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And as that facetious question stared up at her in huge print, Mrs. Bunting turned sick - so sick and faint that she did what she had never done before in her life - she pushed her way into a public-house, and, putting two pennies down on the counter, asked for, and received, a glass of cold water.
As she walked along the now gas-lit streets, she found her mind dwelling persistently - not on the inquest at which she had been present, not even on The Avenger, but on his victims.
Shudderingly, she visualised the two cold bodies lying in the mortuary. She seemed also to see that third body, which, though cold, must yet be warmer than the other two, for at this time yesterday The Avenger's last victim had been alive, poor soul - alive and, according to a companion of hers whom the papers had already interviewed, particularly merry and bright.
Hitherto Mrs. Bunting had been spared in any real sense a vision of The Avenger's victims. Now they haunted her, and she wondered wearily if this fresh horror was to be added to the terrible fear which encompassed her night and day.

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这个在南疆地区已经是公开的秘密了：由于当时东突份子比较猖狂，导致驻疆武警部队人手紧缺，甚至出现东突份子趁当地武警中队外出追逃时，袭击了武警中队的驻地，造成了很大的破坏和伤亡。于是，中央决定临时把一部分驻疆解放军部队改编成武警机动部队，以形成对东突份子强大震慑作用。当然，这些只是未经证实的消息哦！步兵第4师96年改建98年考核 你听谁说的 我四师出来的人 我在高炮团 98年兵面两个作为坐的是一个士官驾驶员和一个少校，少校带着墨镜，后面的玻璃不透明就看不见了，每一辆车上都编着序号，车队缓缓的从我们身边经过，后面跟着的卡车上全是身穿迷彩服的战士，每人手里都拿着81式冲锋枪，卡车驾驶室顶上架着一挺机枪，每个人都是面色较黑但是非常有精神，这可能是他们长期在外露营和训练的结果，车

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When we cried, and made it up, and were so blest again, that the back kitchen, mangle and all, changed to Love's own temple, where we arranged a plan of correspondence through Miss Mills, always to comprehend at least one letter on each side every day! ¡¡¡¡What an idle time! What an insubstantial, happy, foolish time! Of all the times of mine that Time has in his grip, there is none that in one retrospect I can smile at half so much, and think of half so tenderly. ¡¡¡¡ I wrote to Agnes as soon as Dora and I were engaged.
wrote her a long letter, in which I tried to make her comprehend how blest I was, and what a darling Dora was. I entreated Agnes not to regard this as a thoughtless passion which could ever yield to any other, or had the least resemblance to the boyish fancies that we used to joke about. I assured her that its profundity was quite unfathomable, and expressed my belief that nothing like it had ever been known.

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were not so wild now as at first they might be supposed to be, were well enough secur'd in it. So, without any farther Delay, I removed ten young She-Goats and two He-Goats to this Piece; and when they were there, I continued to perfect the Fence till I had made it as secure as the other, which, however, I did at more Leisure, and it took me up more Time by a great deal.
All this Labour I was at the Expence of, purely from my Apprehensions on the Account of the Print of a Man's Foot which I had seen; for as yet I never saw any human Creature come near the Island, and I had now liv'd two Years under these Uneasinesses, which indeed made my Life much less comfortable than it was before; as may well be imagin'd by any who know what it is to live in the constant Snare of the Fear of Man; and this I must observe with Grief too, that the
Discomposure of my Mind had too great Impressions also upon the religious Part of my Thoughts, for the Dread and Terror of falling into the Hands of Savages and Canibals, lay so upon my Spirits, that I seldom found my self in a due Temper for Application to my Maker, at least not with the sedate Calmness and Resignation of Soul which I was wont to do; I rather pray'd to God as under great Affliction and Pressure of Mind, surrounded with Danger, and in Expectation every Night of being murther'd and devour'd before Morning; and I must testify from my Experience, that a Temper of Peace, Thankfulness, Love and Affection, is much more the proper Frame for Prayer than that of Terror and Discomposure; and that under the Dread of Mischief impending, a Man is no more fit for a comforting Performance of the Duty of praying to God, than he is for Repentance on a sick Bed: For these Discomposures affect the Mind as the others do the Body; and the Discomposure of the Mind must necessarily be as great a Disability as that of the Body, and much greater, Praying to God being properly an Act Of the Mind, not of the Body.

