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鋼琴詩人
Author:
甯白
甯白
ISSUE #7
第六章‧郊外遊(下)
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「還有誰在這種季節開暖爐！」德爵女士叫。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1dg71HYf2f
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向妻子望了一眼，德爵先生不作聲回座喝起花茶，無可奈何，德爵女士聳聳肩，把手上的餅乾送入口中。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTXwwQxlDZV
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「同小姐。」蕭邦喚一聲，擱手中花茶上小圓桌，旋身到鋼琴前。同有川抓到他的意思，笑著點頭，茶杯被她當作酒杯伸出手微微一敬。一旁摸不著頭緒的德爵夫婦也不約而同把目光轉向他。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUcccmseeJs
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小心地打開琴蓋，蕭邦垂下眼簾，嘴角不著痕跡勾出弧度，修長的手指不輕不重點上黑白鍵，溫和而緩慢，如同撫摸著他的情人般。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcpykVUWB08
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一聲輕嗟，他的雙手擱上腿，靜默數秒，正當德爵夫婦以為他不打算彈奏之際，他的右手忽然抬起，中指壓下白鍵，久久不放手，讓清脆的單音響盪於廳內。突地，他的右手快速朝下移動三個八度的半音音階，緊接著，左手加入，雙手同時重重地於低音區奏出一個和絃。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUCABIQZU0s
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下一瞬，兩隻手又同時向高音區滑去，十隻手指快速地動起來。一首曲音抑揚頓挫的無名曲輕快流出。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznAaMiJc37
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德爵女士微笑讚賞：「弗雷德里克的雙手簡直是神創造的奇蹟！不論何時聽他彈鋼琴都是如此悅耳。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6NPkAcqmU5
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同有川沒聽見她的話，專注望著蕭邦彈琴的背影，不由得出了神，手中的花茶漸漸失去原本的熱度，她趕緊喝一口茶，心中從第一個音落下後就莫名浮現的似曾相識的感愈來愈濃。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWPsB94wEKs
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第一首無名曲結束，蕭邦一刻沒停，立即進入下一首曲子。第二首鋼琴曲沉重緩慢，感覺就像一艘慢悠悠航行在海洋上的輪船。閉上眼，蕭邦的身子隨著曲聲微微擺動。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFTesWCPvAe
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曲子到中間，同有川歪起頭，皺眉苦思半晌：她敢發誓以前絕對沒有聽過這首鋼琴曲，但是，奇異地，蕭邦正彈奏的曲子對她來說是無比地熟悉，甚至都能隨著琴曲的主旋律哼起來。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKXZ6JDi7jS
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琴聲終了，她忍不住好奇，訥訥開口問：「蕭邦先生，請問，適才那首曲子有名稱嗎？」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPM8NlgndE1
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蕭邦轉過身，搖頭。「只是一首即興的創作罷了。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfW2iX21BnG
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晚間，德爵女士準備一頓簡易的晚飯──乾麵包與果汁。這頓晚飯吃得隨意，四人在餐桌上沒有過多談話，尤其是同有川，埋頭一口一口把麵包塞入口中，嚼著嚼著，越嚼越無味，滿腦子是莫名熟悉的琴曲。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHpUzvf6osi
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飯後，閒然無事的同有川站在陽台邊凝望四垂的夜幕。那一片圍繞宅第的漆黑的森林彷若無止盡般地向後延伸。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiqPbDbX5Pj
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兩百年前的天空比兩百年後澄淨許多，少了城市的霓虹燈與廢棄的汙染，上頭的繁星像眼睛，眨著明亮的眼。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkaYY7PHGFB
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霎時，天際一顆流星讓人措手不及的劃過。她驚奇地瞪大眼，從沒見過流星的她像看到寶一樣大叫一聲。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFGXFLXcRkL
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她每次聽別人說，見到流星要許願，不過，她沒想到，流星來得快走得快，不到一眨眼間就消逝了。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhNCk1OEz5m
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怔著，她忘了對剩下殘影的流星補上願望，只是目不轉睛對星空上一閃即逝的影兒發楞。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEm1FntdTUs
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呆楞間，一聲輕咳從陽台底下傳來，她朝聲音望去，見到前院中，蕭邦穿著單薄的襯衣站著，夜風拂亂他的棕髮，他卻沒有察覺，因為一雙迷茫的眸子望著森林深處太出神。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡicRBWHyhKe
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「蕭邦先生？」她小心翼翼喚。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡle3h1vdVDt
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庭院中的蕭邦嚇一大跳，抬起頭，眼神有些恍惚。「有川，妳真的什麼都不記得嗎？」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4UlChTr8uy
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她呆了呆，面對他的問話有些不知所云。「蕭邦先──」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6TyhASNVua
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話未落，蕭邦打斷她。「為什麼要用如此生疏的名稱喚我？蕭邦先生是給虛情假意的人稱呼的──妳對我，也是虛情假意嗎？」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZB2kkFQZhj
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「別這樣說，我並沒有這個意思。」她垂下眼，搖著頭回應他的「指控」。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF2MhD0i8JG
