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3 eclipse月食-第82部分

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an uncomfortable charge。 
     Edward got back to business。 “I’ll bring her here Friday afternoon to lay the false trail。 You can meet us 
afterward; and carry her to a place I know。 Completely out of the way; and easily defensible; not that it will 
come to that。 I’ll take another route there。” 
     “And then what? Leave her with a cell phone?” Jacob asked critically。 
     “You have a better idea?” 
     Jacob was suddenly smug。 “Actually; I do。” 
     “Oh。 。 。 。 Again; dog; not bad at all。” 
     Jacob turned to me quickly; as if determined to play the good guy by keeping me in the conversation。 “We 
tried to talk Seth into staying behind with the younger two。 He’s still too young; but he’s stubborn and he’s 
resisting。 So I thought of a new assignment for him — cell phone。” 
     I tried to look like I got it。 No one was fooled。 
     “As long as Seth Clearwater is in his wolf form; he’ll be connected to the pack;” Edward said。 “Distance 
isn’t a problem?” he added; turning to Jacob。 
     “Nope。” 
     “Three hundred miles?” Edward asked。 “That’s impressive。” 
     Jacob was the good guy again。 “That’s the farthest we’ve ever gone to experiment;” he told me。 “Still 
clear as a bell。” 
     I nodded absently; I was reeling from the idea that little Seth Clearwater was already a werewolf; too; and 
that made it difficult to concentrate。 I could see his bright smile; so much like a younger Jacob; in my head; he 
couldn’t be more than fifteen; if he was that。 His enthusiasm at the council meeting bonfire suddenly took on 
new meaning。 。 。 。 
     “It’s a good idea。” Edward seemed reluctant to admit this。 “I’ll feel better with Seth there; even without 
the instantaneous communication。 I don’t know if I’d be able to leave Bella there alone。 To think it’s come to 
this; though! Trusting werewolves!” 
     “Fightingwith vampires instead of against them!” Jacob mirrored Edward’s tone of disgust。 
     “Well; you still get to fight against some of them;” Edward said。 
     Jacob smiled。 “That’s the reason we’re here。” 

                                                   19。 SELFISH 


EDWARD CARRIED ME HOME IN HIS ARMS; EXPECTING that I wouldn’t be able to hang on。 I must have fallen 
asleep on the way。 
    When I woke up; I was in my bed and the dull light coming through my windows slanted in from a strange 
angle。 Almost like it was afternoon。 
    I yawned and stretched; my fingers searching for him and coming up empty。 
    “Edward?” I mumbled。 
    My seeking fingers encountered something cool and smooth。 His hand。 
    “Are you really awake this time?” he murmured。 
    “Mmm;” I sighed in assent。 “Have there been a lot of false alarms?” 
    “You’ve been very restless — talking all day。” 
    “Allday?” I blinked and looked at the windows again。 
    “You had a long night;” he said reassuringly。 “You’d earned a day in bed。” 
    I sat up; and my head spun。 The light was coming in my window from the west。 “Wow。” 
    “Hungry?” he guessed。 “Do you want breakfast in bed?” 
    “I’ll get it;” I groaned; stretching again。 “I need to get up and move around。” 
    He held my hand on the way to the kitchen; eyeing me carefully; like I might fall over。 Or maybe he 
thought I was sleepwalking。 
    I kept it simple; throwing a couple of Pop…Tarts in the toaster。 I caught a glimpse of myself in the reflective 
chrome。 
    “Ugh; I’m a mess。” 
    “It was a long night;” he said again。 “You should have stayed here and slept。” 
    “Right! And missed everything。 You know; you need to start accepting the fact that I’m part of the family 
now。” 
    He smiled。 “I could probably get used to that idea。” 
    I sat down with my breakfast; and he sat next to me。 When I lifted the Pop…Tart to take the first bite; I 
noticed him staring at my hand。 I looked down; and saw that I was still wearing the gift that Jacob had given 
me at the party。 
    “May I?” he asked; reaching for the tiny wooden wolf。 
    I swallowed noisily。 “Um; sure。” 
    He moved his hand under the charm bracelet and balanced the little figurine in his snowy palm。 For a 
fleeting moment; I was afraid。 Just the slightest twist of his fingers could crush it into splinters。 
    But of course Edward wouldn’t do that。 I was embarrassed I’d even had the thought。 He only weighed 
the wolf in his palm for a moment; and then let it fall。 It swung lightly from my wrist。 
    I tried to read the expression in his eyes。 All I could see was thoughtfulness; he kept everything else 
hidden; if there was anything else。 
    “Jacob Black can give you presents。” 
    It wasn’t a question; or an accusation。 Just a statement of fact。 But I knew he was referring to my last 
birthday and the fit I’d thrown over gifts; I hadn’t wanted any。 Especially not from Edward。 It wasn’t entirely 
logical; and; of course; everyone had ignored me anyway。 。 。 。 
    “You’ve given me presents;” I reminded him。 “You know I like the homemade kind。” 
    He pursed his lips for a second。 “How about hand…me…downs? Are those acceptable?” 
    “What do you mean?” 
    “This bracelet。” His finger traced a circle around my wrist。 “You’ll be wearing this a lot?” 
    I shrugged。 
    “Because you wouldn’t want to hurt his feelings;” he suggested shrewdly。 
    “Sure; I guess so。” 
    “Don’t you think it’s fair; then;” he asked; looking down at my hand as he spoke。 He turned it palm up; 

and ran his finger along the veins in my wrist。 “If I have a little representation?” 
     “Representation?” 
     “A charm — something to keep me on your mind。” 
     “You’re in every thought I have。 I don’t need reminders。” 
     “If I gave you something; would you wear it?” he pressed。 
     “A hand…me…down?” I checked。 
     “Yes; something I’ve had for a while。” He smiled his angel’s smile。 
     If this was the only reaction to Jacob’s gift; I would take it gladly。 “Whatever makes you happy。” 
     “Have you noticed the inequality?” he asked; and his voice turned accusing。 “Because I certainly have。” 
     “What inequality?” 
     His eyes narrowed。 “Everyone else is able to get away with giving you things。 Everyone but me。 I would 
have loved to get you a graduation present; but I didn’t。 I knew it would have upset you more than if anyone 
else did。 That’s utterly unfair。 How do you explain yourself?” 
     “Easy。” I shrugged。 “You’re more important than everyone else。 And you’ve given me you。 That’s already 
more than I deserve; and anything else you give me just throws us more out of balance。” 
     He processed that for a moment; and then rolled his eyes。 “The way you regard me is ludicrous。” 
     I chewed my breakfast calmly。 I knew he wouldn’t listen if I told him that he had that backward。 
     Edward’s phone buzzed。 
     He looked at the number before he opened it。 “What is it; Alice?” 
     He listened; and I waited for his reaction; suddenly nervous。 But whatever she said didn’t surprise him。 He 
sighed a few times。 
     “I sort of guessed 
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