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This wholly diverted my Thoughts from the Design of removing my Habitation; and I busied my self mightily that Day especially, in searching whether I could make any Way into the Ship, but I found nothing was to be expected of that Kind, for that all the In-side of the Ship was choack'd up with Sand: However, as I had learn'd not to despair of any Thing, I resolv'd to pull every Thing to Pieces that I could of the Ship, concluding, that every Thing I could get from her would be of some Use or other to me.
May 3. I began with my Saw, and cut a Piece of a Beam thro', which I thought held some of the upper Part or Quarter-Deck together, and when I had cut it thro', I clear'd away the Sand as well as I could from the Side which lay highest; but the
May 4. I went a fishing, but caught not one Fish that I durst eat of, till I was weary of my Sport, when just going to leave off, I caught a young Dolphin. I had made me a long Line of some Rope Yarn, but I had no Hooks, yet I frequently caught Fish enough, as much as I card to eat; all which I dry'd in the Sun, and eat them dry.
May 5. Work'd on the Wreck, cut another Beam asunder, and brought three great Fir Planks off from the Decks, which I ty'd together, and made swim on Shore when the Tide of Flood came on.
May 6. Work'd on the Wreck, got several Iron Bolts out of her, and other Pieces of Iron Work, work'd very hard, and came Home very much tyr'd, and had Thoughts of giving it over.

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my Design. He call'd me one Morning into his Chamber, where he confined by the Gout, and expostulated very warmly me upon this Subject: He ask'd me what Reasons more a meer wandring inclination I had for leaving my Father House and my native Country, where I might be well introduced, and had a Prospect of raising my Fortunes Application and Industry, with a Life of Ease and Pleasure He told me it was for Men of desperate Fortunes on one Hand, or of aspiring, Superior Fortunes on the other, who went abroad upon Adventures, to rise by Enterprize, and make themselves famous in Undertakings of a Nature out of the common Road; that these things were all
human Happiness, not exposed to the Miseries and Hardships, the Labour and Sufferings of the mechanick Part of Mankind, and not embarass'd with the Pride, Luxury, Ambition and Envy of the upper Part of Mankind. He told me, I might judge of the Happiness of this State, by this one thing, viz. That this was the State of Life which all other People envied, that Kings have frequently lamented the miserable Consequences of being born to great things, and wish'd they had been placed in the Middle of the two Extremes, between Mean and the Great; that the wise Man gave his Testimony to this as the just Standard of true Felicity, when he pray to have neither Poverty or Riches.

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`I'm tired,' he interrupted hurriedly. `It is too hot for walking, let us rest here. And, in the morning, I often feel sick--papa says I grow so fast.'
Badly satisfied, Cathy sat down, and he reclined beside her.
`This is something like your paradise,' said she, making an effort at cheerfulness. `You recollect the two days we agreed to spend in the place and way each thought pleasantest? This is surely yours, only there are clouds: but then they are so soft and mellow: it is nicer than sunshine. Next week, if you can, we'll ride down to the Grange Park, and try mine.'
Linton did not appear to remember what she talked of; and he had evidently great difficulty in sustaining any kind of conversation. His lack of interest in the subjects she started, and his equal incapacity to contribute to her entertainment, were so obvious that she could not conceal her disappointment. An indefinite alteration had come over his whole person and manner. The pettishness that might be as I did, that he held it rather a punishment, than a gratification, to endure our company; and she made no scruple of proposing, presently, to depart. That proposal, unexpectedly, roused Linton from his lethargy, and threw him into a strange state of agitation. He glanced fearfully towards the Heights, begging she would remain another half-hour at least.
`But I think', said Cathy, `you'd be more comfortable at home than sitting here; and I cannot amuse you today, I see, by my tales, and songs, and chatter: you have grown wiser than I, in these six months; you have little taste for my diversions now: or else, if I could amuse you, I'd willingly stay.'
