瓶中信 上集－3
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101 What? 102 No, I just got it. Why? 103 What? 104 I can't believe he did this. 105 I can't believe it! 106 -Why are you so annoyed? -It's wrong to print it. 107 It's private. It's somebody's intimate thoughts. 108 It's not your letter! 109 I know it's not my letter. I found it. 110 Is this personal? Is that why you're pissed off? 111 I'm not pissed off! I'm just. . . 112 . . .a little pissed off. 113 You had your chance at the Christmas party. 114 Morning, doll. 115 Look at this. 116 Letters to the paper about the message in the bottle. 117 What? 118 And two more boxes. Take those to research. 119 I found him in the mailroom. Nice ass. 120 Charlie wants us to drop everything. 121 And do what? Answer all of them? 122 Go through them and count the pros and cons. 123 Get rid of the nutso letters. 124 Then we'll do excerpts. The paper wants us to milk it. This is big. 125 Bigger than the low-fat muffin scandal. 126 Bigger than the mayor and the teacher. 127 It's amazing. 128 ''Your column sucks the big one. '' 129 -Negative, I think. -Listen. 130 ''If only more men would have the sensitivity. . . 131 . . .to talk about how they feel, instead of. . . 132 . . .hiding behind the Sports Channel--'' 133 ''My niece sent it to me. 134 It might be from the same person. 135 So I'm enclosing it here. '' 136 What? 137 What? 138 ''Dear Catherine. '' 139 No. Are you kidding? Really? 140 Out loud. Read it out loud. 141 ''Dear Catherine: There isn't an hour without you in it. 142 I mend the boats, test them. . . 143 . . .and all the while the memories come in like the tide. 144 I thought today of when we were young. . . 145 . . .and you left our world for a bigger world. 146 I was a lot more scared than I would admit. 147 I fought my fear. . . 148 . . .by telling myself you'd come back someday. . . 149 . . .and trying to think of the first thing I'd say when I saw you again. 150 I must have tried out 1 00 possibilities. |
