游戏的最后一站式法国餐厅。 只学了3个学期的蹩脚法语和西方文化礼仪课上干巴巴的理论知识面临实践考验。事实证明我的担心是多余的,堤先生爽快地点了两人分一式的套餐,连让我取巧地说:“moi aussi,merci的机会都没有。 音乐切换到I've Never Been to Me: Hey lady, you lady, cursing at your life You're a discontented mother and a regimented wife I've no doubt you dream about the things you'll never do But, I wish someone had talked to me Like I wanna talk to you.....
Oh, I've been to Georgia and California and anywhere I could run I took the hand of a preacher man and we made love in the sun But I ran out of places and friendly faces because I had to be free I've been to paradise but I've never been to me
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Oh, I've been to Niece and the Isle of Greece while I've sipped champagne on a yacht I've moved like Harlow in Monte Carlo and showed 'em what I've got I've been undressed by kings and I've seen some things that a woman ain't supposed to see I've been to paradise, but I've never been to me
Hey, you know what paradise is? It's a lie, a fantasy we create about people and places as we'd like them to be But you know what truth is? It's that little baby you're holding, it's that man you fought with this morning The same one you're going to make love with tonight That's truth, that's love......
Sometimes I've been to crying for unborn children that might have made me complete But I took the sweet life, I never knew I'd be bitter from the sweet I've spent my life exploring the subtle whoring that costs too much to be free ...... 整首歌快结束的时候,堤先生忽然开始倾诉,他说他初次见到流火是在酒吧,流火带着七分动人,三分醉人对他嫣然一笑,伴着I've Never Been to Me的音乐,流火说她喜欢这首歌。 他约流火吃饭、兜风、去看海,流火有着敏锐的直觉和喜怒无常的情绪,喜欢风,喜欢大海,喜欢自由的东西,喜欢葡萄酒,喜欢享受,总是用略带沙哑的声音问:“你觉得呢?” 我是个耐心的倾听者,并在堤先生的回忆中拼接属于流火的风景。我和堤先生,谁更了解流火呢? 期间,酒侍已经介绍了开胃酒:Louisjadot村名Chabils. 现在又端上来海胆奶油冻,浇上牛油和龙虾壳做成的酱汁,配以01年的Chateaude saint cosme cotes du rhome les deux albion. 堤先生苦笑:“本来,我打算今天,在流火的生日向她求婚。我已经准备了82年的Choteou mouton rothschild.” 84年出生的我,比流火小了两岁,而那瓶酒估计贵的吓人。 “还有这个红玉髓天青石项圈,虽然不是贵重的东西,但是流火说过她喜欢的。”堤先生的目光中透着凉意。 我们都知道的事实是:流火已经失踪半年多了。我不知道的事实是堤先生打算向流火求婚,而这个阿富汗项圈的重要性也源自流火。而堤先生不知道的事实,大概是他永远不想知道的。 接下来是小胸牛肉和鹅肝馅饼配煎肉汁,还有78年的 les cave de la loire coteaux du layon. “最重要的妹妹,流火说这个世界上最重要的人就是肃霜,最害怕的就是忘记这一点。肃霜,你知道么?你对流火来说,是独一无二、无法超越的存在,无法超越……”目光中的凉意转为寒意,让我自负又同情的笑容悄悄爬下。 沉寂。 软心白朱古力的甜点之后是黑咖啡。 端起咖啡杯,堤先生幽幽地问:“流火,会回来么?”不似寻求答案的发问。 但是对于这个问题,我会仰起头,固执地回答:“当然,流火会回来的,绝对!” “是啊,她会回来的,就算不想回来、不能回来,若发生某些事情,她也一定会回来的。” “某些事情?”不舒服的假设。 “不,没什么。”他优雅地啜一口咖啡,“我送你回去吧。”