看台上的賓客紛紛起身,到他處進行各類型的社交活動。157Please respect copyright.PENANA5QI3TV0GN2
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莫賽尼格迫不及待地前往侯爵夫人的包廂,果不其然,走廊幾乎站滿了人――大多是未婚紳士,也有幾位已婚。瓦爾蒙怒目瞪視眾人,他們便識趣地讓開,僕役為兩人掀開簾幕,製造出某種明星登台的戲劇性效果。157Please respect copyright.PENANAhGV2AP649v
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莫賽尼格必須承認,這位西西莉亞小姐的確耀眼奪目。157Please respect copyright.PENANArmygwEiarm
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她有著心型臉蛋,嬌俏的鼻子和櫻桃般的紅唇,而她身上的衣服,屬於他無法理解的幻境。157Please respect copyright.PENANAnglKWM2Lmm
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她捨棄了繁複華麗的衣料和緊身衣,只穿著純白色的薄紗與蕾絲,並用一條金色絲帶來凸顯她柔軟的腰部線條,映襯著她髮間的金色花環。當她輕緩的移動,純白色的薄紗與蕾絲就在她身上漫舞--今日的她像只輕飄飄的空氣精靈。157Please respect copyright.PENANAl3OHZ9Z2ef
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「侯爵夫人,您今晚依舊如此明豔動人,幾乎令我無法睜開眼睛。」瓦爾蒙率先開口。157Please respect copyright.PENANAqEJfKaBSGt
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「我不知道你也愛好歌劇啊,瓦爾蒙。」梅特伊夫人優雅地伸出手,讓瓦爾蒙親吻她的指節。157Please respect copyright.PENANAdUe6RARoxY
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「只是來陪伴我的好友,莫賽尼格公爵。」瓦爾蒙說,「而這位美人兒想必就是多雷爾小姐,無比榮幸認識妳。」157Please respect copyright.PENANAuLM7Ec6BVV
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西西莉亞只是微微頷首,對瓦爾蒙的恭維不太感興趣。157Please respect copyright.PENANACpJFff0EUs
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「公爵閣下,」梅特伊夫人似笑非笑地望著莫賽尼格,「您覺得今晚這齣《奧爾菲歐與尤麗狄茜》如何?」157Please respect copyright.PENANAs0BulXQc2l
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莫賽尼格隨口應答:「我很好奇格魯克究竟是受了甚麼刺激,才會寫出這麼一齣喪禮悼詞,觀眾們先是看到葬禮和死人,然後聽見一個垂死的男人唉聲嘆氣整整四十五分鐘,下一幕,如果奧爾菲歐再不下去冥府的話,我很樂意親自送他上路。」157Please respect copyright.PENANAE7AAqQ4cVy
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「噢,那真是遺憾啊,」梅特伊夫人微笑,「看來您度過了一個無趣夜晚。」157Please respect copyright.PENANA0Dt44yePf9
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「不,不,」莫賽尼格擺擺手,露出他的浪子笑容,「能夠見到夫人和可愛的小姐,就算要我聽奧爾菲歐哀嘆諸神殘忍無情一整夜,我也心甘情願。」157Please respect copyright.PENANAsJHakTzZSS
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「公爵閣下,您還真是會說話,」梅特伊夫人輕笑出聲,「這位是我的表姪女,西西莉亞 • 多雷爾小姐,她來自倫敦,上周剛到威尼斯。」157Please respect copyright.PENANAKGodHU63Fx
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夫人轉向年輕女孩,「西西莉亞,這位是喬凡尼•莫賽尼格公爵。」157Please respect copyright.PENANAgmyY4hM8Mw
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「公爵閣下。」西西莉亞遲疑了一下,才向他點頭問候,神情淡漠,絲毫不見欣喜之情。157Please respect copyright.PENANAgP0U2CnBdn
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豈有此理。157Please respect copyright.PENANA8STDFdSeYh
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他可是威尼斯城邦最具身價的黃金單身漢,他的家族和爵銜就足以使得女性芳心雀躍,甚至曾有未婚女孩因太過激動而昏厥,而眼前這名女子卻完全無視他。157Please respect copyright.PENANAIEn5beoZot
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下地獄去吧。157Please respect copyright.PENANA3ECfGryhBc
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「爵爺,請原諒我的表姪女,來到威尼斯以前,她都在女子修道院精修,所以對社交禮儀十分生疏。」夫人解釋。157Please respect copyright.PENANAs1bJhvQbPM
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「不必擔心,我從來不介意這等小事。」莫賽尼格又瞄了西西莉亞一眼。157Please respect copyright.PENANAuN8obc71Pu
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修道院?原來如此。157Please respect copyright.PENANAqeV8W9cMp7
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她的淡漠是因為矜持。157Please respect copyright.PENANACH1hDqYMdo
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他的興趣之一,正是引誘人事未知的純潔少女失足。157Please respect copyright.PENANAKcgFqKBMTe
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真是個好獵物。157Please respect copyright.PENANA9RWdx3dwYp
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「請容我建議,隨興一些的場合或許更適合多雷爾小姐,」莫賽尼格說著,目光仍然跟著西西莉亞,「像是,明晚伯恩斯夫人的音樂會,若是能在那兒和兩位不期而遇,那就太美好了。」157Please respect copyright.PENANAvH1JMk3rcr
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而且伯恩斯夫人家的花園很大,又有幾個不為人知的陰暗角落,每年都會有一到數個未婚少女在這些角落失去貞操。157Please respect copyright.PENANAwuv2knrCFP
