第25部分(第4/8 頁)

l's　thigh　and　she　pushed　it　away。　He　laughed　at　her。

〃Good　man；〃　he　pointed　at　himself。　〃Good　man；〃　he　pointed　at　me。　〃Don't　you　worry。〃　The　girl　looked　at　him　fiercely。　The　pair　of　them　were　like　two　wild　birds。

〃What　does　she　ride　with　me　for　if　she　doesn't　like　me？〃　Aymo　asked。　〃They　got　right　up　in　the　car　the　minute　I　motioned　to　them。〃　He　turned　to　the　girl。　〃Don't　worry；〃　he　said。　〃No　danger　of　……；〃　using　the　vulgar　word。　〃No　place　for　……。〃　I　could　see　she　understood　the　word　and　that　was　all。　Her　eyes　looked　at　him　very　scared。　She　pulled　the　shawl　tight。　〃Car　all　full；〃　Aymo　said。　〃No　danger　of 。　No　place　for　……。〃　Every　time　he　said　the　word　the　girl　stiffened　a　little。　Then　sitting　stiffly　and　looking　at　him　she　began　to　cry。　I　saw　her　lips　working　and　then　tears　came　down　her　plump　cheeks。　Her　sister；　not　looking　up；　took　her　hand　and　they　sat　there　together。　The　older　one；　who　had　been　so　fierce；　began　to　sob。

〃I　guess　I　scared　her；〃　Aymo　said。　〃I　didn't　mean　to　scare　her。〃

Bartolomeo　brought　out　his　knapsack　and　cut　off　two　pieces　of　cheese。　〃Here；〃　he　said。　〃Stop　crying。〃

The　older　girl　shook　her　head　and　still　cried；　but　the　younger　girl　took　the　cheese　and　menced　to　eat。　After　a　while　the　younger　girl　gave　her　sister　the　second　piece　of　cheese　and　they　both　ate。　The　older　sister　still　sobbed　a　little。

〃She'll　be　all　right　after　a　while；〃　Aymo　said。

An　idea　came　to　him。　〃Virgin？〃　he　asked　the　girl　next　to　him。　S