經典科幻文學:《基本上無害 Mostly Harmless》第25章2

‘What?’ said Ford.

“什麼？”福特問。

A thin, ill-looking man wearing something baggy and Italian was walking up the stairs past them, lighting a cigarette, and had stopped, suddenly.

說話的是個病懨懨的瘦子，他穿着身鬆鬆垮垮的意大利名牌，一邊走路一邊點着香菸，正巧樓梯上跟他倆擦肩而過，然後突然莫名其妙地停下來。

‘Not you,’ he said. ‘Him.’

“不是你。”他說，“他。”

He looked straight at Arthur, then seemed to become a little confused.

他直愣愣地盯着阿瑟，似乎有些糊塗了。

‘Excuse me,’ he said. ‘I think I must have mistaken you for someone else.’ He started on up the stairs again, but almost immediately turned round once more, even more puzzled. He stared at Arthur.

“請原諒，”他說，“我想我肯定是認錯人了。”他繼續上樓梯，但幾乎立刻就又轉過身來，比剛纔還要迷惑，他睜大眼睛盯着阿瑟。

‘Now what?’ said Ford.

“又怎麼了？”福特問。

‘What did you say?’

“你說什麼？”

‘I said, now what?’ repeated Ford irritably.

“我說，又怎麼了？”福特好不耐煩的重複道。

‘Yes, I think so,’ said the man and swayed slightly and dropped the book of matches he’d been carrying. His mouth moved weakly. Then he put his hand to his forehead.

“沒錯，我想是的。”那人微微晃了晃，手裏的火柴盒也掉到了地上，他的嘴脣虛弱無力的顫抖着，然後他伸出一隻手撫摸自己的前額。