阿甘正传(英文版)-第18章

按键盘上方向键 ← 或 → 可快速上下翻页，按键盘上的 Enter 键可回到本书目录页，按键盘上方向键 ↑ 可回到本页顶部！
————未阅读完？加入书签已便下次继续阅读！



had　my　harmonica　in　my　pocket；　so'；s　to　pass　the　time；　i　got　it　out　an　started　to　play　a　little。　i　could

still　hear　the　music　from　jenny'；s　band；　an　after　a　wile　i　foun　mysef　bein　able　to　play　along　with

them；　sort　of　usin　the　chromatic　stop　to　get　half　out　of　key　so　it　would　fit　in　with　what　they　was

playin。　i　don'；t　know　how　long　it　was；　but　it　didn'；t　take　much　afore　i　was　able　to　make　runs　of　my

own；　way　up　in　c　major；　an　to　my　suprise；　it　didn'；t　soun　half　bad　when　you　was　playin　it—　so

long　as　you　didn'；t　have　to　listen　to　it　too。



all　of　a　sudden　the　door　behin　me　bust　open　an　there　is　jenny　standin　there。　i　guess　they　had

taken　their　break　again；　but　i　wadn'；t　payin　no　attention　an　had　kep　on　playin。



〃who　is　that　out　there？〃　she　say。



〃it'；s　me；〃　i　say；　but　it　is　dark　in　the　alley　an　she　stick　her　head　out　the　door　an　say；　〃who　is

playin　that　harmonica？〃



　



i　stand　up　an　i　am　kind　of　embarrassed　on　account　of　my　clothes；　but　i　say；　〃it'；s　me。

forrest。〃



〃it　is　who？〃　she　say。



〃forrest。〃



〃forrest？　forrest　gump！〃　an　suddenly　she　rush　out　the　door　an　thowed　hersef　into　my　arms。



jenny　an　me；　we　set　aroun　backstage　an　caught　up　on　things　till　she　had　to　play　her　neet。

she　had　not　exactly　quit　school；　she　had　got　thowed　out　when　they　foun　her　in　a　feller'；s　room　one

night。　that　was　a　thowin…out　offense　in　them　days。　the　banjo　player　had　run　off　to　canada　rather

than　go　in　the　army；　an　the　little　band　had　broke　up。　jenny　had　gone　out　to　california　for　a　wile；

an　weared　flowers　in　her　hair；　but　she　say　them　people　is　a　bunch　of　freaks　who　is　stoned　all　the

time；　an　so　she　met　this　guy　an　e　with　him　to　boston；　an　they　had　done　some　peace　marches

an　all；　but　he　turned　out　to　be　a　fairy；　so　she　split　up　with　him；　an　took　up　with　a　real　serious

peace　marcher　who　was　in　to　makin　bombs　an　stuff；　an　blowin　up　buildins。　that　didn'；t　work　out

neither；　so　she　met　up　with　this　guy　what　teached　at　harvard　university；　but　it　turned　out　he　was

married。　next；　she　went　with　a　guy　that　had　seemed　real　nice　but　one　day　he　got　both　their　asses

arrested　for　shoplifting；　an　she　decided　it　was　time　to　pull　hersef　together。



she　fell　in　with　the　cracked　eggs；　an　they　started　playin　a　new　kind　of　music；　an　got　real

popular　aroun　boston；　an　they　was　even　gonna　go　to　new　york　an　make　a　tape　for　an　album　nex

week。　she　say　she　is　seein　this　guy　that　goes　to　harvard　university；　an　is　a　student　in　philosophy；

but　that　after　the　show　tonight；　i　can　e　home　an　stay　with　them。　i　am　very　disappointed　that

she　has　got　hersef　a　boyfrien；　but　i　don'；t　have　noplace　else　to　go；　so　that'；s　what　i　done。



rudolph　is　the　boyfrien'；s　name。　he　is　a　little　guy　bout　a　hundrit　pounds　or　so；　an　has　hair

like　a　dustmop　an　wears　a　lot　of　beads　aroun　his　neck　an　is　settin　on　the　floor　when　we　get　to　their

