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鋼琴詩人
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甯白

篇 #16
第十五章‧夏日的婚禮(下)
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抵達宅第時,宴會已經開始半個時辰。從外往裡望去,屋內的亮光及穿梭來去的人影透露出喜洋洋的熱鬧。40Please respect copyright.PENANAPQ2Dw6mZIe
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蕭邦一行人的馬車「喀答喀答」駛在磚地上。同有川由車窗外望去,夜中她無法看清整個院子,但見樹木修剪出的各式形狀,不由得驚嘆愛德夫婦在院中上所花的心思。40Please respect copyright.PENANAzsUPaWAhib
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馬車停靠在大門口,兩名站在門邊的僕人迎向他們,一名拉開車門,另一名攙扶四人下車廂。40Please respect copyright.PENANABo6uwkp3kE
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開車門的僕人朝四人鞠個躬,問:「請問是蕭邦先生?」40Please respect copyright.PENANAfWZd8nQLge
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「我是。」蕭邦頷首。40Please respect copyright.PENANAmwKVHtjdUs
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「請隨我來,我帶你們到大廳。」僕人恭敬道:「愛德夫人說您是貴客,特地交代要好好招待您。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAAqVe3FvqKj
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他領四人穿過寬敞的走廊,走過一道玻璃牆,到宴會廳,離去前,朝他們再度鞠躬。40Please respect copyright.PENANANOr47oQ0T9
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德爵女士在同有川臉上親兩下,交代一聲「好好玩。」,就攜德爵先生的手臂加入歡笑的人群。40Please respect copyright.PENANAqHyWkNRZgD
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蕭邦不喜人群,與熟識的人打完招呼,就和同有川站在玻璃牆旁談天,與人群保持不遠也不近的距離。40Please respect copyright.PENANA0Jm7VcPxK7
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晚宴進行到一半,突然,愛德伯爵讓樂隊停下演奏,清清喉嚨,在所有人都注意到他後,講了幾句致詞,接著,多朗伯爵也上前說了幾句。最後,今晚的主角,喬‧愛德端酒杯,扶多莉‧多朗的腰肢,大聲道:「今天晚上,我感謝所有人的到來,與我們共同慶祝我與我摯愛新娘的婚禮。從今天開始,我會在所有人的祝福之下,好好愛護我的妻子,多莉。願祝在場的來賓們有個美好的夜晚,謝謝。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAOSeE5nKwVm
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他舉杯,在來賓們的祝賀生與掌聲下大喝一口酒。40Please respect copyright.PENANAdHHGCLMQnB
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「倘若,蕭邦先生不介意,是否能替今晚的舞會伴奏?」一旁遲遲沒發言的多莉‧多朗微笑望向遠處的蕭邦。雖是個疑問句,語氣中卻帶不容拒絕的堅持。隨她的話,所有賓客朝蕭邦看去,每雙眼睛都等他的答覆。40Please respect copyright.PENANAEivPsRA2wp
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被幾十雙眼睛盯著的蕭邦渾身不自在抿抿嘴,勉強笑道:「是我的榮幸。」40Please respect copyright.PENANA6bVGJPuKIX
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賓客鼓起掌。蕭邦無可奈何,低頭輕吻同有川的額,在眾人期待的目光下朝三角鋼琴走去。40Please respect copyright.PENANA1rPeUOFL5G
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鋼琴被擺放在樂隊旁,他輕咳一聲,坐上琴前,調整椅子一番,低頭翻翻袖子。此時他的臉色比晨時更加蒼白,額上凝結豆大的汗珠。40Please respect copyright.PENANA2zCPSjmriH
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同有川擔心地到李斯特身旁,問道:「弗雷德里克還好嗎?」40Please respect copyright.PENANARex4kuWdqv
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李斯特不確定地搖搖頭。「我想,只是有些悶熱吧,妳看,三角鋼琴旁擺放了五、六個蠟燭檯。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAS1JrvQt1d4
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「是嗎……」40Please respect copyright.PENANAhmeKXpqWaC
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作為舞會的第一首曲,蕭邦的十指輕快彈跳於黑鍵與白鍵之間。賓客們成雙成對,在歡暢的琴聲下翩然起舞。40Please respect copyright.PENANAEoUDVtZqgi
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同有川正想退到舞廳外,手腕卻被一個力道輕攥住了。她一驚,回過頭,見一名年輕子爵道:「同小姐是嗎?我可有這個榮幸與妳共舞一曲?」40Please respect copyright.PENANANrQ4TL6r8a
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她不好拒絕,欠欠身,把手交入子爵手中,讓扶著她的腰,轉個圈,加入舞廳中的伴侶們。40Please respect copyright.PENANAQadZuTJh2T
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不知是有意或無意,子爵帶著同有川,踏著舞步,來到三角鋼琴附近,把她的身子拉近自己的胸膛,霸道的舞步使她毫無喘息空間。40Please respect copyright.PENANAfihhADbccH
