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她花一個早上消化雷齊維王子的話，想著想著，不知不覺中，倒在床上睡著了，直至中午，女僕叫起她，替她換下睡袍，才送她上馬車。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ztXWBi85Z
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回去的途中，她懶洋洋靠在椅背，一動也不想動，偶爾，馬車一陣激烈晃動，喉中一股作噁感便油然而生。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpDfdgIqW4u
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她知道自己生病了：經過昨夜的大雨，與未眠的夜晚，她的身子變得虛弱不堪。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtpPpEZOnBy
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馬車的停靠處離公寓足有一條街的距離，她與車夫道謝，踏軟綿綿的腳步，緩緩向公寓走去。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡimh71YLiJK
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跨上一層又一層的階梯，她來到五樓，卻再也沒有力氣推門，只好疲憊扶一旁的把手歇息。頓時，屋內出乎她意外的傳來兩人的對談聲。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTKvMGu8gZX
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「小姐，請妳現在離開。」裡頭，蕭邦帶不悅的語氣說。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhbD7riLvvG
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「蕭邦先生，我來這裡沒有別的意圖，僅僅想稱讚你的音樂罷了。」女人的聲音急促響起。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgOmhuzHDKL
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疲倦間，她認出那是喬治‧桑的聲音。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcX1unVlIiV
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「妳的好意我心領，現在，請回吧，妳打擾到我休息了。」他的聲音透露出極度的不耐，顯然隱忍許久，現在正發出最後的警告。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEJ9QWWoVh6
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未待喬治‧桑回應，同有川恢復一些體力，勉強推門入屋。兩人的對話霎時停了，蕭邦看她，微微愣住，沒想到她會在這時候回來。他再仔細觀察她，發覺她的不適。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ77SSKjGFuY
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喬治‧桑回過頭，見到同有川的模樣，微微彎起嘴角。「我知道了，改天見，蕭邦先生。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK3kuE6exU0
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說罷，她轉身與同有川擦肩而過，大步走下樓梯。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNancopn3L8
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虛弱的同有川一個踉蹌，跌坐上地，蕭邦趕緊伸長手臂，拉她入懷。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCqUgjBI1zB
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「妳發燒了！」他觸上她滾燙的身子，心疼側身抱起她，快步入臥房，安置她上床。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy95HwYz2Fs
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「上帝──怎麼會病得如此嚴重！」他沒照顧過病人，立刻慌得手忙腳亂，一下拿毛巾覆上她的額頭、一下替她換上舒適的衣裳。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm9aiWUtWUQ
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「給你添麻煩了。」她微弱吐出道歉的話語。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeeorzw5GW2
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一聲輕嘆，他撫上她的髮。「別這麼說。我願看顧妳一輩子，這些小事又算什麼呢？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsp9s6AZsAu
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他的溫柔讓雷齊維王子最後的一番警告又浮現於她的腦海，不由自主，眼角流出眼淚。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs4Ys8ewuV0
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「不舒服？」蕭邦被她的眼淚嚇一跳，以為她身子疼，趕緊伸出手，替她擦眼淚。但是，她的淚腺卻像關不緊的水龍頭，淚水漣漣落下，怎麼擦也擦不掉。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3t902HmHcG
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo905nRXuFC
「弗雷德里克，這次……我又要走了。」她斷斷續續哭道。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZFZly5mFnQ
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「什麼？」他怔住，停下右手的動作，整個人不可置信望向她。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxdQwDRWReZ
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她自己一抹眼角，把昨夜碰見雷齊維王子的事情和他說一遍。最後，又道：「弗雷德里克，當我終於知道我們的過往，還以為，我與你剩下得只有未來，沒想到……等著我們的，卻是盡頭。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQA5uDkQXe
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他沒有回應，無聲擁住她，抿緊唇，心頭宛如被利劍狠狠劃開般陣陣刺痛。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEboqoRO0zf
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這突來的震驚讓他全身無力，也病了似瞬間變得滿面蒼白。良久後，他放開她，正想再和她說幾句，卻在這時，叩門響起，他對她交代「休息一下。」，拖無力的步伐到門口。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3a9wU047kp
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「弗朗茨，現在不是個來訪好時機。」他望來者，無精打采道。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtsToV14DEf
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「你看上去糟糕極了。」李斯特沒理會他的話，自他身旁的隙縫一個閃身擠入屋內。「發生什麼事？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVARGh0jvzw
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「有川生病了。」他指指臥房。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcTzsB2Mrds
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「介意我去看看她？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ4gwhpRc9t
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蕭邦搖首拒絕。「她現在需要休息。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCiwqrZSch2
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ8s0uAvOrm
「好吧。」李斯特用審視般的眼神看他，嘗試從他的疲倦雙眼看出一絲端倪。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPN4nO2aB36
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「到書房裡吧，外頭講話會吵到她。」他避開視線，逕自走入臥房對面的書房中。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9IuBi6K6cs
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書房裡頭空蕩蕩地，除一組桌椅與書架之外什麼都沒有，書架上也如房間一般地空盪。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiArVPZ8uch
