Thelottery原文.docx
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Thelottery原文
The-lottery(原文)
ThemorningofJune27thwasclearandsunny,withthefreshwarmthofafull-summerday;theflowerswereblossomingprofuselyandthegrasswasrichlygreen.Thepeopleofthevillagebegantogatherinthesquare,betweenthepostofficeandthebank,aroundteno'clock;insometownsthereweresomanypeoplethatthelotterytooktwodaysandhadtobestartedonJune2th.butinthisvillage,wheretherewereonlyaboutthreehundredpeople,thewholelotterytooklessthantwohours,soitcouldbeginatteno'clockinthemorningandstillbethroughintimetoallowthevillagerstogethomefornoondinner.
Thechildrenassembledfirst,ofcourse.Schoolwasrecentlyoverforthesummer,andthefeelingoflibertysatuneasilyonmostofthem;theytendedtogathertogetherquietlyforawhilebeforetheybrokeintoboisterousplay.andtheirtalkwasstilloftheclassroomandtheteacher,ofbooksandreprimands.BobbyMartinhadalreadystuffedhispocketsfullofstones,andtheotherboyssoonfollowedhisexample,selectingthesmoothestandroundeststones;BobbyandHarryJonesandDickieDelacroix--thevillagerspronouncedthisname"Dellacroy"--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,
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,"hesaid."Imdrawingformymotherandme."Heblinkedhiseyesnervouslyandduckedhisheadasseveralvoicesinthecrowdsaidthin#slike"Goodfellow,lack."and"Gladtoseeyourmother'sgotamantodoit."
"Well,"Mr.Summerssaid,"guessthat'severyone.OldManWarnermakeit?
"
"Here,"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.andMr.Adamssaid."Hi.Joe."Theygrinnedatoneanotherhumorlesslyandnervously.ThenMr.Adamsreachedintotheblackboxandtookoutafoldedpaper.Hehelditfirmlybyonecornerasheturnedandwenthastilybacktohisplaceinthecrowd.wherehestoodalittleapartfromhisfamily.notlookingdownathishand.
"Allen."Mr.Summerssaid."Anderson....Bentham."
"Seemslikethere'snotimeatallbetweenlotteriesanymore."Mrs.DelacroixsaidtoMrs.Gravesinthebackrow.
"Seemslikewegotthroughwiththelastoneonlylastweek."
"Timesuregoesfast.--Mrs.Gravessaid.
"Clark....Delacroix"
"Theregoesmyoldman."Mrs.Delacroixsaid.Sheheldherbreathwhileherhusbandwentforward.
"Dunbar,"Mr.Summerssaid,andMrs.Dunbarwentsteadilytotheboxwhileoneofthewomensaid."Goon.Janey,"andanothersaid,"Thereshegoes."
"We'renext."Mrs.Gravessaid.ShewatchedwhileMr.Gravescamearoundfromthesideofthebox,greetedMr.Summersgravelyandselectedaslipofpaperfromthebox.Bynow,allthroughthecrowdthereweremenholdingthesmallfoldedpapersintheirlargehand.turningthemoverandovernervouslyMrs.Dunbarandhertwosonsstoodtogether,Mrs.Dunbarholdingtheslipofpaper.
"Harburt....Hutchinson."
"Getupthere,Bill,"Mrs.Hutchinsonsaid.andthepeoplenearherlaughed.
"Jones."
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