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「有川，妳可曾經為一個人放棄一切？」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWtn4ZV41Wx
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「我……」她再次搖頭，反問：「你有嗎？」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgaTpP8YI4t
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緊緊凝入她的眼眸，蕭邦的薄唇微微抿起，簡短道：「是的。」甩了甩頭，他的眼神恢復神采。「抱歉，說了許多讓妳摸不著頭緒的話。美麗的月色容易令人迷失自己。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaamBx8ItpX
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她沒有追問，微微笑道：「不必感到抱歉，每個人總是要抒發心中的困擾，一直藏在心底只會徒增痛苦，是吧？」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFpSJXg5UN7
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「妳始終如此善良──晚安。」蕭邦突然變得失望。淡淡說完，轉身離開陽台下。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsrZr0p1iiL
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望著蕭邦離去的背影，她的心中發酵出一股說不上來的感覺，是疑惑、是苦澀、是心疼。她闔上落地窗，旋身躺上柔軟的床，儘管滿心困倦，腦子卻不由自主想著蕭邦說話時的哀愁。她的眉頭下意識揉在一塊兒，趕緊甩甩頭，甩掉腦中影像，側過身入了夢。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwFrgEUuNXQ
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隔日，晨陽剛升起，同有川被刺眼的光線喚醒。睜開眼，她才發覺昨夜忘了拉上簾布，早晨的太陽光直接自落地窗照射進來。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1locoWwAE2
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淺眠的她無法再入睡，輕聲走到房外。這時，整棟宅第靜悄悄地，顯然其他人都還在睡夢中。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAwPvFgFLtW
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到廚房洗完臉，她悄然到庭院。從院中看樹林，晨光朦朧，鳥兒的啾響傳自四面八方，還有稀薄白霧飄散，樹梢間射入的太陽光讓林中透出絢爛的七彩光波。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkvyFGJwClw
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眼前的美景把她震住了，忍不住抬腳朝林內走去。沿途的風景和昨日的黃昏景象截然不同。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOlTfhz2cZU
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林中空氣清晰冰涼，她深深吸口氣，又重重吐出來。十九世紀的環境是如此美好，少了在二十一世紀的各種壓力，她從來沒有如此放鬆過。愜意之下，腦中竟竄出令她不寒而顫的念頭──或許，她能夠留在這裡？53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkMewW1tNTU
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用力甩甩頭，她趕緊否定自己的想法，自嘲想：「別傻了，這是不可能的。總有一天，還是會回到該回去的地方。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4vKECFVjrU
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越向林中走，頭頂的枝葉越來越濃密，周遭也漸漸昏暗下來。沿途拐過多少個彎，她完全記不得了。她只知道，當她驚覺不對勁兒回頭時，已經找不回初來的路徑。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡak0OQNBECY
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心中一驚，她快速環顧四周，周圍的景色陌生不已，叉路更是迷惑她的一大因素，每條路看起來都像是她來時的途徑，再仔細看，又好像不是。但是站著猶豫不是辦法，她一咬牙，憑著直覺選了一條看似是回途的路徑，沒想到，走了半時辰，她被領入森林更深處。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7XEVzxbOvi
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這下，她真的慌了。害怕地不知所措停在原地，不敢再往前走。身遭的一片陌生讓她的心臟又驚又怕地砰砰直跳，像被困在牢籠中，她被困在這片迷宮似的森林！53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwy7sMOg89v
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近中午，德爵女士的呼喊聲傳遍整棟屋子。「有川？有川跑到哪裡去了？」她慌慌張張從一樓跑上二樓，又從二樓跑下一樓。「有誰見到有川沒有？」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUkpgYLbSw0
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德爵先生坐在客廳看著報紙，不滿地從報紙裡抬起頭。「很顯然，她不在屋內，即使妳喊再多次，同小姐也是不會出現的。況且，她又不是小孩子，妳在緊張什麼？」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjLDqRopZbZ
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「哎唷，她到底跑上哪裡去了？」德爵女士不滿瞪丈夫一眼，餘光撇見剛從樓梯走下來的蕭邦。「弗雷德里克，你見到有川沒有？」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM3B7uE8D1s
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一愣，蕭邦搖首。「德爵夫人，怎麼了？」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzFccrsESmM
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德爵女士抓了抓頭，苦惱道：「我正在廚房準備午餐，想請有川幫我個忙，喚半天，遲遲沒見到人影。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEVQ1Im1e13
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「哦？」蕭邦思索一陣。「早晨的時候，我似乎見到她往森林方向走去……」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaOctm5ggHT
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「噯！」她一聽，反而冷靜下來。「原來她去散步了。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjFlo69saTf
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德爵先生放下報紙，冷眼看向妻子。「我不是和妳說過了？誰叫妳要白操心？」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2e7ws5O7ae
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「沒事就好！沒事就好！」她回廚房忙了。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBAqa0oy4cd