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餘光一撇,同有川見到蕭邦正盯著她,炙熱的目光彷彿要將她吞噬。她勉強露出笑容,不著痕跡地退離子爵一些。40Please respect copyright.PENANAwxkTWaNycU
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原本以為,一首曲子結束,子爵會放開她,找尋別的名媛跳舞。沒想到,一曲已終,子爵仍堅固她在懷中。40Please respect copyright.PENANAbvxrrd3fnn
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「子爵,我想,您該放開手了。」她低聲說。40Please respect copyright.PENANAYwTwy2tQJq
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「是嗎?」子爵竟露出輕浮的微笑,收緊手臂,滿不在乎道:「今晚,我只想要妳來作我的舞伴。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAiD4yQo3mTs
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「很抱歉。今晚,我已有舞伴了,讓我的舞伴久候,總是過意不去。」她委婉地說。40Please respect copyright.PENANAhT8XThiydM
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「舞伴?同小姐似乎與蕭邦先生一同前來吧?現下的情況,蕭邦先生可無法作妳的舞伴啊。」子爵毫不留情地揭穿她的藉口。40Please respect copyright.PENANAqe05oLPVGv
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她被他堵得啞口無言,心裡急起來,正想要如何脫身之際,李斯特不疾不徐從子爵身後走到他們身邊,一微笑,向子爵打聲招呼,順手摟住同有川的肩頭,把她拉近自己身旁。40Please respect copyright.PENANAWfUzFCmfsI
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「子爵誤會了。」李斯特笑道:「同小姐口中所說的舞伴是我。若整晚霸占別人的舞伴,實在是無禮的行為。我想,子爵也是如此認為的,是吧?」40Please respect copyright.PENANAO0BVnV2cfN
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「哦?原來同小姐是李斯特先生的舞伴,真是抱歉了。」子爵扶在她腰際上的手被迫抽離,臉上的笑容瞬間消逝無影無蹤,冷冷說完,轉身走入人群之中。40Please respect copyright.PENANACM9pfBYLd1
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「謝謝你。」同有川鬆一口氣。40Please respect copyright.PENANAdOACbbRQeI
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「妳自己小心一些,那名子爵,在外頭名聲極差,之前有好幾件少女強暴案都與他扯上邊,可是沒有人能拿出確切的證據,無法逮捕他。」李斯特瞇眼盯子爵離去的身影,咬牙切齒說。40Please respect copyright.PENANAAQeN7sXW5D
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「我知道了……」回想著適才的情況,她心有餘悸地點點頭。「李斯特先生,真的謝謝你。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAbK46Hd9YQe
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「沒什麼,我只是不想讓悲劇重演。」李斯特提醒:「以後見到他,千萬要避開。」40Please respect copyright.PENANANlf2EiWV4r
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「是……」同有川一點頭,目光隨即被不遠處躺椅上的女人給吸引住。那是早晨在教堂碰見的女人,穿著同樣的一套裝束,顯然婚禮結束後,她沒有花心思於衣著上頭。40Please respect copyright.PENANAg79A3RY5Ds
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女人卻沒有注意到她,半仰在椅子上,翹著腿,右手夾著高腳杯,興致盎然地凝望彈奏中的蕭邦。40Please respect copyright.PENANAJYoYNXT9PG
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「同小姐,怎麼了?」李斯特順著她的視線一瞧,突然一笑。「哦──是喬治。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAgzLDAOz2Pm
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「喬治?」她敏感地回過頭,確認般問:「喬治……桑?」40Please respect copyright.PENANAl8wfDFu8p5
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「哦?」李斯特沒察覺她的異狀,隨口問:「妳也認識她?」40Please respect copyright.PENANALfkf43Y4g5
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「那名作家?」她不答反問,彎起眉頭。40Please respect copyright.PENANAfvIFNV22P3
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「是她!」李斯特望向她,把她異樣的神色收入眼底。「妳讀過她的書?」40Please respect copyright.PENANAzRVISeBb0c
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「不,沒有。」她佯裝鎮定撇過臉,眼神中卻洩漏出她的不安。40Please respect copyright.PENANAlrOjiWYT90
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喬治‧桑,喜愛扮著男裝,性格不拘小節,愛恨分明。最重要的,歷史記載,喬治‧桑是蕭邦相愛長達九年的戀人。40Please respect copyright.PENANAuid5ptKdiF
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她不禁嘲笑自己,早晨在教堂之時,如何會沒想到呢?40Please respect copyright.PENANAZ0ttDingwz
