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鋼琴詩人
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甯白

ISSUE #19
第十八章‧夜中長談(上)
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「抱歉,我也該走了。」蕭邦不顧德爵女士阻止,穿上外套,生疏向他們一欠身。49Please respect copyright.PENANAghsGOpkyCv
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「弗雷德里克……今晚的事情,請你們不要放到心上。我會與瑪莉亞好好談一談,德爵家仍舊歡迎你們。」德爵女士尷尬小聲道。49Please respect copyright.PENANAgeULA5v267
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他回過頭。「夫人,恕我直言,我想,你們該道歉的對象是我的未婚妻。今晚,瑪莉亞做得太過火了。德爵夫人,請轉告瑪莉亞,不要對我打任何主意,有川會是我唯一的妻子,永遠的。」49Please respect copyright.PENANATGhH7Fn3lD
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說完,不顧身後錯愣在原地的德爵女士,他頭也不回走出德爵家。49Please respect copyright.PENANA6hYywdmUk5
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同有川從頭到腳被水柱般的雨水淋得溼透,單薄的衣裳緊貼於肌膚上,夜風習來,讓她不禁打個哆嗦。她漫無目的在街上走許久,街道兩旁的店家都已關門,黑漆漆的路上毫無人煙。她茫茫踩著步伐,對於周遭冷清景象毫無知覺。突地,她再也之撐不住,累得癱坐上地,靠著石牆,屈膝埋在雙腳間,像個受委屈的孩子大聲哭了起來。49Please respect copyright.PENANA6FmRUx3nOg
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那哭聲中包含的不僅僅是今晚在德爵家受到得羞辱,更是對家鄉累積許久的思念。49Please respect copyright.PENANAb6yT4lWKWL
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來到十九世紀一年多,她的命運平穩順利,周遭的人待她極好。但是,與父母親分離的事實,在她心裡深處是空虛的──今晚在德爵家受得委屈令她深刻了解,如今,她已經沒有爸爸或媽媽在身邊能夠撒嬌抱怨。當她選擇留在這裡,往後所遇的一切不快,都必須自己承擔。49Please respect copyright.PENANARJ4oDNEtXY
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這時,一輛馬車停駐到她面前,車主推開馬車門,疑惑的聲音自廂內傳出。「同小姐?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAV7dKhvD8Ou
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她嚇一跳,趕緊伸手抹去眼淚。黑暗中,對方的輪廓不清晰,她怔愣數秒,才不確定問:「雷齊維王子?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAkrbIyO74bT
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「同小姐,請快上馬車,一個女人獨自蹲在夜街是不安全的。」雷齊維王子不由分說,伸手拉她入車廂。49Please respect copyright.PENANAcPhCVIqzc1
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縮捲在柔軟的椅子裡,她的身子輕微顫抖,臉上毫無血色,慘白像具屍體。「給您添麻煩了,我感到抱歉至極。」49Please respect copyright.PENANAHgr5snGsGl
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「好好休息,不要再說話。我先帶妳回宮中,好好休息一晚,明天一早再送妳回去。」雷齊維王子輕聲說。49Please respect copyright.PENANAvavv5QKHq4
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她順從點點頭,閉上眼,伴著馬車行在磚地上的顛簸,昏昏沉沉睡著了。49Please respect copyright.PENANAQn5z7uMyhj
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昏睡中,她感覺有人側身抱起她側身,用冰冷冷的手撫上她,替她退去濕漉漉的裙子,接著,肌膚一陣暖流襲過,原來,她被放置於澡盆內,溫熱的洗澡水澆淋上她赤裸的肌膚,這讓她放鬆不少,整個人癱軟在澡盆邊緣,眼皮沉重,意識卻清醒許久。49Please respect copyright.PENANAH9z2pS8U5j
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睜眼時,是十分鐘後,她仍在澡盆內,整個人被稀薄的水霧包圍,她一抹臉,正想站起身,門口卻出現一名仕女。49Please respect copyright.PENANA2uMitSAQR3
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「同小姐,妳終於醒了!」仕女的手上抱著一件浴巾與乾爽的衣裳,見同有川想爬出浴缸中,趕緊走上前去用浴巾裹住她的身子。「請盡快擦乾身子與頭髮,妳剛才淋過雨,若不快點擦乾,容易生病。」49Please respect copyright.PENANAzk6nPcIt4U
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她小小應一聲,接過布巾擦髮,整顆頭顱卻沉重得抬不起來,後腦勺則隱隱作痛。49Please respect copyright.PENANAjfhJn9TQ4p
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「請穿上這個──我替妳準備的睡袍。妳的濕衣裳晚點兒會烘乾。早晨,我會把它放在妳房裡。有什麼需要,搖個鈴。」仕女交代完,又重複一遍,留下同有川獨自在浴室內穿上她帶來的睡袍。49Please respect copyright.PENANApqEBd4uj9d
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浴室外頭的臥房寬敞,但縱然寬闊,裡頭的擺設卻少得可憐──僅僅有一張床──幾乎佔著房間的三分之一,以及一張木製書桌。49Please respect copyright.PENANAUEIoQpYE8C
