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第438章 人生半日间（第1页）

HalfaDay

人生半日间

NaguibMahfouz

Iproceededalongsidemyfather，clutchinghisrighthand，runningtokeepupwiththelongstrideshewastaking.Allmyclotheswerenew:theblackshoes，thegreenschooluniform，andtheredtarboosh.Mydelightinmynewclothes，however，wasnotaltogetherunmarred，forthiswasnofeastdaybutthedayonwhichIwastobecastintoschoolforthefirsttime.

Mymotherstoodatthewindowwatchingourprogress，andIwouldturntowardherfromtimetotime，asthoughappealingforhelp.Wewalkedalongastreetlinedwithgardens;onbothsideswereextensivefieldsplantedwithcrops，pricklypears，hennatrees，andafewdatepalms.

“Whyschool?“Ichallengedmyfatheropenly.“Ishallneverdoanythingtoannoyyou.“

“Imnotpunishingyou，“hesaid，laughing.“Schoolsnotapunishment.Itsthefactorythatmakesusefulmenoutofboys.Dontyouwanttobelikeyourfatherandbrothers?“

Iwasnotconvinced.Ididnotbelievetherewasreallyanygoodtobehadintearingmeawayfromtheintimacyofmyhomeandthrowingmeintothisbuildingthatstoodattheendoftheroadlikesomehuge，high-walledfortress，exceedinglystemandgri

Whenwearrivedatthegatewecouldseethecourtyard，vastandcrammedfullofboysandgirls.“Goinbyyourself，“saidmyfather，“andjointhePutasmileonyourfaceandbeagoodexampletoothers.“

Ihesitatedandclungtohishand，buthegentlypushedmefromhi“Beaman，“hesaid.“Todayyoutrulybeginlife.Youwillfindmewaitingforyouwhenitstimetoleave.“

Itookafewsteps，thenstoppedandlookedbutsawnothing.Thenthefacesofboysandgirlscameintoview.Ididnotknowasingleoneofthem，andnoneofthemknewme.IfeltIwasastrangerwhohadlosthisway.Butglancesofcuriosityweredirectedtowardme，andoneboyapproachedandasked，“Whobroughtyou?“

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“Myfather，“Iwhispered.

“Myfathersdead，“hesaidquitesimply.

Ididnotknowwhattosay.Thegatewasclosed，lettingoutapitiablescreech.Someofthechildrenburstintotears.Thebellrang.Aladycamealong，followedbyagroupofmen.Themenbegansortingusintoranks.Wewereformedintoanintricatepatterninthegreatcourtyardsurroundedonthreesidesbyhighbuildingsofseveralfloors;fromeachfloorwewereoverlookedbyalongbalconyroofedinwood.

“Thisisyournewhome，“saidthewoman.“Heretootherearemothersandfathers.Herethereiseverythingthatisenjoyableandbeneficialtoknowledgeandreligion.Dryyourtearsandfacelifejoyfully.“

Wesubmittedtothefacts，andthissubmissionbroughtasortofcontentmentLivingbeingsweredrawntootherlivingbeings，andfromthefirstmomentsmyheartmadefriendswithsuchboysasweretobemyfriendsandfellinlovewithsuchgirls，asIwastobeinlovewith，sothatitseemedmy

misgivingshadhadnobasis.Ihadneverimaginedschoolwouldhavethisrichvariety.Weplayedallsortsofdifferentgames:swings，thevaultinghorse，ballgames.Inthemusicroomwechantedourfirstsongs.Wealsohadourfirstintroductiontolanguage.WesawaglobeoftheEarth，whichrevolvedandshowedthevariouscontinentsandcountries.Westartedlearningthenumbers.ThestoryoftheCreatoroftheuniversewasreadtous，weweretoldofHispresentworldandofHisHereafter，andweheardexamplesofwhatHesaid.Weatedeliciousfood，tookalittlenap，andwokeuptogoonwithfriendshipandlove，playandlearning.

Asourpathrevealeditselftous，however，wedidnotfinditastotallysweetanduncloudedaswehadpresumed.Dust-ladenwindsandunexpectedaccidentscameaboutsuddenly，sowehadtobewatchful，attheready，andverypatient.Itwasnotallamatterofplayingandfoolingaround.Rivalriescouldbringaboutpainandhatredorgiverisetofighting.Andwhiletheladywouldsometimessmile，shewouldoftenscowlandscold.Evenmorefrequentlyshewouldresorttophysicalpunishment.

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Inaddition，thetimeforchangingonesmindwasoverandgoneandtherewasnoquestionofeverreturningtotheparadiseofhome.Nothinglayaheadofusbutexertion，struggle，andperseverance.Thosewhowereabletookadvantageoftheopportunitiesforsuccessandhappinessthatpresentedthemselvesamidtheworries.

Thebellrangannouncingthepassingofthedayandtheendofwork.Thethrongsofchildrenrushedtowardthegate，whichwasopenedagain.Ibadefarewelltofriendsandsweetheartsandpassedthroughthegate.Ipeeredaroundbutfoundnotraceofmyfather，whohadpromisedtobethere.Isteppedasidetowait.WhenIhadwaitedforalongtimewithoutavail，Idecidedtoreturnhomeonmyown.AfterIhadtakenafewsteps，amiddle-agedmanpassedby，andIrealizedatoncethatIknewhiHecametowardme，smiling，andshookmebythehand，saying，“Itsalongtimesincewelastmet—howareyou?“

Withanodofmyhead，Iagreedwithhimandinturnasked，“Andyou，howareyou?““Asyoucansee，notallthatgood，theAlmightybepraised!“

Againheshookmebythehandandwentoff.Iproceededafewsteps，thencametoastartledhalt.GoodLord!Wherewasthestreetlinedwithgardens?Wherehaditdisappearedto?Whendidallthesevehiclesinvadeit?Andwhendidallthesehordesofhumanityetorestuponitssurface?Howdidthesehillsofrefuseetocoveritssides?Andwherewerethefieldsthatborderedit?Highbuildingshadtakenover，thestreetsurgedwithchildren，anddisturbingnoisesshooktheair.Atvariouspointsstoodconjurersshowingofftheirtricksandmakingsnakesappearfrombaskets.Thentherewasabandannouncingtheopeningofacircus，withclownsandweightlifterswalkinginfront.Alineoftruckscarryingcentralsecuritytroopscrawledmajesticallyby.Thesirenofafireengineshrieked，anditwasnotclearhowthevehiclewouldcleaveitswaytoreachtheblazingfire.Abattleragedbetweenataxidriverandhispassenger，whilethepassengerswifecalledoutforhelpandnooneanswered.GoodGod!Iwasinadaze.Myheadspun.Ialmostwentcrazy.Howcouldallthishavehappenedinhalfaday，betweenearlymorningandsunset?Iwouldfindtheanswerathomewithmyfather.Butwherewasmyhome?Icouldseeonlytallbuildingsandhordesofpeople.IhastenedontothecrossroadsbetweentheBurdensandAbuKhoda.IhadtocrossAbuKhodatoreachmyhouse，butthestreamofcarswouldnotletup.Thefireenginessirenwasshriekingatfullpitchasitmovedatasnail’space，andIsaidtomyself，“Letthefiretakeitspleasureinwhatitconsumes.”Extremelyirritated，IwonderedwhenIwouldbeabletocross.Istoodtherealongtime，untiltheyounglademployedattheironingshoponthecornercameuptome.Hestretchedouthisarmandsaidgallantly，“Grandpa，letmetakeyouacross.“

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