01-01-爱情与金钱 [3]
！Daddy died last winter，and now Mother．'Diane began to cry．
'Don't cry，Diane，'Roger said．'Let's go upstairs and tell Uncle Albert and Jackie．'
'No！You tell them！Nobody loved Mother．You aren't sorry．Look at you！You want her money．That's all．'
Roger suddenly wanted to hit Diane．'Be quiet！'he said．'What about you？You didn't love Mother．You wanted her money，too．Don't forget that！'
'It's true，'Diane said．'Oh，I can't stay in this house．I'm going out．I'm going to the river with the dogs．'
'No，'Roger said．'The doctor's coming and I want you here．'
Diane said nothing．She went into the kitchen and at once the dogs got up and came to her．'Beautiful dogs！Daddy loved you and Mother loved you．Now I'm going to love you．'She opened the back door and went out with the dogs．
Roger did not move．He stood by the telephone．'It's true，'he thought．'I am happy about the money．I needed money，and now I'm rich．Things are going to be easier for me now．But Mother…why didn't I love her more？ And now she's dead．'Slowly，Roger went back upstairs．He wanted to dress before Dr Pratt arrived．
Dr Pratt was a little fat man without much hair．He was the family doctor and he knew all the Clarkson family very well．He went upstairs at once and looked at Molly's body．He looked carefully at the cup of coffee and the empty cup on the table next to her bed．
'I'm sorry，Roger，'he said．'Where is Diane？She phoned me．'
'She went out with the dogs，'Roger said．'She was angry with me—angry with everyone．'
Dr Pratt said nothing for a minute．'This is going to be very difficult．I'm going to phone the police，Roger．'
'Police！Why？What's wrong？
'I don't know．Your mother wasn't ill．I saw her on Thursday and she was very well．Why did she die？I don' t understand．I want to find out．'
Roger went across to the window and looked out at the gar-den．It was a beautiful summer morning．The sky was blue and the garden was green．It was all very quiet．His mother loved this garden．But Tom Briggs wanted the garden．And Roger wanted the garden，too．Roger felt worse and worse．
'Your mother took sleeping tablets，'Dr Pratt said．'Did you know？On Thursday she had a new bottle of tablets，but I can't find it here in her room．'
'I didn't know，'Roger said．'Very well．Let's go down-stairs and you can phone the police．'
Roger went into the kitchen and made some coffee．Just then Diane came in with the dogs．
'Roger，'she said．'Look，I'm sorry．I was angry and said some angry things．'
'It doesn't matter，'Roger said．'Here you are，have some coffee．Dr Pratt is phoning the police．Did you know Mother took sleeping tablets？Well，the bottle is not in her room．'
'What？I don't understand．'Diane took the coffee and be－gan to drink．Her eyes looked big and dark．
Just then Dr Pratt came into the kitchen．'They're coming at once，'he said．'Diane—I'm sorry about your mother．'
'Dr Pratt，I want to tell you about last night．Everyone was very angry…'
'Be quiet！'Roger said quickly．
'Diane never thinks before she opens her mouth，'he thought angrily．
Diane did not look at Roger．'Last night Mother went to bed early because everyone…'
'Don't tell me，'Dr Pratt said．'You can tell the police．'
Roger's face went red．Suddenly he felt afraid．'The police are going to talk to everyone，and ask questions，'he thought．'And they're going to want answers．It's going to be very difficult．'He finished his coffee and stood up．
'I'm going upstairs，'he said．'I'm going to tell Uncle Al-bert and Jackie about Mother…and about the police．'
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第二天清晨整幢房子静悄悄的。突然从罗杰房间旁边他母亲的屋子里传出一声尖叫。罗杰睁开眼看了下钟，还不到7点。他下了床，悄悄打开门。正在这时他母亲房间的门也打开了，黛安娜走出来，她的脸非常苍白。
“罗杰！妈妈她，我端了杯咖啡给她，发现她死了。她死了……死在她床上，”她哭道。
罗杰急忙走到他母亲的门前往里看，窗户是开着的，可房间里是温暖的。莫利躺在床上，一只手在她头下。罗杰走到床前把手放在她的手臂上，尸体已经冷了。床边的小桌上有杯热咖啡和一个空杯子。
“我打电话去叫医生，”黛安娜说。
“她死了，”罗杰慢慢地说。他的脸也变白了。“妈妈死了！”
黛安娜穿过房间走到门口。“我去打电话叫医生，”她又说。
“等会儿！”罗杰叫道。“咱们得先告诉家人。”
“家里人！没有人爱妈妈！”黛安娜走出去跑下楼。
罗杰跟着她慢慢走下楼站在电话旁。
“普拉特先生，我是黛安娜·克拉克森。我的妈妈——她死了。你能尽快赶来吗？”
黛安娜放下电话。“这不是真的，罗杰！妈妈死了！爸爸去年冬天死了，现在妈妈也死了。”黛安娜开始哭泣。