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她躺上床,頭仍舊發昏,意識卻越來越清醒,盯著房門,發起愣來,卻在這時,房門猛然被推開。她一顫肩,赫然從遊神的意識中驚醒,瞪大眼如同受驚嚇的獵物望來者。49Please respect copyright.PENANAWPZII6ofYq
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「王子……」她撫上下起伏的胸口,呼出一口氣。「抱歉,我不知道是您。」49Please respect copyright.PENANAr3jErPXJ2D
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雷齊維王子歉然笑笑,反手關上門。「該抱歉的是我,忘了敲門,擅自闖入同小姐的房中。」他坐上床沿,續道:「感覺還好嗎?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAbZYXsIC0Sh
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她望著那張與德羅特伯爵一模一樣的臉,微微頷首。「好了很多,謝謝。」49Please respect copyright.PENANAnovCS2pzoc
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「那就好,妳剛才的模樣真是嚇人,以為出什麼事。還有……」雷齊維王子笑了笑,語氣隨即一變,嚴肅地問:「妳是否有許多疑惑?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAno7k5ONRK0
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「疑惑?」她一凜,感覺他不是隨便問問。49Please respect copyright.PENANADM2pYE7vFu
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果然,他瞇起眼,開口就是讓她眼睛瞪更大的話。「對於這裡,十九世紀──這個不屬於妳的時空。還有或許,對於……蕭邦先生?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAosmLbxZa8Y
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她沉默半晌,緩緩頷首。「是、是的。你怎麼……」49Please respect copyright.PENANAxZjQDvq9ag
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「同小姐。」他打斷她,認真說:「一年多前,是蕭邦先生求著我把妳再帶回十九世紀……妳記得第一次被拉回波蘭的情景嗎?」49Please respect copyright.PENANARsAXHvzM3K
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她驚訝頷首。「一點點。」49Please respect copyright.PENANArUwPbTOlBa
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「是嗎?既然如此,我想和妳說一個故事,但是……我即將要與妳說的故事,會花費一整夜。我想,妳的身體依舊虛弱,等明天早上再說吧。」 雷齊維王子說著,起身要離去,她見狀,趕緊捉住他的手。他立即回過頭,面無表情望著她沉默不語。49Please respect copyright.PENANAYBG3MZLiFP
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「請原諒我的無禮。」她趕緊縮回手,小聲說:「但是,我誠摯期望能在今晚聽您的故事。」49Please respect copyright.PENANA9JnzYdk6tr
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思索半晌,他嚴肅點點頭,坐回床沿。「好吧!是夠久了,我該替妳解答妳的疑問了。該從哪裡開始呢──」49Please respect copyright.PENANAGfNOHqIdkz
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他想了想,開始漫長的敘述──49Please respect copyright.PENANAQ0MfzutGsQ
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一八二七年,蕭邦十七歲,當時他未離開波蘭,就讀華沙音樂學院。而同有川十四歲時,曾經與母親去巴黎遊玩。當時,吃完午飯,她的母親想起遺忘在餐廳的外套,把女兒獨自留在餐廳斜對面的街角。沒料到,當她的母親拿外套再度返回街角時,她的女兒已經不在那裡了!她的母親一下慌了,走遍四處,逛過各家同有川可能會進入的店面,卻始終沒找著她。最後,她道女兒被人綁架,趕緊跑到附近的派出所告訴警察們來龍去脈,並且請他們幫忙尋找她的女兒。49Please respect copyright.PENANAXppZvUbtHl
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而在同有川身上,真正發生什麼事情,連她自己也說不上來。她只知道眼前突然出現一片黑暗,四周天旋地轉,再度睜眼時,自己已置身於陌生的街道上,身旁的人群穿著的服飾讓她陌生不已,抬頭環繞四周,建築物的樣式顯得老舊,非二十一世紀所能見的──但,那些古建築反而不破舊,有些看上去甚至如同近年才完工的。 49Please respect copyright.PENANAbCs1ZstbEb
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眼前奇異的景象令她一陣暈眩,道自己是作夢,搖搖晃晃在街上胡亂走,一路上,與她擦肩而過的行人都會回頭看她一眼,彷彿在看什麼奇怪的生物。這她不自在低下頭,加快腳步。49Please respect copyright.PENANAGTtwXs7mfK
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這時,教堂鐘聲響起。她一愣,停駐於路邊,對面是一座高聳的建築物,隨鐘聲打完,一群年輕學生陸陸續續自建築物內走出。滿腹疑惑的她定眼一瞧,驚覺眼前的建築物不是別的,正是位於波蘭的華沙音樂學院!49Please respect copyright.PENANAmNZlzJVH6E
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她才發覺,身邊的景物、語言已不在法國,而是,之間相隔一個德國的波蘭!49Please respect copyright.PENANA2O8VxPfpAm