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「說吧，弗朗茨，有什麼事？」兩人各拉一把椅子，蕭邦一屁股坐下，開門見山問。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbIgWBYXddp
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他一問，李斯特立即露出微笑。「我們許久沒辦私人聚會了，我想，邀請所有人後天來我家聚一聚如何？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYy3kUmHaso
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巴黎的音樂家們偶爾會舉辦私人的小型聚會，聚集在一塊兒，互相切磋交流。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFLQMFCKCim
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「你知道我沒辦法的……」拱起背，他垂頭嘆。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd0nix6viDo
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「你可以帶有川一併來。」李斯特鼓勵。「或許，兩天後，她的病會好許多。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSkT7gWoVey
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「不。」他深吸一口氣，又重重吐出來，抬起頭，認真凝睇李斯特。「她要走了。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzShxuvbQAm
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「什麼意思？」李斯特一怔。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTbpnfo0yc1
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUD2MgNbH4z
「你懂的，弗朗茨。她要離開了──就如同六年前她離開一樣、如同先前離開你的祝──」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtX92FrZLAR
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話沒講完，霎時，李斯特神色一變，回憶的傷疤被揭開，立即快速又憤怒打斷他，狼狽低吼：「不要說了！」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9bp92wygsx
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「噢。」他歉疚長嘆一聲。「原諒我！」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZCMJbX4C7q
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9TFnW41BHD
「抱歉！」李斯特也頹然一嘆。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw1JT0fE32d
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兩人靜默起來，思緒波濤洶湧，心頭上都撩起一抹淒然──不論他們在音樂上有多高的造詣，最終，只能臣服於天命之下。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqgKADn06yx
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「多陪陪她吧。」李斯特開口打破沉默。「最終，該走的還是會走，至少，不要像我，留下遺憾。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoel5426Df0
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應一聲，他癱上椅子，語氣中充滿怠倦。「我覺得，有一部分的我已經開始死去，而另一半的我還活著，只是因為有川會希望我活著。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtePyYPUp27
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李斯特露出苦笑，仰上椅背。「你會好起來的──就像我一樣，漸漸地……好起來。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPjbx4mOPNV
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3SEBSstVQG
「你真的好嗎？」他快速問：「或者，幾年下來，弗朗茨，你只是在自欺欺人？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3B6Wfm5xAN
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBMhlnRRKRD
李斯特的動作僵住，一瞬間露出面具被揭下來的窘迫，勉強笑笑，話鋒一轉：「我想，喬治找過你了？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfTmVrkzo7x
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一撇嘴，蕭邦不予置評沉下眼。「如果你說的喬治是那名男人婆──那麼，是的，她今天一早才打擾過我。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9aiUCINAmO
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「別這樣，弗雷德里克，喬治那日在晚宴上頭跟我說過，她極欣賞你作的曲子。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7djS6N1AGR
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBLBmi63vmX
「是的。」他點點頭，諷刺道：「她今天也是如此跟我說。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Qhl8uEIT3
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6m3Fk5x2c9
「怎麼了？明顯地，你對她有敵意？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxbHJftMbqW
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhZm6LOGWJe
「沒什麼──只是不善與男人婆打交道。」他毫不猶豫說。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGdDmkGBEve
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「呵！」李斯特不想繼續這個話題，站起身，離開前說：「關於聚會的事情──後天，若是改變主意，隨時歡迎你來。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7uGcosj5hX
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蕭邦不感興趣答一聲「好。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYY2KcVdxhk
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李斯特走了，而臥房內的同有川，縱然後腦勺劇烈疼痛，意識卻異常清醒。兩人在書房內的對話都給她收入耳裡。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKiVAliJiTs
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAlCaih9h0U
待蕭邦一入房，她立即開口：「你不必拒絕李斯特先生的邀請。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrFLkqWm4Pn
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr7FsfYfPT0
他一嘆，坐上床沿，撫摸上她的髮絲，沉默片刻，再度啟口時，語調溫柔的令人心碎。「有了妳，有什麼東西不能捨棄？有什麼東西是有必要的？」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy1zhwRcU7r
39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx4TwnFymWj
「弗雷德里克，我的心情很亂。」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXttEzW5jiQ
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「我懂……」39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2U8ZcO5uTP
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「後天，去參加聚會，讓我有一些時間好好思考一番。」她央求。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9bvUApq3bi
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「……我知道了。好好休息吧。」他低柔開口，替她拉上窗簾，輕聲走出臥房。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBE46Oxbv4i
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晚飯時間到了，他卻感受不到飢餓，坐在鋼琴前，擺上琴鍵的雙手失去了彈鋼琴的慾望。他回想起六年前離別的場景，心臟不由自主隱隱作痛起。39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcBU7OEYLLW
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長長嘆一聲，他趴上琴蓋，感覺全身的力量正漸漸流失……39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYfLtYcnmG
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