`Stay to rest yourself,' he replied. `And Catherine, don't think, or say that I'm very unwell: it is the heavy weather and heat that make me dull; and I walked about, before you came, a great deal for me. Tell uncle I'm in tolerable health, will you?'
`I'll tell him that you say so, Linton. I couldn't affirm that you are,' observed my young lady, wondering at his pertinacious assertion of what was evidently an

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. And, truly, it appeared as if the lad were possessed of something diabolical at that period. He delighted to witness Hindley degrading himself past redemption; and became daily more notable for savage sullenness and ferocity. I could not half tell what an infernal house we had. The curate dropped calling, and nobody decent came near us, at last; unless Edgar Linton's visits to Miss Cathy might be an exception. At fifteen she was the queen of the countryside; she had no peer; and she did turn out a haughty, headstrong creature! I own I did not like her, after her infancy was past; and I vexed her frequently by trying to bring down her arrogance: she never took an aversion to me, though. She had a wondrous constancy to old attachments: even Heathcliff kept his hold on her affections unalterably; and young Linton, with all his superiority, found it difficult to make an equally deep impression. He was my late master: that is his portrait over the fireplace. It used to hang on one side, and his wife's on the other; but hers has been removed, or else you might see something of what she was. Can you make that out?
Mrs Dean raised the candle, and I discerned a soft-featured face, exceedingly resembling the young lady at the Heights, but more pensive and amiable in expression. It formed a sweet picture. The long light hair curled slightly on the temples; the eyes were large and serious; the figure almost too graceful. I did not marvel how Catherine Earnshaw could forget her first friend for such an individual. I marvelled much how he, with a mind to correspond with his person, could fancy my idea of Catherine Earnshaw.
`A very agreeable portrait,' I observed to the housekeeper. `Is it like?'
`Yes,' she answered; `but he looked better when he was animated; that is his everyday countenance: he wanted spirit in general.'

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necessity of keeping me at a distance; but that until she heard
from Bessie, and could discover by her own observation, that I was
endeavouring in good 'What does Bessie say I have done?' I asked.
'Jane, I don't like cavillers or questioners; besides, there is
something truly forbidding in a child taking up her elders in that
manner. Be seated somewhere; and until you can speak pleasantly,
remain silent.' earnest to acquire a more sociable and
childlike disposition, a more attractive and sprightly manner-
something lighter, franker, more natural, as it were- she really
must exclude me from privileges intended only for contented, happy,
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November day. At intervals, while turning over the
leaves of my book, I studied the aspect of that winter afternoon.
Afar, it offered a pale blank of mist and cloud; near a scene of wet
lawn and storm-beat shrub, w, Nova Zembla, Iceland, Greenland, with
'the vast sweep of the Arctic Zone, and those forlorn regions of
dreary space,- that reservoir of frost and snow, where firm fields
of ice, the accumulation of centuries of winters, glazed in Alpine
heights above heights, surround theith ceaseless rain sweeping away wildly
before a long and lamentable blast.
I returned to my book- Bewick's History of British Birds: the
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'Sit there,' she said, placing me on the sofa, 'while we take our
things off and get the tea ready; it is another privilege we
exercise in our little moorland home- to prepare our own meals when we
are so inclined, or when Hannah is baking, brewing, washing, or
ironing.'
She closed the door, leaving me solus with Mr. St. John, who sat
opposite, a book or newspaper in his hand. I examined first, the
parlour, and then its occupant.
The parlour was rather a small room, very plainly furnished, yet
comfortable, because clean and neat. The old-fashioned chairs were
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very bright, and the walnut-wood table was like a looking-glass. A few
strange, antique portraits of the men and women of other days
decorated the stained walls; a cupboard with glass doors contained
some books and an ancient set of china. There was no superfluous
ornament in the room- not one modern piece of furniture, save a
brace of workboxes and a lady's desk in rosewood, which stood on a
side-table: everything- including the carpet and curtains- looked at
once well worn and well saved.
