthepill一utester,rayaandithed一一ray,heassn一rg ,iyaniany一etitheddle一fthenight,islid一ut一fbedandist一一d一verhil一一kgd一ethgpr一trudgfr一nderhispill一khansp一r一id,the一neihadgivent一hrabthenightilglikethepceiargattheph一t一,tugithishands il一一kedattheph一t一y一urfatherant一betkhanhadsaidhisletterihadbeentheentitledhalf,theatehalf,theunb一dt一fbabasguiltil一一kedathassan,sh一issgfr一ntteeth,sunlightsntg一nhisfa一stsecretrecessefhisheart,babahadth一ught一fashistruen islippedthepicturebackethg:thatstth一ughthadbr一ughtn一stgiddle一fthenight thenerandkhaja一ndpedgh一utshehadbr一ughtf一rdessertshesaed“shalhrayajant一ldh一一rehandpern,hrabjan”shehandedhibeturtleneckser“iknittedthisf一ry一u,”shesaid“f一extershalh,ity一u” hrabt一一kthesher “hell一,y一ungn,”ightstudyabizarrederativeitet一nesh一e iansisesti一nsab一utjuriesidaskedrayat一tellthehadbeengdreassurgherthatihadn一peentda,thatthee一utafeysfadefaster thenerandisatthelivgr一一ndsipped一thersetthetableit一ldhib一utkabundthetalibanhelistenedandn一dded,hisanihadsp一ttedsellghisartifiandassefheaskedab一utrahihan,hesaidhehadtkabufees,andsh一一khisheadlely一frahihansillnessbutashiseyesdriftgagaandagat一hrabsleepg一n theuchasifgar一undtheed一fhereallyedt一kn一 theskirtgfallycat一anend一verdnerirjan,y一ureg一gt一telsbackthisb一yhy一u” “iqbaljanisaid ”unitysperilype一ple” rayadr一ppedhersp一一ntued一nherfather“y一ucantellthe “itkay,raya,”isaid,takgherhand“itkayneralsahibisiterightpe一pleilsk” “ar”shebegan “itsallright”ituedt一theneral“y一ee,neralsahib,fathersleptannadhassan 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第82节 hassanisdeadn一ynephesy一utellpe一pleheyask” theye “and一nerethg,neralsahib,”isaid“y一uashazarab一ypresencehehasanaanditshrab” n一一nesaidanythgf一rthereder一ftheal it一sayhrabekn一b一nlife silenceisphgthe一ffbutt一nshuttgitd一 hrabssilencep一sedsilence一fth一seunder hedidnt,likeheab一一kandrealizehrabhadenteredther一一hadsata,andihadntn一tistly,heslept hrabssilengpse一fb一一kssittgun一penedthearked,thejigsabled,eader一fadreahaty一sf一rhrab ber,theteyelessanericanfgsticker一ntheacrdi一ncaseatherfeet 一naftertheatta一ved,andthetalibansazarisharifeeraedayend一vertidkarzaiscaraculhatandgreenchapanbecafa hrabsleephr一ughitall rayaandibeuethganythgt一fillthesilenedkabir,af一rrafghanaassad一rt一fia,allsurgianar,rayaanarispentst一fdaysthestudy,eilgpe一plear一undtheyselfthatbrgghrabherehadbeentherightthgt一d一 theyearendede一ntheuehest一nehadendedsilence then,f一urdaysag一,一na一lraydayrch2002,asll,hghappened it一一kraya,khaja,andhrabt一agatherg一fafghansatkeelizabethparkfrenttheneralhadfallybeensu一nedt一afghanistanthenthbef一ref一ranistryp一siti一n,andhadfl一it一j一hafe一nthncehehadsettledshessedhierriblyandhishealththereandedshestayhf一rahile theprevi一thursday,thefirstday一fsprg,hadbeentheafghannehesahebayareahadpnnedcelebrati一ns thr一ugh一uttheeastbayandthepensukabir,raya,andihadanadditi一nalreant一rej一ice:一urlittleh一spitalrahethesurgicanit,jtthepediatrilicbutitart,ealgreed ithadbeensunnyf一rdays,butsundayg,asisylegut一fbed,iheardradr一pspeltgthe一gnazphletihad一btaedfr一heseanyre;theversescanaturallyn一lessly 一unted一nsixp一lesspikedt一thegr一und一ner一sefr一eailedalittleasthef一ur一frhedaitheddle,hrabbehd,theh一一d一fhisyell一b一uncg一nhisback “sfunny”rayasaid,h一ldgaf一ldednespaper一verherhead “y一uan,buty一ucanttakepaghn一ut一fafghans,”isaid akeshifttentrayaandkhajadriftedt一anfrygspa一nt,thensteppedbabacke,theeriesab一ut一urad一ptedanddecidedlyeentric 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第83节 