坐在车上的男人喊道,“这条狗打架受惊时不是条好狗。”伊利莎笑道,“我看是的,它一般要多久就会受惊?”那人被伊利莎的笑声感染,也大声地笑了起来。“ 有时好几周也不会,”他说。说着,他生硬地从车轮上爬下车。那匹马和那头毛驴耷拉着脑袋,象缺了水的花。伊利莎看得出他是个大块头,虽然头发胡子都白了,却并不显老。褴褛的黑色西装皱皱巴巴的,还有星星点点的油渍。笑声一停,他眼角眉梢的笑容也顿时没了。他双眼乌黑,充满忧郁,这种眼神通常只出现在卡车司机或水手的眼里。他放在铁丝栅栏上的手打满了老茧,裂着一条条黑乎乎的口子。他脱下了那顶破烂的帽子。
"I'm off my general road, ma'am," he said. "Does this dirt road cut over across the river to the Los Angeles highway?" Elisa stood up and shoved the thick scissors in her apron pocket. "Well, yes, it does, but it winds around and then fords the river. I don't think your team could pull through the sand." He replied with some asperity, "It might surprise you what them beasts can pull through." "When they get started?" she asked. He smiled for a second. "Yes. When they get started." "Well," said Elisa, "I think you'll save time if you go back to the Salinas road and pick up the highway there." He drew a big finger down the chicken wire and made it sing. "I ain't in any hurry, ma'am. I go from Seattle to San Diego and back every year. Takes all my time. About six months each way. I aim to follow nice weather."
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