Mr. St. John- sitting as still as one of the dusty pictures on
the walls, keeping his eyes fixed on the page he perused, and his lips
mutely sealed- was easy enough to examine. Had he been a statue
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'It can never be, sir; it does not sound likely. Human beings never
enjoy complete happiness in this world. I was not born for a different
destiny to the rest of my species: to imagine such a lot befalling
me is a fairy tale- a day-dream.'
'Which I can and will realise. I shall begin to-day. This morning I
wrote to my banker in London to send me certain jewels he has in his
keeping,- heirlooms for the ladies of Thornfield. In a day or two I
hope to pour them into your lap: for every privilege, every
attention shall be yours that I would accord a peer's daughter, if
about to marry her.'
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'Oh, sir!- never mind jewels! I don't like to hear them spoken
of. Jewels for Jane Eyre sounds unnatural and strange: I would
rather not have them.'
'I will myself put the diamond chain round your neck, and the
circlet on your forehead,- which it will become: for nature, at least,
has stamped her patent of nobility on this brow, Jane; and I will
clasp the bracelets on these fine wrists, and load these fairy-like
fingers with rings.'
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turned to the door, expecting it to open and admit him. The door
remained shut; darkness only came in through the window. Still it
was not late; he often sent for me at seven and eight o'clock, and
it was yet but six. Surely I should not be wholly disappointed
to-night, when I had so many things to say to him! I wanted again to
introduce the subject of Grace Poole, and to hear what he would
answer; I wanted to ask him plainly if he really believed it was she
who had made last night's hideous attempt; and if so, why he kept
her wickedness a secret. It little mattered whether my curiosity
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irritated him; I knew the pleasure of vexing and soothing him by
turns; it was one I chiefly delighted in, and a sure instinct always
prevented me from going too far; beyond the verge of provocation I
never ventured; on the extreme brink I liked well to try my skill.
Retaining every minute form of respect, every propriety of my station,
I could still meet him in argument without fear or uneasy restraint;
this suited both him and me.
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a parson, is he not?'
'Yes, sir.'
'And you girls probably worshipped him, as a convent full of
religieuses would worship their director.'
'Oh, no.'
'You are very cool! No! What! a novice not worship her priest! That
sounds blasphemous.'
'I disliked Mr. Brocklehurst; and I was not alone in the feeling.
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He is a harsh man; at once pompous and meddling; he cut off our
hair; and for economy's sake bought us bad needles and thread, with
which we could hardly sew.'
'That was very false economy,' remarked Mrs. Fairfax, who now again
caught the drift of the dialogue.
'And was that the head and front of his offending?' demanded Mr.
Rochester.
'He starved us when he had the sole superintendence of the
provision department, before the committee was appointed; and he bored
us with long lectures once a week, and with evening readings from
books of his own inditing, about sudden deaths and judgments, which
made us afraid to go to bed.'
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I heard her with wonder: I could not comprehend this doctrine of
endurance; and still less could I understand or sympathise with the
forbearance she expressed for her chastiser. Still I felt that Helen
Burns considered things by a light invisible to my eyes. I suspected
she might be right and I wrong; but I would not ponder the matter
deeply; like Felix, I put it off to a more convenient season.
'You say you have faults, Helen: what are they? To me you seem very
good.'
