Text A A Woman on a Roof（第2页）
[31]“Ithoughttheysaidtheheatwave’dbreak，”saidStanley，sulleimeapproatheyreallywouldhavetoclimbupi。
[32]“Youdohen?”askedMrs。Pritchett。
[33]“Allrightforsome，”saidStahingtodobutlieaboutasifitthere。Doup?”
[34]“Wentuponce，”saidMrs。Pritchett。“Butit’sadirtyplaceupthere，andit’stoohot。”“Quiterighttoo，”saidStanley。
[35]Theup，leavingtheeatlittleflatandthefriendlyMrs。Pritchett。
[36]Assoonastheywereuptheysawher。Thethreemeher，resentfulathereaseinthispunishingsun。ThenHarrysaid，becauseoftheexpressiononStanley’sfaeoopretendtowork，atleast。”
[37]Theyhadtowrehthatranbesideaparapetoutofitsbed，sothattheycouldreplaleytookitinhistwohands，tugged，swore，stoodup。“Fuckit，”hesaid，andsatdownunderaey。Helitacigarette。“Fuckthem，”hesaid。“Whatdotheythinkweare，lizards?I’vegotblistersallovermyhands。”Thenhejumpedupaheroofsandstoodwithhisba。Heputhisfihersideofhismouthaashrillwhistle。TomandHarrysquatted，notlookiher，watghim。Theycouldjustseethewomahebeginningsofherbrowaledagaiampingwithhisfeet，andwhistledandyelledahewoman，hisfagscarlet。Heseemedquitemad，ashestampedandwhistled，whilethewomandidnotmove，shedidnotmoveamuscle。
[38]“Barmy，”saidTom。
[39]“Yes，”saidHarry，disapproving。
&heoldermaoade。Itwas，Tomkosavesomesortofsdalorrealtroubleoverthewoman。Harrystoodupandbeganpagtoolsihofoilycloth。“Stanley，”hesaid，anding。AtfirstStaookHarrysaid:“Stanley，we’repagitihew。”
[40]Stanleycameback，cheeksmottled，eyesglaring。
[41]“’tgoohis，”saidHarry。“It’llbreakinadayoihewwe’vegotsunstroke，alikeit，it’stoobad。”EvenHarrysoundedaggrieved，Tomhesmall，an，thefamilymanwithhisgreyhair，whowasaloss，soundedreallyoffbalaneon，”hesaid，aedhimselfintotheopeheroof，adown，watghisfeetohe，withnotaglahenTom，who，histhroatbeati，silentlypromisedheronabackwardglaforme，wait，I’ming。
[42]Oanleysaid:“I’mgoinghome。”Helookedwhitenow，soperhapshereallydidhavesunstroke。Harrywentofftofindtheforeman，orkontheplumbisdowomslippedbatothebuildingtheyhadbeenwon，butthebuildingohewomaraightup，oppistoodopen，withanirup。Heemergedontotheroofacoupleofyardsfromher。Shesatup，pushingbackhairwithbothhands。Thescarfacrossherbreastsbou，andbrownfleshbulgedaroundit。Herlegswerebrownandsmooth。Shestaredathimiheboyst，foolish，gthetenderedfromher。
[43]“Whatdoyouwant?”sheasked。
[44]“I。。。Iakeyourace，”hestammered，grihher。
[45]Theylookedateachother，theslight，scarlet-facedexcitedboy，andtheserious，nearlyhen，withoutaword，shelaydownonherbrow，ignhim。
[46]“Youlikethesun，doyou?”heenquiredlisteningback。
[47]Notaword。Hefeltpanikingofhowshehadheldhiminherarms，strokedhishair，broughthimwherehesat，lordly，inherbed，aglassofsomeexhilaratingliquorhehadedihatifhekdown，strokedhershoulders，herhair，shewouldturnandclasphiminherarms。
[48]Hesaid:“Thesun’sallrightforyou，isn’tit?”
[49]Sheraisedherhead，setherallfists，“Goaway，”shesaid。Hediden，”shesaid，inaslowreasonablevertihoughwithdifficulty;lookingathim，herfacewearywithanger，“ifyougetakickoutofseeingwomeninbikinis，whydon’tyoutakeasixpennybusridetotheLido?You’dseedozehoutallthism。”
[50]Shehadoodhim。Hefeltherunfairnesspalehim。Hestammered:“ButIlikeyouI’vebeenwatgyouand。。。”
[51]“Thanks，”shesaid，anddrain，turnedawayfromhim。
[52]Shelaythere。Hestoodthere。Shesaidnothing。Shehadsimplyshuthimout。Hestood，sayingnothingatall，forsomemi:She’llhavetosaysomethingifIstay。Butthemi，withnosignofthemiiensionofherback，herthighs，herarms—thetensionofwaitingfo。
[53]Helookedupatthesky，wherethesuospi;aheroofswhereheandhismateshadbeenearlier。Hecouldseetheheatquiveriheyhadworked。Austoworkiio，filledwithrighteousindignation。Thewomanhadofhotwindblewherblackhairsoftly;itshone，andwasiridest。Herememberedhowhehadstrokeditlastnight。
[54]Reseofheratlastmovedhimoffandawaydowntheladder，throughthebuilding，i。Hegotdruredofher。
[55]daywheheskywasgrey。Helookedatthewetgreyandthought，vicious:Well，that’sfixedyou，hasn’titnow?That’sfixedyougoodandproper。
[56]Thethreemeworkearlyonthecoolleads，surroundedbydampdrizzlingroofswhereosunthemselves，blaywithraiwasow，theywouldfiday，iftheyhurried。
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