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德爵女士覺得沒事了，蕭邦反而因她的話開始感到奇怪。同有川已經在林中晃近六個小時了……53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOibeoxJasL
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心中不安一起，他不顧德爵先生對他叫「你要上哪？就快吃午飯了！」，一手抓起外套就向森林走去。沿途，為避免迷失方向，每過一個叉路，蕭邦就作個記號在路旁的樹上。邊走，邊喊著同有川的名字。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW0E5hQyBIc
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天色漸漸暗下來，他抬頭，猜想自已已經走了好幾個鐘頭，不再晴朗的天色讓不由自主輕聲嘆氣，暗暗想或許同有川已經回到宅第。轉過身，他正準備折原路回去，忽聞不遠處傳來一陣細細的輕泣聲，仔細一聽，那聲音越聽越耳熟！53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYAJ5SKi2pr
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同有川無力靠在樹幹後，身子縮成一團，半瞇眼，頰上掛著未乾的淚痕。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1vchY5jF4w
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她又看到那抹人影了！53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYJsyKo5XEO
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這回，那抹人影比以往都要清晰、真實，背對著她，看起來在尋找什麼，突然，出乎她意料地，人影一轉身，在她淚眼迷離的注視下緩緩朝她愈走愈近。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7fQ98zCzKz
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「天──是你！是你……」她終於終於看清「人影」的面貌！帶著不可置信，她摀住嘴，眼眶中的淚水順著臉龐滑下。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3QZgzq9WOR
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「妳竟然在這裡。」蕭邦蹲下身，輕輕喚。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjQgu9qR3G8
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「蕭邦先生……是幻象還是你？」同有川哽咽，長年以來的謎題終於看到解答。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlZO5FkStps
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見到她的狼狽，蕭邦心頭一緊，拉她入懷，撫著她的髮安慰：「是我。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡypG3PjEbAL
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一瞬間，迷失在森林的恐懼突然有依靠，她放聲大哭起來。「我還以為……還以為自己會永遠待在這座森林裡頭──沒有人找得到我，我也找不著任何人……」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBAJrWT4RvN
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「可是，我找到妳了。」他伸手替她抹去眼角旁的淚珠。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMdVqO0KR1m
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「對不起──我真是個麻煩的東西。」吸吸鼻子，她歉然笑。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfp7aJcBAFO
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蕭邦露出溫和的笑容，默不作聲，扶起她，慢慢地朝著別莊走去。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡozVfhfDTKT
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德爵女士一見兩人平安回到屋內，大呼小叫起來。「你們兩個到底發生什麼事情？連午餐都錯過了！」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgkHdswrM7W
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「我迷路了。」同有川露出苦笑。「幸虧蕭邦先生找到我。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaxUduih9su
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德爵女士露出「我就知道」的表情，瞪丈夫一眼。「誰說我白操心？」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt08x6yq92A
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一聳肩，德爵先生冷哼一聲。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU0PBomzgy8
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回房時，同有川撞見正打開房門的蕭邦。頓了頓，她道：「蕭邦先生，我還沒向你道謝。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBB5ibcssO1
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「沒什麼。」蕭邦默然搖頭。「早點休息吧，妳累壞了。」說完，他走下樓。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHpbJzD3JYz
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她沒有答，卻等他轉身消失在樓梯口才回到房中。躺在床上，耳邊突然傳入樓下的曲聲，慢悠悠，像在告訴她：「休息吧，休息吧。」53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF4pVwGVZf9
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曲聲卻讓她想起那抹身影。是他！竟然是他！但是……為什麼是他？為什麼？53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0TI6upjlRH
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漸漸地，意識朦朧起來，伴著輕柔的琴聲，她帶著新的疑問陷入夢鄉。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsj8HJeEfQQ
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她的疑惑一直沒有得到解答。那日在森林迷路後，蕭邦和她之間的情誼好像比先前更疏遠了。見面永遠只有一聲招呼，其餘時間，他不會主動出現在她面前，除非她刻意去找他。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrr3ZJfNuLQ
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她不懂，真的不懂。太多太多讓她迷惑的事物出現在她生活中，卻沒有一個人能替她解惑。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOAYAJPsRMP
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數日後，她隨著德爵夫婦和蕭邦離開別莊，帶著滿腹的不解及對大自然幽靜的眷戀，回到城市繼續她在十九世紀漫無目的的生活。53Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡabOWmoc1MC
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