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The Time Traveler’s Wife (Excerpt)〔 时间旅行者的妻子〕（节选）作者 | 奥德丽·尼芬格（美）Dearest Clare,最挚爱的克莱尔：There is one last thing, and I have hesitated to tell you, because I’m superstitiously afraid that telling might cause it to not happen (I know: silly) .克莱尔，还有最后一件事情，我一直犹豫着是否要告诉你，因为我迷信地担心，泄漏天机事难成（我知道，听起来很傻）。And also because I have just been going on about not waiting and this might cause you to wait longer than you have ever waited before.还有一个原因是，我刚刚让你别再等待，而这次恐怕会导致你的等待比以前任何一次更加漫长。But I will tell you in case you need something, after.不过我还是要告诉你，以备你需要一些力量继续未来的路。Last summer, I was sitting in Kendrick’s waiting room when I suddenly found myself in a dark hallway in a house I don’t know.去年夏天，我坐在肯德里克的候诊室里，突然发现自己位于一间陌生房屋的一处漆黑的过道上，我被一堆橡胶套鞋缠住，有一股雨天的味道。I was sort of tangled up in a bunch of galoshes, and it smelled like rain.在过道的尽头，我看见门边一圈依稀的微光，于是我非常缓慢、非常安静地走到门边，朝里张望。At the end of the hall I could see a rim of light around a door, and so I went very slowly and very quietly to the door and looked in.在过道的尽头，我看见门边一圈依稀的微光，于是我非常