Thelottery原文Word格式文档下载.docx
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--eventuallymadeagreatpileofstonesinonecornerofthesquareandguardeditagainsttheraidsoftheotherboys.Thegirlsstoodaside,talkingamongthemselves,lookingovertheirshouldersattheboys.andtheverysmallchildrenrolledinthedustorclungtothehandsoftheirolderbrothersorsisters.
Soonthemenbegantogather.surveyingtheirownchildren,speakingofplantingandrain,tractorsandtaxes.Theystoodtogether,awayfromthepileofstonesinthecorner,andtheirjokeswerequietandtheysmiledratherthanlaughed.Thewomen,wearingfadedhousedressesandsweaters,cameshortlyaftertheirmenfolk.Theygreetedoneanotherandexchangedbitsofgossipastheywenttojointheirhusbands.Soonthewomen,standingbytheirhusbands,begantocalltotheirchildren,andthechildrencamereluctantly,havingtobecalledfourorfivetimes.BobbyMartinduckedunderhismother'
sgraspinghandandran,laughing,backtothepileofstones.Hisfatherspokeupsharply,andBobbycamequicklyandtookhisplacebetweenhisfatherandhisoldestbrother.
Thelotterywasconducted--aswerethesquaredances,theteenclub,theHalloweenprogram--byMr.Summers.whohadtimeandenergytodevotetocivicactivities.Hewasaround-faced,jovialmanandheranthecoalbusiness,andpeopleweresorryforhim.becausehehadnochildrenandhiswifewasascold.Whenhearrivedinthesquare,carryingtheblackwoodenbox,therewasamurmurofconversationamongthevillagers,andhewavedandcalled."
Littlelatetoday,folks."
Thepostmaster,Mr.Graves,followedhim,carryingathree-leggedstool,andthestoolwasputinthecenterofthesquareandMr.Summerssettheblackboxdownonit.Thevillagerskepttheirdistance,leavingaspacebetweenthemselvesandthestool.andwhenMr.Summerssaid,"
Someofyoufellowswanttogivemeahand?
"
therewasahesitationbeforetwomen.Mr.Martinandhisoldestson,Baxter.cameforwardtoholdtheboxsteadyonthestoolwhileMr.Summersstirredupthepapersinsideit.
Theoriginalparaphernaliaforthelotteryhadbeenlostlongago,andtheblackboxnowrestingonthestoolhadbeenputintouseevenbeforeOldManWarner,theoldestmanintown,wasborn.Mr.Summersspokefrequentlytothevillagersaboutmakinganewbox,butnoonelikedtoupsetevenasmuchtraditionaswasrepresentedbytheblackbox.Therewasastorythatthepresentboxhadbeenmadewithsomepiecesoftheboxthathadprecededit,theonethathadbeenconstructedwhenthefirstpeoplesettleddowntomakeavillagehere.Everyyear,afterthelottery,Mr.Summersbegantalkingagainaboutanewbox,buteveryyearthesubjectwasallowedtofadeoffwithoutanything'
sbeingdone.Theblackboxgrewshabbiereachyear:
bynowitwasnolongercompletelyblackbutsplinteredbadlyalongonesidetoshowtheoriginalwoodcolor,andinsomeplacesfadedorstained.
Mr.Martinandhisoldestson,Baxter,heldtheblackboxsecurelyonthestooluntilMr.Summershadstirredthepapersthoroughlywithhishand.Becausesomuchoftheritualhadbeenforgottenordiscarded,Mr.Summershadbeensuccessfulinhavingslipsofpapersubstitutedforthechipsofwoodthathadbeenusedforgenerations.Chipsofwood,Mr.Summershadargued.hadbeenallverywellwhenthevillagewastiny,butnowthatthepopulationwasmorethanthreehundredandlikelytokeepongrowing,itwasnecessarytousesomethingthatwouldfitmoreeasilyintoheblackbox.Thenightbeforethelottery,Mr.SummersandMr.Gravesmadeuptheslipsofpaperandputtheminthebox,anditwasthentakentothesafeofMr.Summers'
coalcompanyandlockedupuntilMr.Summerswasreadytotakeittothesquarenextmorning.Therestoftheyear,theboxwasputway,sometimesoneplace,sometimesanother;
ithadspentoneyearinMr.Graves'
sbarnandanotheryearunderfootinthepostoffice.andsometimesitwassetonashelfintheMartingroceryandleftthere.