“别哭了，黛安娜，”罗杰说。“咱们上楼去告诉艾伯特姨父和杰基。”
“不！你去告诉他们！没人爱妈妈，你们不必内疚。看
'Don't cry，Diane，'Roger said．'Let's go upstairs and tell Uncle Albert and Jackie．'
'No！You tell them！Nobody loved Mother．You aren't sorry．Look at you！You want her money．That's all．'
Roger suddenly wanted to hit Diane．'Be quiet！'he said．'What about you？You didn't love Mother．You wanted her money，too．Don't forget that！'
'It's true，'Diane said．'Oh，I can't stay in this house．I'm going out．I'm going to the river with the dogs．'
'No，'Roger said．'The doctor's coming and I want you here．'
Diane said nothing．She went into the kitchen and at once the dogs got up and came to her．'Beautiful dogs！Daddy loved you and Mother loved you．Now I'm going to love you．'She opened the back door and went out with the dogs．
Roger did not move．He stood by the telephone．'It's true，'he thought．'I am happy about the money．I needed money，and now I'm rich．Things are going to be easier for me now．But Mother…why didn't I love her more？ And now she's dead．'Slowly，Roger went back upstairs．He wanted to dress before Dr Pratt arrived．
Dr Pratt was a little fat man without much hair．He was the family doctor and he knew all the Clarkson family very well．He went upstairs at once and looked at Molly's body．He looked carefully at the cup of coffee and the empty cup on the table next to her bed．
'I'm sorry，Roger，'he said．'Where is Diane？She phoned me．'
'She went out with the dogs，'Roger said．'She was angry with me—angry with everyone．'
Dr Pratt said nothing for a minute．'This is going to be very difficult．I'm going to phone the police，Roger．'
'Police！Why？What's wrong？
'I don't know．Your mother wasn't ill．I saw her on Thursday and she was very well．Why did she die？I don' t understand．I want to find out．'
Roger went across to the window and looked out at the gar-den．It was a beautiful summer morning．The sky was blue and the garden was green．It was all very quiet．His mother loved this garden．But Tom Briggs wanted the garden．And Roger wanted the garden，too．Roger felt worse and worse．
'Your mother took sleeping tablets，'Dr Pratt said．'Did you know？On Thursday she had a new bottle of tablets，but I can't find it here in her room．'
'I didn't know，'Roger said．'Very well．Let's go down-stairs and you can phone the police．'
Roger went into the kitchen and made some coffee．Just then Diane came in with the dogs．
'Roger，'she said．'Look，I'm sorry．I was angry and said some angry things．'
'It doesn't matter，'Roger said．'Here you are，have some coffee．Dr Pratt is phoning the police．Did you know Mother took sleeping tablets？Well，the bottle is not in her room．'
'What？I don't understand．'Diane took the coffee and be－gan to drink．Her eyes looked big and dark．
Just then Dr Pratt came into the kitchen．'They're coming at once，'he said．'Diane—I'm sorry about your mother．'
'Dr Pratt，I want to tell you about last night．Everyone was very angry…'
'Be quiet！'Roger said quickly．
'Diane never thinks before she opens her mouth，'he thought angrily．
Diane did not look at Roger．'Last night Mother went to bed early because everyone…'
'Don't tell me，'Dr Pratt said．'You can tell the police．'
Roger's face went red．Suddenly he felt afraid．'The police are going to talk to everyone，and ask questions，'he thought．'And they're going to want answers．It's going to be very difficult．'He finished his coffee and stood up．
'I'm going upstairs，'he said．'I'm going to tell Uncle Al-bert and Jackie about Mother…and about the police．'
■ 3
第二天清晨整幢房子静悄悄的。突然从罗杰房间旁边他母亲的屋子里传出一声尖叫。罗杰睁开眼看了下钟，还不到7点。他下了床，悄悄打开门。正在这时他母亲房间的门也打开了，黛安娜走出来，她的脸非常苍白。
“罗杰！妈妈她，我端了杯咖啡给她，发现她死了。她死了……死在她床上，”她哭道。
罗杰急忙走到他母亲的门前往里看，窗户是开着的，可房间里是温暖的。莫利躺在床上，一只手在她头下。罗杰走到床前把手放在她的手臂上，尸体已经冷了。床边的小桌上有杯热咖啡和一个空杯子。
“我打电话去叫医生，”黛安娜说。
“她死了，”罗杰慢慢地说。他的脸也变白了。“妈妈死了！”
黛安娜穿过房间走到门口。“我去打电话叫医生，”她又说。
“等会儿！”罗杰叫道。“咱们得先告诉家人。”
“家里人！没有人爱妈妈！”黛安娜走出去跑下楼。
罗杰跟着她慢慢走下楼站在电话旁。
“普拉特先生，我是黛安娜·克拉克森。我的妈妈——她死了。你能尽快赶来吗？”
黛安娜放下电话。“这不是真的，罗杰！妈妈死了！爸爸去年冬天死了，现在妈妈也死了。”黛安娜开始哭泣。
“别哭了，黛安娜，”罗杰说。“咱们上楼去告诉艾伯特姨父和杰基。”
“不！你去告诉他们！没人爱妈妈，你们不必内疚。看