毋宁死

程小青

4 chapters·11,936 characters·Classical Chinese · Public Domain

这是若干年前的事了，那时候我和霍桑还住在苏城。初冬的雨夜，北风呼啸，越到晚上越是寒冷。突然有一个客人来访我的朋友。客人年约四十岁左右，穿着深颜色花绸的厚裘皮袍，十分大方。他乘轿子来，衣服鞋子都没有湿，但是面无血色，身体微微抖动，似乎十分怕冷。我冷眼瞧着，他的这种神态。并非全是为了寒冷的缘故，一半是因忧虑所致。客人先自我介绍，说姓何名芝贝，是苏城的税务局长，接着就匆忙地说明他的来意。

Chapters (4)

  1. 1CoverPage
    11 chars
  2. 2一、失踪
    5,020 chars
  3. 3二、病女
    3,474 chars
  4. 4三、退婚
    3,431 chars

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