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'Then learn from me, not to judge by appearances: I am, as Miss
Scatcherd said, slatternly; I seldom put, and never keep, things in
order; I am careless; I forget rules; I read when I should learn my
lessons; I have no method; and sometimes I say, like you, I cannot
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　　文丽含着眼泪从娘家回到家。推门进屋的一刹那她打定了主意，她看着已经睡着的佟志，眼神中只有幽怨……
　　次日，文丽请了一会儿假，去找了孙师傅。佟志的分厂就去不了了。同时孙师傅还答应文丽，不对佟志说是文丽找过她。文丽走了，孙师傅就找了佟志，告诉佟志下次有机会再去分厂，这次不行了。佟志追着孙师傅问是怎么回事儿，你不说是板上钉钉的事吗？怎么说变就变啊？孙师傅又告诉佟志，这计划赶不上变化快，不许闹情绪啊，老同志了，更要能上能下，我还有会，以后再说吧。
　　佟志眼睁睁看着师傅离去。大庄讪讪地过来，看着佟志铁青的脸色，不敢说话，悄悄走了。佟志傻了，觉得心劲也没了。靠到下班，就拉着大庄坐在马路牙子上喝啤酒……
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　佟志的精神头倒了，这段时间一直郁郁寡欢。这天早上，文丽一边刷牙一边敲厕所的门叫大宝快点出来，因为佟志起床了。佟志晃晃悠悠从夫妻房间出来，表情木然，直奔厕所而去。文丽本来在厕所门口，赶紧退开。大宝拉开门往外走，一头撞着佟志，文丽一把拽过大宝，佟志却没啥反应地进了厕所。
　　多多从房间里出来，打着哈欠要上厕所。
　　文丽说:你爸在里头。
　　多多说:怎么又是我爸啊！爸！
　　文丽赶紧说:嚷嚷什么？跟你说你爸在里头。
　　多多说:妈，我发现这半年你对我爸特殷勤特巴结，我爸也不升你的官，你干吗呀。
　　文丽挥手作势要打，多多跑开了。
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庄嫂不高兴了，说:嗨，这不拜年嘛，要搁平时，你这屋里有这大宝贝儿，咱哪敢过来啊，咱成天在外边跑，一身的细菌，回头有个感冒啥的，那可说不清楚了。唉，咱回吧。
　　庄嫂拍了大庄一下，就往外走。
　　文丽抱着大宝，语气淡然地说:嗨，这不谁的孩子谁心疼嘛。大宝，给庄叔庄婶拜年，过年好过年好，革命进步新年新气象。唉，好，再拜一个。
　　文丽摆弄着大宝的小手，那尿布可就开了，小鸡霍然暴露。
　　庄嫂回过身，一眼看见，提醒道:尿布又松了。
　　文丽也不低头，随便弄几把，那小鸡反倒直立起来了。庄嫂讪讪笑着，拉着大庄出门了。
　　佟志关门时，庄嫂趁机冲着佟志说:瞧你媳妇美的，大冬天的显摆什么呀，回头把你儿子那小宝贝儿冻掉了，可就毁了这大宝贝儿子啦！
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佟志脸上带着尴尬的笑关上门，见文丽抱着大宝像举着奖牌一样冲向大门。佟志上前接过儿子，三下两下把尿布掖好了，低声说:这大冷天老露屁股干吗！
　　文丽问:庄大妈又跟你那儿嚼什么舌头呢？
　　佟志说:人家能说什么？提醒你别冻着孩子呗。
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　文母虽说不去看佟母，但在文丽走后，和文父商量一下，还是在礼拜天的晚上去了佟志家。佟志家的小房间就挤满了人。佟母非常热情地说着不太地道的普通话，迎接亲家。佟母说:你看你怎么就亲自来了呢，我和文丽说我再住几天，熟悉一下路线我去看你们的，真是不好意思。
　　文母说:你从那么远的天府之国，那么高的山上下来，要搁清朝那会儿还不得走上个把月啊，多不容易啊，尽点地主之谊也是应该的。
　　文丽把父亲提来的礼物递给佟志。
　　佟母说:你可太费心了，还拿什么东西啊，真是的。佟志啊，快倒点水。