TherewasagreatdealoffussingtobedonebeforeMr.Summersdeclaredthelotteryopen.Thereweretheliststomakeup--ofheadsoffamilies.headsofhouseholdsineachfamily.membersofeachhouseholdineachfamily.Therewastheproperswearing-inofMr.Summersbythepostmaster,astheofficialofthelottery;
atonetime,somepeopleremembered,therehadbeenarecitalofsomesort,performedbytheofficialofthelottery,aperfunctory.tunelesschantthathadbeenrattledoffdulyeachyear;
somepeoplebelievedthattheofficialofthelotteryusedtostandjustsowhenhesaidorsangit,othersbelievedthathewassupposedtowalkamongthepeople,butyearsandyearsagothisp3rtoftheritualhadbeenallowedtolapse.Therehadbeen,also,aritualsalute,whichtheofficialofthelotteryhadhadtouseinaddressingeachpersonwhocameuptodrawfromthebox,butthisalsohadchangedwithtime,untilnowitwasfeltnecessaryonlyfortheofficialtospeaktoeachpersonapproaching.Mr.Summerswasverygoodatallthis;
inhiscleanwhiteshirtandbluejeans.withonehandrestingcarelesslyontheblackbox.heseemedveryproperandimportantashetalkedinterminablytoMr.GravesandtheMartins.
JustasMr.Summersfinallyleftofftalkingandturnedtotheassembledvillagers,Mrs.Hutchinsoncamehurriedlyalongthepathtothesquare,hersweaterthrownoverhershoulders,andslidintoplaceinthebackofthecrowd."
Cleanforgotwhatdayitwas,"
shesaidtoMrs.Delacroix,whostoodnexttoher,andtheybothlaughedsoftly."
Thoughtmyoldmanwasoutbackstackingwood,"
Mrs.Hutchinsonwenton."
andthenIlookedoutthewindowandthekidswasgone,andthenIremembereditwasthetwenty-seventhandcamea-running."
Shedriedherhandsonherapron,andMrs.Delacroixsaid,"
You'
reintime,though.They'
restilltalkingawayupthere."
Mrs.Hutchinsoncranedhernecktoseethroughthecrowdandfoundherhusbandandchildrenstandingnearthefront.ShetappedMrs.Delacroixonthearmasafarewellandbegantomakeherwaythroughthecrowd.Thepeopleseparatedgood-humoredlytoletherthrough:
twoorthreepeoplesaid.invoicesjustloudenoughtobeheardacrossthecrowd,"
Herecomesyour,Missus,Hutchinson,"
and"
Bill,shemadeitafterall."
Mrs.Hutchinsonreachedherhusband,andMr.Summers,whohadbeenwaiting,saidcheerfully."
Thoughtweweregoingtohavetogetonwithoutyou,Tessie."
Mrs.Hutchinsonsaid.grinning,"
Wouldn'
thavemeleavem'
dishesinthesink,now,wouldyou.Joe?
"
andsoftlaughterranthroughthecrowdasthepeoplestirredbackintopositionafterMrs.Hutchinson'
sarrival.
Well,now."
Mr.Summerssaidsoberly,"
guesswebettergetstarted,getthisoverwith,so'
swecangobacktowork.Anybodyain'
there?
Dunbar."
severalpeoplesaid."
Dunbar.Dunbar."
Mr.Summersconsultedhislist."
ClydeDunbar."
hesaid."
That'
sright.He'
sbrokehisleg,hasn'
the?
Who'
sdrawingforhim?
Me.Iguess,"
awomansaid.andMr.Summersturnedtolookather."
Wifedrawsforherhusband."
Mr.Summerssaid."
Don'
tyouhaveagrownboytodoitforyou,Janey?
AlthoughMr.Summersandeveryoneelseinthevillageknewtheanswerperfectlywell,itwasthebusinessoftheofficialofthelotterytoasksuchquestionsformally.Mr.SummerswaitedwithanexpressionofpoliteinterestwhileMrs.Dunbaranswered.
Horace'
snotbutsixteenvet."
Mrs.Dunbarsaidregretfully."
GuessIgottafillinfortheoldmanthisyear."
Right."
Sr.Summerssaid.Hemadeanoteonthelisthewasholding.Thenheasked,"
Watsonboydrawingthisyear?
Atallboyinthecrowdraisedhishand."
Here,"
Imdrawingformymotherandme."
Heblinkedhiseyesnervouslyandduckedhisheadasseveralvoicesinthecrowdsaidthin#slike"
Goodfellow,lack."
Gladtoseeyourmother'
sgotamantodoit."
Well,"
Mr.Summerssaid,"
guessthat'
severyone.OldManWarnermakeit?
avoicesaid.andMr.Summersnodded.
AsuddenhushfellonthecrowdasMr.Summersclearedhisthroatandlookedatthelist."
Allready?
hecalled."
Now,I'
llreadthenames--headsoffamiliesfirst--andthemencomeupandtakeapaperoutofthebox.Keepthepaperfoldedinyourhandwithoutlookingatituntileveryonehashadaturn.Everythingclear?
Thepeoplehaddoneitsomanytimesthattheyonlyhalflistenedtothedirections:
mostofthemwerequiet.wettingtheirlips.notlookingaround.ThenMr.Summersraisedonehandhighandsaid,"
Adams."
Amandisengagedhimselffromthecrowdandcameforward."
Hi.Steve."
Mr.Summerssaid.
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