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奇怪的是,喬治‧桑與蕭邦應該於一八三七年相遇,但是,事件的發生卻早了三年──她苦笑,知道這中間有什麼東西錯亂了。或許,與她闖入這段不屬於她的時空有極大的關聯?40Please respect copyright.PENANANEBIqiroy6
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「同小姐?」40Please respect copyright.PENANAHzL3SGSjYF
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同有川抬起頭,李斯特喚出思緒。「怎麼──」話沒說完,耳邊突然傳來玻璃破碎的刺耳聲響,惹得她立即把話吞回。40Please respect copyright.PENANA5HFB7jnYX0
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不只有她,瞬間,全場賓客都安靜下來,一致望向聲音發出的方向。連蕭邦也抬起頭,手指懸在空中,被眼前的景象錯愕地忘了把手放回琴鍵。40Please respect copyright.PENANA8VT8iduRwd
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眾人的焦點是德爵女士!她站在碎玻璃上,肥胖的身軀輕輕顫抖,灑一地的紅酒染上她的裙襬,液體漸漸向上爬,在裙襬上開起朵朵紅花。但是,她卻沒有顧及自己的狼狽,死死盯著眼前的年輕女孩,尖叫:「瑪莉亞!」40Please respect copyright.PENANA3KwHx4foau
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被稱為瑪莉亞的年輕女性在德爵女士的注視下驚慌左顧右盼,像被困在牢中的野獸,突然一聲驚叫,拔腿朝門口跑去。40Please respect copyright.PENANAXTX5lrI1je
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「抓住她!誰來幫我抓住她!」德爵女士被她的行徑嚇一大跳,扯開喉嚨又是一陣亂叫。40Please respect copyright.PENANAwZ2Tdf6Kx4
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瞬間,廳內掀起騷動,賓客們互相交頭接耳,沒有人明白到底發生什麼事。40Please respect copyright.PENANAksqJVY7wpu
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屋中的僕人見德爵女士淒厲的嘶吼,未搞清狀況就趕緊追上瑪莉亞,在她跑出屋外前就把她捉了回來。40Please respect copyright.PENANAC1mBIHnGwL
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瑪莉亞不停地在僕人懷中掙扎,淡藍色的禮服被她激烈的抗拒揉得稀巴爛,嘴上一邊怒吼:「放開我!粗魯的下等人!放開我!」40Please respect copyright.PENANAUp36SaMJEI
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「瑪莉亞!為什麼逃跑?為什麼?」德爵女士來到她面前,滿臉盡是悲傷和激動,伸手想碰碰她,卻給她避開了。40Please respect copyright.PENANAUkJOELEeAh
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德爵女士嘆口氣,朝賓客們不停致歉,又向晚宴的主人問:「真的很抱歉,但是,能不能給我一些隱私,我需要與小女談談。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAuJnEJAMQRe
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喬‧愛德不假思索點頭。「夫人,不需要感到抱歉。請家僕帶妳們入後頭的房中吧。」又轉向其他的賓客,歉然道:「失了各位的興致,我感到抱歉,還請繼續在我與妻子的新居享受今夜的美好。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAEEUJlsyK4f
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不顧瑪莉亞的掙扎,德爵女士與德爵先生在僕人帶領下,拉她到宴會廳後頭的小房間。40Please respect copyright.PENANAJEIu2tENe6
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「謝謝,請下去吧。」德爵女士對僕人說。40Please respect copyright.PENANAPLbvRI3b8O
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披頭散髮的瑪莉亞被家僕安置上柔軟的椅子,微喘氣,像看仇人般瞪視德爵夫婦。40Please respect copyright.PENANAxTUI8zDaan
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「瑪莉亞……」40Please respect copyright.PENANAxBlkp0iwMn
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「別叫我的名字!」少女大聲又兇狠地打斷德爵女士的叫喚,雙手一插胸前,撇過頭。40Please respect copyright.PENANAp4eFFQMj3p
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「這是對妳母親該有的態度嗎!」德爵先生不耐煩皺起眉,厲聲道。40Please respect copyright.PENANAD1KprpRJQz
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「早在當初,我走出家門那一刻,就不再認你們為父母!你們有什麼資格責罵我?」瑪莉亞冷哼一聲。40Please respect copyright.PENANApSLr6GLLjw
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這句冷酷無情的話讓德爵女士跪坐上地,不住嘆氣。「告訴我,這些年來,妳過得好嗎?」40Please respect copyright.PENANAu79elmpX6t
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瑪莉亞繼續瞪視母親,沉默數秒,冷冷說道:「三年前,他重病去世了。」40Please respect copyright.PENANABDSbFqPBY3
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「是嗎……」德爵女士雙眼滿懷歉意,顫著手,怯怯拍拍女兒的膝。「那麼,之後的三年,妳都在哪裡?」40Please respect copyright.PENANAr2T8B4c6RW
