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第5章青春不散场(4)
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&hesedays,”
Mrs.Cootswasfondofsaying,“youstudentswillfindthatwhatyherewillbeuseful.”
Fewofusbelievedher,butthatdidn’tdisrs.herrelentlessdrillinginthebasiglishposition.Shewasunwaverierminatioheihetermpapererbibliography.Attheslightestprotest,Mrs.Coots’sdarkeyesflashed.“Youwillfindthattherealworldisfarmoredemandingthanmytermpapers,butmeaheyhelpprepareyouforit!”
Ismiledatthememory.Nothinghadbeenmorediffioermpapers,heprospeeofProfessorDressel’s.Hewasanotorirader,seemiiculardelightingivingCstoAstudedayIthrewmyselfintothepaper,wharderonitthanaIber.
WhenhehandedbackroansfromthedisappointedmadeProfessorDressel’ssoualward.Hetossedmypaperohoutent.Ishutmyeyestightly,steeliheblow.Whehemopen,ahepage.IdisbeliefIbentoverforacloserlook.ProfessorDresselhadwritteejustbelowthegrade:“Seemeafterclass.”
NervouslyIapproachedhisdeskastherumbledout.“Younglady,”
hesaid,“yourtermpaperisamoIhaveeverseenproducedbyajunioragstudent.Doyouknowwhatthistellsme?”
Ishookmyhead.
“IttellsmethatsthelineyouhadaremarkableEnglishteacher.Ifheorsheistillalive,youshouldgotothatteadexpressyratitude.Goodnight.”
_Hesextbookdosed,abruptlystooda.
Mymouthgaped.IIknewProfessorDresselwasright;IowedagoodmeasureofmyA+toMrs.Coots.IknewIshouldthahememoryofherno-nonsense,crispeanorstillintimidatedme.
OntheeveningIfinallyforcedmyselfuptothefrontdoorofhermodesthouse.Iwastrembling.ButtheeredthedoorwasfardifferentfromtheMrs.emberedinthe.Shewasinabathrobe—paleandfrowning.“MayIein?”
Iblurted.
Shedrelutlybeein.“I’vebeensickallfall,”
shesaidinareedyvoice.“I’mjustingoverpneumonia.”
Mrs.Cootshalfcollapsedinadregardedmetiredly.Isatoheearesther.Ithrustmytermpaperintoherhands.Shegla,thenlookedbackmequizzically.
“Myagprofessorknewsomeonelikeyouonsibleformypaper—and—uh—”
Istammered,“Ijustwahankyou.Ireallyappreciateallyoudidforme.”
Mrs.Cootsbegantocry.“You’rethefirstpersohankme,”
shesobbed.“Thishasbeensuchahardyear,butyourvisithasdoodthanallthemedieI’vetaken.Godblessyou!”
Shegotup,raisedmegentlyoutofmychair,threwherarmsaroundmeandhuggedmehard.Thehshedsometears.“I’msogladyoustoppedby,”
shesaid.
“SoamI!”
Ireplied.
NeveragainhaveIbeeratitude.
当我们的教授佐治亚洲立大学的诺曼?德雷斯尔博士,在给我们讲学期论文的要求时,他论述得很清楚,声音听起来强硬而冰冷。
他一边用严厉的眼神注视着我们,一边作总结性讲解:“内容当然重要,但是格式、参考书目和注释的准确同等重要。”
这种畏惧蔓延开来,整个教室充斥着凝重的气氛。
下课铃响了,同学们咕咕哝哝,鱼贯走出教室,一个个面色沉重。
这让我想起了另外一个可怖的人物——弗塞斯县高中的阿多?库茨夫人。
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