apartment；　meditatin　like　a　guru。



〃rudolph；〃　jenny　say；　〃this　is　forrest。　he　is　a　friend　of　mine　from　home；　an　he　is　gonna　be

stayin　with　us　a　wile。〃



rudolph　don'；t　say　nothin；　but　he　wave　his　hand　like　the　pope　when　he　is　blessin　somethin。



jenny　ain'；t　got　but　one　bed；　but　she　made　up　a　little　pallet　for　me　on　the　floor　an　that　is

where　i　slept。　it　wadn'；t　no　worse　than　a　lot　of　places　i　slept　in　the　army；　an　a　damn　sight　better

than　some。



next　mornin　i　get　up　an　there　is　rudolph　still　settin　in　the　middle　of　the　room　meditatin。

jenny　fixed　me　some　breakfast　an　we　lef　ole　rudolph　settin　there　an　she　took　me　on　a　tour　of

cambridge。　first　thing　she　says　is　that　i　have　got　to　get　mysef　some　new　clothes；　on　account　of

people　up　here　does　not　understan　an　will　think　i　am　tryin　to　put　them　on。　so　we　go　to　a　surplus

store　an　i　get　me　some　overalls　an　a　lumber　jacket　an　change　into　them　right　there　an　take　my

uniform　in　a　paper　bag。



we　is　walkin　aroun　harvard　university；　an　who　does　jenny　run　into　but　the　married

professor　she　used　to　date。　she　is　still　friends　with　him；　even　tho　in　private　she　like　to　refer　to　him

as　a　〃degenerate　turd。〃　doctor　quackenbush　is　his　name。



anyway；　he　is　all　excited　on　account　of　he　is　beginnin　to　teach　a　new　course　next　week　that

he　thunk　up　all　by　hissef。　it　is　called　the　〃role　of　the　idiot　in　world　literature。〃



i　pipe　up　an　say　i　think　it　sounds　pretty　interestin；　an　he　say；　〃well；　forrest；　why　don'；t　you

sit　in　on　the　class？　you　might　enjoy　it。〃



jenny　look　at　both　of　us　kind　of　funny…like；　but　she　don'；t　say　nothin。　we　gone　on　back　to　the

apartment　an　rudolph　is　still　squattin　on　the　floor　by　hissef。　we　was　in　the　kitchen　an　i　axed　her



　



real　quiet　if　rudolph　could　talk；　an　she　say；　yes；　sooner　or　later。



that　afternoon　jenny　took　me　to　meet　the　other　guys　in　the　band　an　she　tell　them　i　play　the

harmonica　like　heaven　itsef；　an　why　don'；t　they　let　me　set　in　with　them　at　the　club　tonight。　one　of

the　guys　axe　me　what　i　like　to　play　best；　an　i　say；　〃dixie；〃　an　he　say　he　don'；t　believe　he　has　heard

what　i　say；　an　jenny　jump　in　an　say；　〃it　don'；t　matter；　he　will　be　fine　once　he'；s　got　a　ear　for　our

stuff。〃



so　that　night　i　be　playin　with　the　band　an　everbody　agree　i　am　makin　a　good　contribution　an

it　is　very　enjoyable；　gettin　to　set　there　an　watch　jenny　sing　an　thow　hersef　all　over　the　stage。



that　nex　monday　i　have　decided　to　go　ahead　an　set　in　on　doctor　quackenbush'；s　class；　〃role

of　the　idiot　in　world　literature。〃　the　title　alone　is　enough　to　make　me　feel　sort　of　important。



