??进???入???厅???堂???，???窗???边???沙???发???椅???背???上???，???曝???下???墨???褐???色???发???丝???。
??“I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look, or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun...???”
??霍???褚???凝???望???。
??（???我???也???说???不???准???究???竟???是???在???什???么???时???间???，???什???么???地???点???，???看???见???了???你???什???么???样???的???风???姿???，???听???到???了???你???什???么???样???的???谈???吐???，???便???使???我???开???始???爱???上???了???你???。???那???是???好???久???以???前???的???事???。???等???我???发???觉???我???自???己???开???始???爱???上???你???的???时???候???，???我???已???经???走???了???一???半???路???了???…???）
??春???嫂???话???没???说???完???，???霍???褚???已???走???进???大???门???。???她???没???再???多???阻???止???，???因???为???秦???家???上???下???全???都???知???道???，???霍???褚???和???小???姐???关???系???不???一???样???。???春???嫂???抿???抿???唇???，???捡???起???地???上???水???管???继???续???庭???院???浇???花???工???作???。
??《???傲???慢???与???偏???见???》???，???小???茶???几???上???，???放???声???机???正???播???放???着???有???声???书???。
??他???继???续???走???，???秦???侬???的???身???影???映???入???。
??风???，???不???停???吹???送???。
??霍???褚???按???下???停???止???键???，???朗???读???关???闭???。
??咔???擦???—???—
??她???穿???着???一???件???白???衫???，???坐???睡???在???一???张???浅???蓝???色???的???的???沙???发???上???，???头???歪???着???靠???在???椅???背???上???，???像???一???朵???优???美???无???暇???的???睡???莲???。???微???风???从???窗???户???吹???来???，???吹???动???开???衫???领???口???缓???缓???飘???动???，???那???延???绵???新???雪???般???颈???下???的???圆???润???小???丘???，???若???隐???若???现???。
??步???上???阶???梯???，???霍???褚???稳???健???地???踏???着???每???一???步???，???但???步???伐???不???重???，???他???尽???量???把???音???量???降???到???最???低???。???跨???上???二???楼???时???，???他???右???转???，???往???侧???厅???走???去???。???经???过???川???堂???时???，???他???停???下???，???将???一???只???桌???上???的???骨???瓷???花???瓶???稍???微???调???整???，???以???恢???复???它???原???本???应???该???排???放???的???位???置???。???对???秦???家???大???宅???的???一???切???，???他???仿???佛???都???相???当???熟???悉???。