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She looked at him quietly．He had changed a lot since he had first started working at the factory．For the first six months after he had got the job，he had been really happy and lively．She had always known where he was in the factory，because he was always laughing，or singing to himself．
她静静地看着他。他自从开始在工厂工作变了许多。刚得到工作的头半年他确实很愉快有生气。她总是知道他在厂里的哪个地方，因为他总是笑或者自己唱歌。
But for the last eighteen months he had been much quieter．He was always busy，but he didn't sing or laugh，and he didn't often look Mary in the eyes．And when he was alone，he looked tired and sad．
但是在后来的一年半里他沉默了许多。他总是忙碌，但他不唱也不笑，也不常正视玛丽的眼睛。当他独自待着时，他看上去疲倦又忧郁。
She took her hand away from his，gently．'You know why I'm going，John，'she said．'I know what's going into the river，and I don't like to think about it．You should leave，too，and get a job in another company．'
她轻轻地将手抽回去。“你知道我为什么走，约翰，”她说。“我知道河里倒入了什么，我不愿去想它。你也应该离开，到另一家公司找工作。”
'I'm too old．'John stared at her angrily．'It isn't easy for me to get a new job．And Mary，the company has been mak-ing the paint for more than two years now，and no one's been hurt，have they？'
“我太老了。”约翰气愤地瞪着她。“我另找工作不容易。玛丽，公司制造这种油漆到现在已经两年多了，还没有一个人遭到伤害，不是吗？”
Mary didn't answer for a moment．Then she said，'Only you．'
玛丽沉默了一会，然后她说，“只有你。”
'What do you mean，only me？'
“你这是什么意思，只有我？”
She looked at him sadly．His head was bald now， and he was beginning to look like an old man．Once，she had wanted to marry him．Now，she was pleased that he hadn't asked her．
她忧虑地望着他。他的头现在已秃了，49他开始看上去像个老头。她曾经想跟他结婚。现在她庆幸他没有向她提出。
'Oh，I just meant your leg，of course．'John still had a painful red place on his leg，and sometimes he walked badly because of it．But that wasn't what Mary meant．
“哦，我当然是指你的腿。”约翰腿上仍有一块疼痛红肿的地方，有时他由于它走路都困难。但这不是玛丽所指的。
John smiled．'My leg's nearly better．I'd almost forgotten about it．But Mary，before you go…I wonder if you could help me．It's a family matter．'
约翰笑了笑。“我的腿几乎渐好，我都快忘了。但是，玛丽，你走以前……我想你是否能够帮助我。这是一件家事。”
'I see．Well，how can I help？I don't know your children very well，you know．'
“我明白。那么，我怎么帮你？我不十分了解你的孩子们，这你知道。”
