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1、GOINGHOMEbyPeteHamillIfirstheardthisstoryafewyearsagofromagirlIhadmetinNewYork'sGreenwichVillage.Thegirltoldmethatshehadbeenoneoftheparticipants.Sincethen,otherstowhomIhaverelatedthetalehavesaidthattheyhadreadaversionofitinsomeforgottenbook,orbeentolditbyanacquaintancewhosaidthatitactuallyha
2、ppenedtoafriend.Probablythestoryisoneofthosemysteriousbitsoffolklorethatemergefromthenationalsubconsciouseveryfewyears,tobetoldanewinoneformoranother.Thecastofcharactershifts,themessageendures.Iliketothinkthatitdidhappen,somewhere,sometime.1THEYWEREgoingtoFortLauderdale-threeboysandthreegirl
3、s-andwhentheyboardedthebus,theywerecarryingsandwichesandwineinpaperbags,dreamingofgoldenbeachesandseatidesasthegraycoldofNewYorkvanishedbehindthem.2AsthebuspassedthroughNewJersey,theybegantonoticeVingo.Hesatinfrontofthem,dressedinaplain,ill-fittingsuit,nevermoving,hisdustyfacemaskinghisage.H
4、isfingerswerestainedfromcigarettesandhechewedtheinsideofhislipalot,frozenintosomepersonalcocoonofsilence.3Deepintothenight,outsideWashington,thebuspulledintoaHowardJohnson's,andeverybodygotoffexceptVingo.Hesatrootedinhisseat,andtheyoungpeoplebegantowonderabouthim,tryingtoimaginehislife;perha
5、pshewasaseacaptain,arunawayfromhiswife,anoldsoldiergoinghome.Whentheywentbacktothebus,oneofthegirlssatbesidehimandintroducedherself.4"We'regoingtoFlorida,"shesaidbrightly."Ihearit'sbeautiful."5"Itis,"hesaidquietly,asifrememberingsomethinghehadtriedtoforget.6"Wantsomewine?"shesaid.Hesmiledand
6、tookaswig.Hethankedherandretreatedagainintohissilence.Afterawhile,shewentbacktotheothers,andVingonoddedinsleep.7InthemorningtheyawokeoutsideanotherHowardJohnson's,andthistimeVingowentin.Thegirlinsistedthathejointhem.Heseemedveryshy,andorderedblackcoffeeandsmokednervouslyastheyoungpeoplechatt
7、eredaboutsleepingonbeaches.Whentheyreturnedtothebus,thegirlsatwithVingoagain,andafterawhile,slowlyandpainfully,hetoldhisstory.HehadbeeninjailinNewYorkforthepastfouryears,andnowhewasgoinghome.7"Areyoumarried?"8"Idon'tknow."9"Youdon'tknow?"shesaid.10