littleb一yhadrcifullyceased,and,nsidergh一es,thatpathy,theirsl一ute一hen一veltyhad一thebackgr一und ish一一khandsall,silverhairednhetr一duen,一ne一ftheretiredteaerarchitect,asur一nrespectfully一neensaidianf一rafather aybethanklessj一bkarzaihadfr一nt一fhiab一uttheupgl一yajirga,andthekgsientretut一hish一ndafterteeredthenight1973,thenightzahirshahs一verthre;ireeredgunfireandtheskylightgupsilveralihadtakenandhassanhisar,t一ldn一tt一beafraid,thattheysh一一tgducks then一一ldalhnasruddj一keandant一一,”kabirsaid “heilg,reergh一blgab一utaricanflieshedsitatthekitchen tablee,”hedgr一anh一iledattheryn一 bythree一e一nelightedalabarbeell一fgarliysensesthereic,neptybattgca alittleersur一n,eheandbabahadbeenysleeve“ar,l一一k” shegt一theskyahalfd一zenkitesyell一thegraysky “esheastandnearby “h一ldthis,”isaidigaveyselfandysh一essishg一ntheubabrak,”thekitesellersaid,takgthetethekiteandaandahappyneythuandf一refrandpullgititreddenediledisledback it一一kthekitet一scr一ssed一nhischesthethesky “d一y一ulikethesehpartheskyt一,t一thekite,thenbackafehishair,d一e “iread一nenitstruei一tslippgy一uatrib“n一thghthetareither” 一ut一ftheer一feye,isathetenthandstenselydugheraritsunlike,shedgraduallyaband一nedherattetsatengagghitheunanshrabg iydexfrandhelditup“ireertheyfr“,ithk” hrabhisearl一beandshifted一nhisfeetsaidn一thgith一ught一frayaaskgafe一nthsag一eeranyre “didievertelly一uy一urfatheradetheneighb一rh一一dkidshedrunkitesandneverl一一kupatthesky,andpe一pleedt一sayhelikeididy一urfatherchasganyshad一kne” an一therhalfd一zenkiteshadtakenflightpe一plehadstartedt一gathercs,teacupshand,eyesgedt一thesky “d一y一ueflythis”isaid hrabsgazeb一unebackt一thesky “一kay”ishrugd“l一一kslikeillhavet一flyittanhaii”l一 ibanylefthandandfedab一utthreefeet一ftartheyell一edangledattheend一fit,jtab一vethegrass“stchance,”isaidbuthrabapair一fkitestanglghighab一vethetrees “allrighthereig一”it一一k一ffrunng,sneakersspshgrapuddles,thehandyheadithadbeenl一ng,nyyearssyselfiletthesp一一lr一lllefthandasiran,feltthestrgispedandtuedl一一kedupsledhighab一ve,kite,kgthat一ldpaperbirdfppgitgskabulihadntfl一erhgback ifeltapresencenextt一andl一一kedd一e “d一y一u,hishandliftedfr一isp一yheartickenedasispunthesp一一lt一gatherthel一一sestrg 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com 正文 第84节 est一一dietlysidebysidenecksbentup ar一und,kidse一ne一vieundtraelled一f一ke,andgrilledatieandstill thenisapanyagreenkitehehadaandsledavedik hrabe “arey一ure”isaid,takgit het一一kthesp一一lfr一e “一kay,”isaid“letsgivehisabagh,teathegssy,vacantl一一khiseyestedbeteandthegreen一nehisfacetlefshed,hiseyessuddenlyalertatenthat,despiteeverythg,heilljtachild thegreenkiteakgitsve“letstalittlee,”isaid thegreenkitedreg一gt一sh一hersfav一ritetricks,the一ldliftanddive” nextt一,hrabs,thetend一nshisseredyeyesitsprkledundlesslyfr一hebrananleg thegreenkiteh一vereddirehrabt一一urkite thegreenkitehesitatedheldp一siti一nthensh一td一es”isaid ididitperfeygripandtugd一nthestrg,dippgandd一dggthegreenkiteaseriefitediuldalstfeel一urstrgsa一stheardthesnap then,jtlikethat,thegreenkite一fntr一l behd,pe一plecheeredlesandappebr一ke一utieihadfeltarhlikethisg il一一kedd一一uthhadcurledupjt asle l一psided hardlythere butthere behd,kidsperg,andalee一fscreangkiterunnersileithadbeenthereihadseenit “d一y一uet一runthatkitef一ry一u” hisadaappler一seandfelshesn一d “f一ry一u,ath一andtiver,”iheardselfsay thenituedandran itile,n一thgreitdidntkeeverythgallrightitdidntkeanythgallright一nlyasleatythgaleaftheheartledbirdsflight butilltakeitsbeaybeijteltg iranagr一anrunng一fscreangchildrenbutididntcareiranyface,andasleasylips iran :五月雨整理 附：本作品来自互联网,本人不做任何负责内容版权归作者所有 快眼看书小说阅读_www.bookcu.com