Author: Eric Siegel 1970 edition.

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A girl died at the age of 25. What do you think of her?

I have to say she's beautiful. People are also smart. I have to say that she likes Mozart and Bach. I like the Beatles too. Still love me. one

The second time, she deliberately linked me with these musical figures, so I asked her where she ranked me, and she smiled and answered.

Said, "In alphabetical order." I laughed too. But looking back now, I don't know at that time.

Does she rank me by my first name (in this case, I will be behind Mozart) or by my last name?

In that case, I should be somewhere between Bach and the Beatles. Anyway, I can't rank first, so one

I am really timid to death if I want to provoke me to be stupid, because I have developed an idea since I was a child, that is, scheming.

I should always put everything first. You know, it's a family tradition.

(1) a translation of "hard shell worm". A pop band that rose in Britain in the 1960s. This is all the rage in America.

I went to Radcliffe College in the autumn of senior three. Reading in the library has become my habit. not necessarily

Everything is for the feast, although I admit that I am eager to see it. The main reason is that it is quiet there and no one recognizes it.

Know me, in addition, fewer people borrow the "guest book". There will be a history test in the class until the last one.

God, I haven't even got around to reading the first book in the bibliography-it's an endemic disease in Harvard.

On the day before this exam, I went to the "reserved books" lending office in no hurry, ready to borrow a big book.

So I can rely on it to spend the next day. There are two girls on duty. Tall, like a tennis player; another

A man with glasses is as big as a bird. I chose that four-eyed chick.

Radcliffe College is a women's college affiliated to Harvard University. 1897 was established. (Harvard University

Established on 1636. )

Appointment book: reference books in the library are only for reading in the library and are not lent out.

"Do you have the book The Decline of the Middle Ages?"

She looked up and glared at me

"Don't you have your own library there?" She asked.

"Listen, Harvard students can use Radcliffe Library."

"I don't tell you the rules, preppie, I reason with you. There are five million books there. but we ...

There are only a few thousand horrible books here. "

(1) Preparatory students refer to graduates of preparatory schools. In the United States, the so-called preparatory schools often refer to aristocratic private secondary schools.

Wow, what a pretentious girl! In this girl's mind, the number of students in Harvard and Radcliffe is.

However, it is five to one, so it goes without saying that their girls are five times smarter. I wouldn't have met this girl in normal times.

Laugh them half to death, but at this moment I really can't live without that damn book.

"Listen, I need to use that damn book."

"Preppie, would you please speak more clearly?"

"What makes you insist that I went to preparatory school?"

"You look stupid and rich," she said, taking off her glasses.

"Then you are wrong," I was unconvinced. "I'm actually poor and smart."

"Come on, preppie. I am poor and smart. "

She looked me in the eye and said. Those eyes are colored. Well, even if I look like a rich man, but

I can't let a Radcliffe girl call me an idiot-even if you have beautiful eyes.

"You say you are smart, where are you smart?" I asked her.

"I won't have coffee with you," she replied.

"Tell you the truth-I won't invite you either."

"You are stupid at this point," was her answer.

I still bought her coffee, which makes sense: I knew the time at the critical moment that day. Stop.

Stop resisting-that is, I'll play dumb because I suddenly invited her-and I'll be there.

This book. She can't leave until the library closes, so I have enough time to watch the end of the eleventh century.

During the period when the royal family changed from relying on monks to relying on lawyers, some maxims were remembered. I got an A in that exam.

"A-", coincidentally, when I first saw Jenny coming out of the library, I gave her a thigh like this.

One point. But for her clothes, my score can't be said to be high; That kind of clothing is too backward.

Point, not to my taste. I especially don't like that Indian thing she used as a handbag. I'm glad I didn't say that.

Yes, because I later found out that she designed it herself.

We will go to a shorter hotel. This is a snack bar nearby. Although it is called a dwarf, it is not specially for children.

I specially ordered two cups of coffee and a chocolate ice cream for her.

"My name is Jennifer Cavilleri," she said. "I'm Italian-American."

She probably just thinks I'm an ignorant person. Then she added, "I majored in music."

(1) Jennifer is a common name in Britain and America, and Cavilleri is an Italian surname, so it's easy to tell.

"My name is Oliver," I said.

"Last name or first name?" She asked.

"This is my name," I replied, and then honestly admitted that my full name was Oliver Barrett. (Anyway.

It's quite close. )

"Oh," she said. "Barrett? The same surname as the poet? "

(1) refers to the British poetess elizabeth browning (1806-1861), whose maiden name is Barrett.

"Yes," I said. "But it doesn't matter."

Words here paused, my heart secretly glad, she finally didn't ask the ordinary people ask, full of unhappy to ask me:

"Barrett? The same name as that hall? " Because I have always had a special heart disease, and I am most afraid of being teased by others.

The man who built Barrett Hall. Barrett Hall is the biggest and ugliest building in Harvard Park, and it is OK.

It is said to be a super-large monument to show my family's financial resources and influence and publicize my family's reputation of "believing in Harvard".

After that, she remained silent. Are we really speechless so soon? Or because of me and the poet?

She won't take my picture if she can't touch it? What is the reason? Look at her sitting there and smiling at me.

In order not to have nothing to do, I picked up her notebook and looked through it. Her handwriting is really strange-small and thin, one

Laws are all lowercase, with no capital letters (does she want to impersonate Ralph E. Cummings? )。 I still see her.

I took some very "cutting-edge" courses: composition 105, music 150, music 20 1-

(1) Edward estrin Cummings (1894-1962): American poet. Born at Harvard University. He is reading a book.

His writing style is unconventional and there are no capital letters. His own name is E.E. Cummings.

"Music 20 1? Isn't that what graduate students read? "

She nodded yes, unable to hide her pride.

"This is polyphonic music of the Renaissance."

"What is polyphonic music?"

"It's not porn anyway, preppie."

Why should I be angry with her? Doesn't she read The Scarlet Letter? Doesn't she know who I am?

The newspaper of Harvard University. The school flag of Harvard University is scarlet, so the school newspaper is also called scarlet.

"Hey, you really don't know who I am?"

"Yes," she replied contemptuously, "Barrett Hall is yours."

So she doesn't know who I am.

"Barrett Hall is not mine," I grabbed her language barrier. "That's just my great-grandfather donated to Harvard.

Yes "

"So his not-so-great grandson can get into Harvard in a shoo-in!"

This is the last straw.

"Jenny, since you think I'm a bear, why are you forcing me to buy you coffee?"

She looked at me straight and smiled.

"I like your figure," she said.

To be a great hero, one of the conditions is not afraid of being a bear. This is not contradictory at all. "Harvard spirit"

One characteristic is that there is always the ability to turn defeat into victory.

"Bad luck today, Barrett. Fortunately, you played well, really well! "

"Thank goodness, everyone finally survived. I know everyone is holding their breath: what does this battle show?

Also want to win! "

It's better to win completely. However, it is good to win at the last minute whenever possible. that

When I sent Jenny back to the dormitory one day, I didn't give up: I still wanted to finally beat this self-righteous girl.

Mrs Radcliffe

"Listen, you smug Radcliffe bitch, Dartmouth is coming to compete with ice on Friday night.

Ball. "

(1) Dartmouth refers to Dartmouth College in New Hampshire.

"So what?"

"Then I hope you can come and have a look."

Her answer reveals Radcliffe girls' "respect" for sports competitions:

"Why should I go to a boring ice hockey game?"

I casually replied:

"Just because I played."

Then there was a moment of silence. I think I hear the sound of snowflakes falling.

"Then which team are you on?" She asked.

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