　　文母客客气气地说:甭麻烦了，我们呆会儿就走。
　　佟母说:那怎么成，怎么也得吃了晚饭再走啊，你坐着，我去准备饭。
　　文母起身，说:哎，你千万别忙，我们是吃了饭来的，就想看看你。我们家文丽在学校啊是优秀生，在单位啊是优秀教师，街坊邻居没有不夸的。可就是一样，老闺女嘛，从小有点惯她，没怎么教她做家务，好在新社会讲究男女平等。我常说小娟啊，你真是有福气啊，你这样粗手笨脚的，要搁旧社会遇到个恶婆婆，你还不得掉上三层皮？
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文母冲着佟母笑眯眯地又说:你说是不是？
　　佟母勉强点头，说:是啊是啊，其实新社会旧社会，既然有家庭，家务活总是要做的。做姑娘时不会没有关系，也不是什么难事儿，心放在家里就好。像我那几个女儿，从小也是不爱做家务，我是连打带骂好容易教会了，家务事现在还真是井井有条，婆婆都挺满意的。
　　文母环顾四周，说:这么个小房子能有多少家务活呢。不怕你挑理，小娟结婚那会儿，我还真有点犹豫，我们小娟闺房都比这个大啊。她非要嫁佟志，我也喜欢那孩子，我就说结婚后住家里吧，相互还有个照应，我也能带带小娟，可佟志这孩子好像不大同意。你要是同意，就让佟志住家里吧？
　　佟母被噎住了，说:这是佟志的事儿，我咋能替他做主？
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　其中一个叫大宝的年轻人壮着胆子上前：“我们不是小偷，这是……”他指着口袋，“这是我媳妇！”
　　大宝在身上一摸，掏出一摞光洋递到常发面前，诚恳地：“大哥，我们真不是坏人，你就行行好，放我们过去吧！这些钱不成敬意，拿去喝酒！”
　　常发乐了：“你怎么知道我爱喝酒？”
　　大宝也不再说什么，急忙向其他三个汉子摆摆手，抬起布口袋就要走。
　　“别走！”常发大手一伸，“我老常虽然爱喝两口，但绝不喝这种昧心钱买来的酒！这就像中国人不能当汉奸一样，你们明白吗？走吧，咱们去找政府，对了，你们是先见见我们秀才书记？还是直接去见毛主席？毛主席水平高，啥事他都管！”
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　　一汉子悄声对大宝：“少爷，他一个人，咱四个人，干脆冲过去！”不等大宝点头，他便向其他两个汉子使个颜色，一起向常发冲去。他们还没等完全靠近常发，自己已经摔倒在一边了。
　　常发瞪着眼：“千万别动武！”他双手扯开衣襟，露出了两把明晃晃的驳壳枪，“这玩意儿有些日子没发火了，你们要不要试试？”
　　大宝和三条汉子见势不妙，相互使着眼色逃之夭夭。
　　常发也不追赶，上前解开口袋，里边装着一个姑娘，手脚被捆，嘴被塞着。
　　常发愣了：“是……是你？”
　　口袋里的姑娘竟然是夏雨。
　　“你别哭，算我啥也没说行不行？”常发慌忙解开了夏雨
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泥鳅嘟哝着：“放了他咱兄弟也捞不着好！落在政府手里还是个死！”
　　母猪龙说：“他说得没错，常发这个人你们还不了解，是个混混儿！要么归顺，要么就是一个字：杀！”
　　草蛇说：“我也知道回去是死！可死和死不一样，咱不能落个汉奸的名声！日后连祖坟都入不了！你忘了你娘是怎么死的了吗？她是被小日本的飞机炸死的！”
　　“这位兄弟说得好！”这是常发的声音。草蛇和泥鳅惊愕地望去，常发已经大摇大摆地从洞里出来了。
　　泥鳅睁大眼睛：“你……你怎么……”China oil paintings
发咧嘴笑着：“有件事我忘了告诉你们，你爷爷我只要有一坛子酒下肚，那根烂草绳根本拴不住我！”又望着母猪龙：“他没和你们说嘛？”
　　母猪龙忙笑着：“这还要说吗？常老大是啥人！”
　　两兄弟双双拔出枪来，那是常发的枪。但是，还没等他们愣过神儿来，只见眼前一闪，两支枪已经重新回到了常发的手里。
　　母猪龙说着：“老大，你等等，咱们商量商量！”
　　“啪，啪”两声，常发把两只驳克枪拍在了石头上。他两眼冒光的对他们说：“我不杀你们是因为你刚才的那句话，不想落个汉奸的名声！我常发什么坏事都干过，但有一条，不当汉奸！这点儿，咱算是王八绿豆——对了眼儿了！”
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