〃today；〃　doctor　quackenbush　says　to　the　class；　〃we　has　a　visitor　who　is　gonna　be　auditing

this　course　from　time　to　time。　please　wele　mister　forrest　gump。〃　everbody　turn　an　look　at

me　an　i　give　a　little　wave；　an　then　the　class　begin。



〃the　idiot；〃　doctor　quackenbush　say；　〃has　played　an　important　role　in　history　an　literature

for　many　years。　i　suppose　you　has　all　heard　of　the　village　idiot；　who　was　usually　some　retarded

individual　livin　in　a　village　someplace。　he　was　often　the　object　of　scorn　an　mockery。　later；　it

bee　the　custom　of　nobility　to　have　in　their　presence　a　court　jester；　a　sort　of　person　that　would

do　things　to　amuse　the　royalty。　in　many　instances；　this　individual　was　actually　an　idiot　or　a

moron；　in　others；　he　was　merely　a　clown　or　jokester。。。。〃



he　go　on　like　this　for　a　wile；　an　it　begun　to　bee　apparent　to　me　that　idiots　was　not　jus

useless　people；　but　was　put　here　for　a　purpose；　sort　of　like　dan　had　said；　an　the　purpose　is　to

make　people　laugh。　at　least　that　is　somethin。



〃the　object　of　having　a　fool　for　most　writers；〃　doctor　quackenbush　say；　〃is　to　employ　the

device　of　double　entendre；　permittin　them　to　let　the　fool　make　a　fool　of　hissef；　an　at　the　same　time

allow　the　reader　the　revelation　of　the　greater　meaning　of　the　foolishness。　occasionally；　a　great

writer　like　shakespeare　would　let　the　fool　make　an　ass　out　of　one　of　his　principal　characters；

thereby　providing　a　twist　for　the　readers'；　enlightenment。〃



at　this　point；　i　am　bein　somewhat　confused。　but　that　is　normal。　anyhow；　mister

quackenbush　say　that　to　demonstrate　what　he　has　been　talkin　about；　we　is　gonna　do　a　scene　from

the　play；　king　lear；　where　there　is　a　fool　an　a　madman　in　disguise　an　the　king　hissef　is　crazy。　he

tells　this　guy　named　elmer　harrington　iii　to　play　the　part　of　mad　tom　o'；bedlam；　an　for　this　girl

called　lucille　to　play　the　fool。　another　guy　called　horace　somebody　was　to　be　crazy　ole　king

lear。　an　then　he　say；　〃forrest；　why　doesn'；t　you　play　the　role　of　the　earl　of　gloucester？〃



mister　quackenbush　say　he　will　get　a　few　stage　props　from　the　drama　department；　but　he

want　us　to　get　up　our　own　costumes；　just　so　the　thing　would　be　more　〃realistic。〃　how　i　got　into

this　deal；　i　do　not　know；　is　what　i　am　thinkin。



meantime；　things　is　happenin　with　our　band；　the　cracked　eggs。　a　feller　from　new　yawk

have　flown　up　an　listened　to　us　an　says　he　wants　to　get　us　in　a　recordin　studio　an　make　a　tape　of

our　music。　all　the　fellers　is　excited；　includin　jenny　curran；　an　me；　of　course。　the　feller　from　new

yawk；　mister　feeblestein　is　his　name。　he　say　if　everthing　go　well；　we　could　be　the　hottest　thing

since　the　invention　of　night　baseball。　mister　feeblestein　say　all　we　got　to　do　is　sign　a　piece　of

paper　an　then　start　gettin　rich。



george；　the　guy　who　plays　keyboard　for　us；　has　been　teachin　me　a　little　bit　of　how　to　play　it；

an　mose；　the　drummer；　is　also　lettin　me　beat　on　his　drums　some。　it　is　kind　of　fun；　learnin　how　to

play　all　them　things；　an　my　harmonica　too。　ever　day　i　practice　some；　an　ever　night　the　band　play



　



at　the　hodaddy　club。



then　one　afternoon　i　e　home　from　class　an　there　is　jenny　settin　by　hersef　on　the　couch。　i

axed　her　where　is　rudolph；　an　she　say　he　has　〃split。〃　i　axed　what　for；　an　she　say；　〃cause　he　is　a

nogood　bastid　like　all　the　rest；〃　an　so　i　says；　〃why　don'；t　we　go　out　an　get　ourselfs　some　supper　an

talk　bout　it？〃



naturally；　she　does　most　of　the　talkin；　an　it　is　really　jus　a　string