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或許他可以趁人不注意時,帶她到花園裡,傳授她社交技巧,屆時唯一能阻擋他的,僅有她身上的衣物。157Please respect copyright.PENANAuy5dBVqVe3
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他盯著她穿著的薄紗禮服,同時在腦中盤算,要如何精準又迅速地將它除去……157Please respect copyright.PENANA0QD1ZRf9tm
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「只怕要令你失望了,爵爺,我們近日內不會出席任何社交活動,」梅特伊夫人頓了頓,「要等多雷爾小姐的未婚夫到來,我們才會公開宣布兩人婚訊……」157Please respect copyright.PENANA1oVRlspWFq
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什麼?157Please respect copyright.PENANA4fNNXdqYvU
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莫賽尼格似乎無法理解他剛聽見的內容,腦子空白地呆站在原地。157Please respect copyright.PENANA4QhKwsJjbs
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瓦爾蒙子爵上前一步,朝西西莉亞躬身,「那真是恭喜了,多雷爾小姐。」157Please respect copyright.PENANA0l3feMCdUD
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西西莉亞露出一抹嬌俏的微笑,欣然接受瓦爾蒙道賀之後,粉色紅暈飛上她的雙頰。157Please respect copyright.PENANA2tJak8CbEx
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一雙無形之手,將一桶冰水從莫賽尼格的頭頂澆下,企圖熄滅他胸中的激情,他急怒之下久久說不出話來。157Please respect copyright.PENANAtELXPxbOMt
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連羅西尼伯爵站在簾幕外,多次派僕役傳達想和夫人會面的意願,他都充耳不聞。157Please respect copyright.PENANAep2kHkQLDg
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待他回過神來,瓦爾蒙已經硬拖著他回到走廊上。157Please respect copyright.PENANABB2XYaoJp3
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「她訂婚了,跟誰?」莫賽尼格仍不甘心。157Please respect copyright.PENANA8RvQrj1gV7
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「是個遠在法國的子爵,聽說西西小姐深愛她的未婚夫,原本兩人想在巴黎定居結婚,而後考量到巴黎市區近來並不安穩,常有農民暴動,才改變計畫,決定移居威尼斯城邦。」瓦爾蒙回答。157Please respect copyright.PENANA5ofyODEWlD
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「你怎麼會知道這些?」莫賽尼格心中怒氣未消,說話粗聲粗氣。157Please respect copyright.PENANAgNFDrc0tZ0
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「梅特伊夫人新雇用的馬伕,是我宅院門房的遠房表弟,就像大家常說的,僕役們甚麼都知道,」瓦爾蒙看了他的同伴一眼,深感同情地搖搖頭,「可憐的莫賽尼格,你可以輕易地勾搭涉世未深的純潔處女,或是深閨寂寞的已婚女性,可是你要如何征服深愛自己的未婚夫、對婚姻生活充滿憧憬的女孩兒呢?」157Please respect copyright.PENANA4wZarUA25x
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呵,憧憬婚姻生活。157Please respect copyright.PENANAVsfAPeU2zC
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該有人教教這孩子,男女感情不過是一場遊戲。157Please respect copyright.PENANAKGOTFPyX3O
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婚姻更是個牢籠,足以摧毀最堅強的意志,將人變成行屍走肉。157Please respect copyright.PENANACdU698GkUM
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「哼哼,我有個主意,」莫賽尼格露出笑容,表示他已成竹在胸,「如果成功,在西西莉亞小姐的新婚之夜,她將不再是處女新娘,而是已經委身於我,說不定她的新婚夫婿還必須養育我和她所孕育的子嗣,光是想像,就讓我興奮不已。」157Please respect copyright.PENANA9iSKZDU3Sx
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「你不會是認真的吧,莫賽尼格,你想橫刀奪愛?」瓦爾蒙瞪大雙眼。157Please respect copyright.PENANAini1VQ7QYb
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「那又如何?」莫賽尼格顯現出難得的耐性,「讓你的門房去向他表弟打聽,我要知道他們會在甚麼時間,出現在何處?我有重賞。」157Please respect copyright.PENANAyrW81dt1T6
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兩人交談之際,第二幕的預備鈴響起,提醒觀眾準備回座。157Please respect copyright.PENANAtmyLFG4VvR
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莫賽尼格望向舞台,又打了個哈欠。157Please respect copyright.PENANAbKoCTvzdP0
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「先忍忍,散場後你就可以去找化妝間找點娛樂。」瓦爾蒙提醒。157Please respect copyright.PENANAwVybmnrp78
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「不了,要我再聽一小時的悼詞,我不如回家睡覺,」莫賽尼格揮了揮手,作狀告別,「不過我想先勒死奧爾菲歐。」157Please respect copyright.PENANALGhBjC7jAo
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「是,只可惜了那對鑽石髮梳。」瓦爾蒙說。157Please respect copyright.PENANAwOqfHQhP2j
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莫賽尼格將目光投向舞台,再看向梅特伊夫人的包廂。157Please respect copyright.PENANA02c3SfAvQs
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最後,他從衣袋取出禮盒交給瓦爾蒙。157Please respect copyright.PENANA9Grk5Z3Xdq
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「以我的名義,將這個送給多雷爾小姐。」
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