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德爵女士的舉動使瑪莉亞又懷怒氣看她一陣,最後,放下武裝,鬆開交叉的手臂,垂下眼,語氣柔和下來。「我離開華沙,來到巴黎,與鎮上的麵包師傅學做麵包,現在在他的店裡工作。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAV82XxTNug2
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「是嗎!是嗎!妳都沒想過來找我們嗎?」德爵女士的眼眶中充滿淚水,滿是不捨。「瑪莉亞,回家吧!讓我們重新開始,又是一家三口,像以往那般過著幸福的日子。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAM32E4A89wp
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「我有!可是我不敢!」瑪莉亞哭起來,淚眼盈盈望向德爵先生,帶著祈求。「父親他……」40Please respect copyright.PENANA4PvfTyQABA
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德爵女士同樣向丈夫看去,乞求道:「你已經原諒我們的小女兒了,是吧?你已經原諒她了吧?」40Please respect copyright.PENANANzyiVPBx2J
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在兩人懇求的注視下,德爵先生一抿嘴,心中掙扎一番,最後嘆道:「瑪莉亞,回來吧!」40Please respect copyright.PENANAlyOibEblAP
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「太好了!太好了!」丈夫的話讓德爵女士激動抱住女兒,眼淚順著臉龐滑下來。40Please respect copyright.PENANACT32PqmquJ
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失而復得的女兒回到身邊,使得一家三口再度團圓,德爵先生表面上冷靜,心中的激動卻不比德爵女士來得少。40Please respect copyright.PENANAagFNrReO1x
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瑪莉亞縮捲於母親懷中,像個迷失已久的孩子,終於找回原有的溫暖。40Please respect copyright.PENANAQ93zFuzeag
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「告訴我,瑪莉亞,今天如何會出現於晚宴上?」德爵女士憐愛撫著她的頭髮。40Please respect copyright.PENANAD16SYjMkM7
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她的眼角掛淚珠,不好意思垂下頭。「我聽說蕭邦先生今晚會出席,我為了見他才來的……」40Please respect copyright.PENANAPCB7bhnrAE
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德爵女士沒想到她會這麼回答,大大怔一下,立即順著她的話接:「也對──畢竟,以往弗雷德里克與妳總是挺要好的,五年不見,來看舊朋友也不足以為奇。」40Please respect copyright.PENANASuMwxzHj4b
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「不是的。」瑪莉亞搖頭:「到巴黎這段期間,我深深受蕭邦先生的吸引。我聽過他的演出!妳知道,他的身上有一股魅力,而我無法自拔地栽進他的魅力裡頭。」40Please respect copyright.PENANACxxRFIrxmd
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「是嗎……」德爵女士一驚,輕輕嘆息。「但是,瑪莉亞,妳要知道,弗雷德里克不是妳可以愛上的人……」40Please respect copyright.PENANANr4skXsCRW
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「又是如此!」突地,瑪莉亞的態度一變,憤怒站起,大聲道:「五年前也是這樣,五年後,亦是同一句話!父親,母親,是不是我看上的對象都不被你們允許?」40Please respect copyright.PENANATV6OY4xoBe
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「不是這樣的!」德爵女士再度唉一口氣,試圖捉女兒的手讓他冷靜。「弗雷德里克是個極好的人,倘若妳與他在一起,我和妳父親絕對不會反對──不過,弗雷德里克身邊已有個女孩了。」40Please respect copyright.PENANATMH5UWOjmR
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「是那個東方女孩嗎?」瑪莉亞冷冷問。40Please respect copyright.PENANAKxsqOrLh08
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德爵女士垂下頭,默認她的話。40Please respect copyright.PENANA2t99MAGhc8
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「好母親,妳會幫助我吧?」一下子,瑪莉亞軟下聲,撒嬌道。40Please respect copyright.PENANA5JIfXKy01S
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「什麼!」德爵女士驚駭地抬頭,望女兒那無法拒絕的笑容,一時之間竟不知該說什麼。40Please respect copyright.PENANAoibOTQkUg0
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「母親,為了我幸福,妳會幫助我吧?」40Please respect copyright.PENANAkndUzLYx71
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「這……」德爵女士面露難色,雙手無意識扭起她的裙襬,腦中想到蕭邦、想到同有川,但是,眼前,她看見的是心愛的女兒。猶豫半晌,她最後終於點點頭。40Please respect copyright.PENANAmnuEObZ2Bi
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「好媽媽!」瑪莉亞發出一聲歡呼,環抱住德爵女士的頸子,就如同以往,她還是個孩子時,得到想要的東西時會心滿意足摟住母親。40Please respect copyright.PENANAESkGKiBHfV
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面對鐵青著臉,重重搖著頭的丈夫,德爵女士沉重的心情都顯露於臉上。她在心中自問,這到底是對還是錯?40Please respect copyright.PENANADqiqTPXjwX
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