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[20]“Whythen，”uedthefatman，“shouldwesiderthefeelingsofourwhey?Isn’titnaturalthatattheiragetheyshouldsiderthelovefortheirtry（Iamspeakiboys，ofcourse）eveheloveforus?Isn’titnaturalthatitshouldbeso，asafteralltheymustlookuponusasuponoldboyswhooreandmuststayathome?Iftryisay，likebreadofwhiusteatiodieofhugotodefendit。Ando，whey，awanttears，becauseiftheydie，theydieinflamedandhappy（Iamspeaking，ofcourse，ofdetboys）。Now，ifonediesyoungandhappy，withouthavingtheuglysidesoflife，theboredomofit，thepettiernessofdisillusion。。。whatmoreweaskforhim?Everyoneshouldst;everyoneshouldlaugh，asIdo。。。oratleastthankGod—asIdo—becausemys，sentmeamessagesayingthathewasdyingsatisfiedathavingendedhislifeiwayhecouldhavewished。Thatiswhy，asyousee，Idonotevenwearm。。。。”

[21]Heshookhislightfawncoatastoshowit;hislividlipoverhismissirembling，hiseyeswerewateryandmotionless，andsoonafterheehashrilllaughwhichmightwellhavebeenasob。

[22]“Quiteso。。。quiteso。。。”agreedtheothers。

[23]Thewomanwho，bundledinaderhercoat，hadbeensittingandlisteninghad—forthelastthreemonths—triedtofindinthewordsofherhusbandandherfrieosoleherinherdeepsorrow，somethingthatmightshowherhowamothershoseeveoaprobablydangerouslife。Yetnotawordhadshefoundamohathadbeensaid。。。andhergriefhadbeeerinobody—asshethought—couldshareherfeelings。

[24]Butnowthewordsofthetraveleramazedandalmoststunnedher。Shesuddehatitwashersrongandotuaherselfwhootriseuptothesameheightofthosefathersandmth，notoureoftheirsoheirdeath。

[25]Sheliftedherhead，shebentoverfromherertryingtolisteioailswhichthefatmanwasgivingtohispanionsaboutthewayhissonhadfallenasaherandhistry，happyandwithrets。Itseemedtoherthatshehadstumbledintoaworldshehadof，aworldsofarunknowntoher，andsheleasedtoheareveryonejoiningingratulatingthatbravefatherwhocouldsostoicallyspeakofhischild’sdeath。

[26]Theasifshehadheardnothingofwhathadbeensaidandalmostasiffromadream，sheturheoldman，askinghim:

[27]“Then。。。isyoursonreallydead?”

[28]Everyoher。Theoldman，too，turolhisgreat，bulging，horriblywaterylightgrayeyes，deepinherfaehetriedtoawordsfailedhim。Helookedaher，almostasifohatsilly，ingruousquestion—hehadsuddelastthathissonwasreallydead—goneforever—forever。Hisfatracted，becamehorriblydistorted，thehasteahandkerhispod，totheamazementofeveryo，heart-rending，untrollablesobs。

Notes

LuigiPirandello:HewasanItalianauthor，andwasawardedtheNobelPrizeiurein1934forhis“boldandbrilliaionofthedramaaage”。Pirandello’sworksinovels，hundredsofshortstories，andaround40plays，someofwhicharewritteninSidialect。HisfirstsuovelwasTheLateMattiaPascal（1904），andhisplayRightYouAre（IfYouThinkYouAre）（1917）broughthimfameasanimportantplaywrightihtury。

&ionsfordis。

1）WhatisthesettingiPirandello?

2）Whatistheflithisstory?

3）Whoistheprotagonist?

4）Isthereanyhihatthefatmanwasnotassureumeobe?

5）Whatarethesimilaritiesaweemaheirappearance，moodandapproachtolife?Whataretheirrolesiory?

6）Whatdoesthefatmansayaboutparey?

7）Whatdothetrainandthesmoky，stuffye?

8）Whatdoyouthihemeofthestory?

9）Doyouliketheendiory?whyorwhynot?