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第39部分（第3页）

What　did　you　call　it　when　you　were　cold　sober？

The　question　was　meant　to　be　rhetorical；　but　his　mind　answered　it

（you　call　it　insanity）

nevertheless。

Staring　at　the　hedge　animals；　he　realized　something　had　changed　while　he　had

his　hand　over　his　eyes。　The　dog　had　moved　closer。　No　longer　crouching；　it　seemed

to　be　in　a　running　posture；　haunches　flexed；　one　front　leg　forward；　the　other

back。　The　hedge　mouth　yawned　wider；　the　pruned　sticks　looked　sharp　and　vicious。

And　now　he　fancied　he　could　see　faint　eye　indentations　in　the　greenery　as　well。

Looking　at　him。

Why　do　they　have　to　be　trimmed？　he　thought　hysterically。　Theyre　perfect。

Another　soft　sound。　He　involuntarily　backed　up　a　step　when　he　looked　at　the

lions。　One　of　the　two　on　the　right　seemed　to　have　drawn　slightly　ahead　of　the

other。　Its　head　was　lowered。　One　paw　had　stolen　almost　all　the　way　to　the　low

fence。　Dear　God；　what　next？

（next　it　leaps　over　and　gobbles　you　up　like　something　in　an　evil　nursery

fable）

It　was　like　that　game　they　had　played　when　they　were　kids；　red　light。　One

person　was　〃it；〃　and　while　he　turned　his　back　and　counted　to　ten；　the　other

players　crept　forward。　When　〃it〃　got　to　ten；　he　whirled　around　and　if　he　caught

anyone　moving；　they　were　out　of　the　game。　The　others　remained　frozen　in　statue

postures　until　〃it〃　turned　his　back　and　counted　again。　They　got　closer　and

closer；　and　at　last；　somewhere　between　five　and　ten；　you　would　feel　a　hand　on

your　back。。。

Gravel　rattled　on　the　path。

He　jerked　his　head　around　to　look　at　the　dog　and　it　was　halfway　down　the

pathway；　just　behind　the　lions　now；　its　mouth　wide　and　yawning。　Before；　it　had

only　been　a　hedge　clipped　in　the　general　shape　of　a　dog；　something　that　lost　all

definition　when　you　got　up　close　to　it。　But　now　Jack　could　see　that　it　had　been

clipped　to　look　like　a　German　shepherd；　and　shepherds　could　be　mean。　You　could

train　shepherds　to　kill。

A　low　rustling　sound。

The　lion　on　the　left　had　advanced　all　the　way　to　the　fence　now；　its　muzzle　was

touching　the　boards。　It　seemed　to　be　grinning　at　him。　Jack　backed　up　another　two

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