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「先生,不好意思,請問,您知道現在幾點嗎?」她不會波蘭話,只好以英語向一名路人問。49Please respect copyright.PENANAsWUTSt1c0S
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對方奇怪看她一眼,嘴裡咕噥她聽不懂的波蘭語,然後轉身離開。49Please respect copyright.PENANAUpNSOITeSz
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她不死心,繼而以生澀的法語尋問另外幾名路人。但是,仍換得相同的回應。49Please respect copyright.PENANAeGaehp7S7J
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頹喪地,她坐上華沙音樂學院的石板階梯,望著來來去去的行人,心中隱隱約約感到不對勁。49Please respect copyright.PENANArCWLXsx2oJ
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不只是街道上鋪得不是柏油路,路上連一輛車子都沒見到──確切的說,放眼望過去,她看不見任何一樣屬於現代的物品。49Please respect copyright.PENANAwCrLIlx8ld
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到底怎麼回事?49Please respect copyright.PENANAPTZg0ceEnY
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這是什麼地方?49Please respect copyright.PENANAbHWF5Lw5Hd
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正當她疑惑之際,男性溫和的聲音自她的頭頂上方傳來:「小姐,請問妳需要幫忙嗎?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAjtFxzSnPD7
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對方說的是法語,她趕緊抬頭,以法語回道:「是、是的……我想,我迷路了。」49Please respect copyright.PENANAshmuF4jMoK
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男子身上的華麗衣裳透露他高貴的身分,凝視著她,彷彿在觀察稀有的動物。49Please respect copyright.PENANAireMBIfU0O
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「請問你……是什麼人?」她在他的注視下露出不安的神色,怯怯問。49Please respect copyright.PENANAe5rM9bTbdT
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男子見狀,收回視線。「恕我的無禮。小姐看起來不像本地人,請問妳從何處來?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAJQdM4EGuax
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「我……」她猶豫一下。「我必須回法國找我母親。不瞞你說,我來自亞洲,與母親到法國旅遊,不知道什麼原因,我來到了這裡──波蘭。」49Please respect copyright.PENANAKzGsIT1e0M
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男子的出現宛如一根救命的稻草,人生地不熟的情況下,她只得一股腦兒把自己發生的事情告訴眼前的男子──至少,目前為止,這名男子是她唯一能溝通的對象。49Please respect copyright.PENANADyD3ulbwY4
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「是嗎?那麼,我知道妳發生什麼事情。」男子說罷,拉著她坐上停靠在對街的馬車。沿途中,向她解釋:「接下來的事情,或許令妳無法接受,但是妳必須相信我,我告訴妳的一切,都屬事實。這裡,是一八二七年的波蘭,因著某些因素,妳被帶回古波蘭。我是雷齊維王子,把妳帶到這裡的人。」49Please respect copyright.PENANALQmUUZhTed
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對方的身分報出,她聽得有些不真實,小心翼翼地問:「雷齊維王子,是否能夠請問是什麼樣的原因你把我帶到這裡?」49Please respect copyright.PENANACBRlSyGHVt
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「這是我的事,很抱歉無法透露,祝小姐。」雷齊維王子的視線調向窗外,淡淡答。49Please respect copyright.PENANAvcFnQ6g24V
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「不好意思?祝小姐?」她一愣,疑惑問。49Please respect copyright.PENANAd8j7Kh5UND
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沒想到,雷齊維王子也跟著一掙,反問:「妳不是祝小姐?」49Please respect copyright.PENANAWeCoQNZAdV
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「不,不是的。我姓同,同有川。」她搖首闓闡。49Please respect copyright.PENANAyWBLuQkOwE
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語才落,馬車輪刺耳的煞車聲霎時響起,雷齊維王子伸手打開車門。「那麼,我49Please respect copyright.PENANANHEIpTW5Xi
想我找錯人了。我深感抱歉,現在,請同小姐下車,我會盡快送妳回屬於妳的地方。」49Please respect copyright.PENANAHkBovBxikK
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錯愣之餘,同有川順從走下馬車。剛下車,身後,車門「碰!」一聲迅速關上,不過轉眼,雷齊維王子的馬車已消失在轉彎處。49Please respect copyright.PENANA1rOuh9H9BY
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