The little roadster bounced along on the dirt road by the river, raising the birds and driving the rabbits into the brush. Two cranes flapped heavily over the willow-line and dropped into the river-bed. Far ahead on the road Elisa saw a dark speck. She knew. She tried not to look as they passed it, but her eyes would not obey. She whispered to herself sadly, "He might have thrown them off the road. That wouldn't have been much trouble, not very much. But he kept the pot," she explained. "He had to keep the pot. That's why he couldn't get them off the road." The roadster turned a bend and she saw the caravan ahead. She swung full around toward her husband so she could not see the little covered wagon and the mismatched team as the car passed them. In a moment it was over. The thing was done. She did not look back. She said loudly, to be heard above the motor, "It will be good, tonight, a good dinner."
小敞篷车沿着河在土路上颠簸前行,惊起一群鸟,野兔也被惊得钻进了树丛。两只鹤重重地拍打着翅膀,越过路边的柳树,然后落到河岸上。远远的,伊利莎看到路上有个黑点。她知道那是什么。当他们经过那个黑点时,她尽量不去看它,可眼睛不听她的话。她伤心地小声对自己说,“他可以把它们扔到路下边的。那不会给他增加什么麻烦的,一点儿也不会。不过他留着花盆呢,”她自己解释说。“他肯定得留着花盆,所以没能把它们扔到路下边。”他们的小敞篷车转了个弯,她看到了前面的大篷车。她急忙转向自己的丈夫,以免汽车超过时看见那辆小小的篷车,那怪模怪样的队伍。事情一会儿就过去了,一切都结束了。她没有往后看。她大声说,甚至盖过了马达的声音,“今晚会很好,一顿美餐。”
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