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未入門,他就聽見歡快輕狂的琴聲自敞開的玻璃窗傳出。無奈笑一下,心道:「肯定是埃克托。」71Please respect copyright.PENANA3JcfnwffNl
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不出所料,剛入聚會廳,一眼就看到白遼士近乎暴力地壓在鍵盤,晃頭晃腦,一下子看到門口的蕭邦,大大「哈」一聲。「我剛剛還聽弗朗茨說,弗雷德里克不會來了,現在看看,站在門口的是誰啊!」71Please respect copyright.PENANAGEjIsQsQa0
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所有人聽白遼士的叫喊,紛紛向蕭邦望去,一致表示出歡迎。靠在沙發椅的李斯特見到蕭邦,趕緊迎上去。71Please respect copyright.PENANASHjofoCf36
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「同小姐還好嗎?」他低低問。71Please respect copyright.PENANAci9AQ9rAuY
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「是──至少,燒退了。」提到同有川,他綻出苦澀的笑容,微微點點頭。71Please respect copyright.PENANAMm8ZcWUqMd
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「是嗎?」李斯特安慰拍拍他的背。「好好玩吧,弗雷德里克,許多好久未見的老朋友都來了,讓他們見見愉悅的你吧。」71Please respect copyright.PENANAsv6XbE00wV
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聚會廳不寬敞,左側是座大衣架,再往前則是一個小吧檯。吧檯旁擺放李斯特的木製鋼琴,位於吧檯與鋼琴中間則放著一套沙發椅。71Please respect copyright.PENANAcRqf5ZzP0K
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白遼士自鋼琴前退下,替蕭邦調杯酒遞給他。71Please respect copyright.PENANA5zUuv4nADC
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「弗雷德里克,你的臉色還是與從前一樣的差。」他直言不諱說。71Please respect copyright.PENANAClVQsU5VKk
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面對他的調侃,蕭邦聳肩一笑,飲盡杯中的酒,卻立即被嗆得差點流出淚。「埃克托,這什麼酒?味道這麼辛辣?」71Please respect copyright.PENANAeOQlbITwOX
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「辛辣?」白遼士大笑出聲。「別問我!我只是隨意把吧檯上的酒混合在一塊兒。」71Please respect copyright.PENANAZwP43zSyit
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「天──」蕭邦無可奈何一抹嘴。71Please respect copyright.PENANAPLbRGfaeAV
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白遼士呵呵一笑,擺擺手,轉向李斯特攀談,不知兩人說什麼,李斯特突然一笑,坐上鋼琴,大聲說:「上一次的聚會,已經許久,今日聚在一塊兒,而下一次不知道會是何時,願我替今日的重逢獻上一首曲子。」71Please respect copyright.PENANAhrKPZCVe5g
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大夥兒靜下來,看著李斯特抬起右手,移至低音F,連彈一組和音上去,最後停在高兩個八度後的G。他順同一個音,右手開始奏主旋律。71Please respect copyright.PENANAe8OHBBHUdq
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單調的主旋律不停重覆,眾人不解望著他,一邊好奇一邊揣測他的下一個舉動。71Please respect copyright.PENANAorls6Ua97j
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猛然間,他的左手奏出一個又一個快速又急促的和絃,配上右手的主旋律,整首曲子聽上去淒涼又壯麗。71Please respect copyright.PENANAbr7zQo3nTu
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「不愧是李斯特先生!演奏仍如此有水準!」其中一名賓客情不自禁讚賞。71Please respect copyright.PENANAOyVk7BbFv6
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霎時,曲調一轉,變得柔和清澈。若把第一部份譬喻為戰爭之時的激動,那麼,後來柔和醉人的琴聲就是歸鄉的甜蜜。71Please respect copyright.PENANAicbpkQpBxS
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伴李斯特的琴聲,原本鬱悶的蕭邦陷入更深的憂愁。三角鋼琴後頭的窗口拂入初秋的足跡,他抬眼,望窗外的眼神透露出一絲迷惘,不懂為什麼人生發生的事如此令人感到出其不意。71Please respect copyright.PENANA1aqQm23pSs
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「再度見面了,蕭邦先生。」71Please respect copyright.PENANAcIw0deyws3
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曲終了。一個熟悉的聲音自蕭邦身後傳來,他驚醒般回過頭,沒想到,簾入眼中的竟是他最不願見到的人。71Please respect copyright.PENANAUNFvC6c33d
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「還真不是預期中會遇到的人。」他不悅說。71Please respect copyright.PENANAVIeTq8VvuZ
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喬治‧桑刻意略過他的不快,拍拍身旁的空位,邀道:「蕭邦先生,請坐。」71Please respect copyright.PENANAHiFLGTzeLs
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無法拒絕她的蕭邦依言坐下來,卻拘謹把手擺上膝,不自在縮起身子。71Please respect copyright.PENANAKqRMwWHl0D
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「蕭邦先生,你還好嗎?」喬治‧桑好笑看著他。71Please respect copyright.PENANAQuwj4ZkRS6
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「還可以。」71Please respect copyright.PENANA90qS4dPRYc
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「是嗎?」她輕輕笑起來,起身向吧檯倒兩杯紅酒,回座交給他。「我來參加今天的聚會,為了能夠聽見你的琴聲。」71Please respect copyright.PENANAzdmYT9xNpJ
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「可想而知。」他不情願接過酒杯,低聲咕噥。71Please respect copyright.PENANAvncidoE72j
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「你的音樂是我有生以來聞過最美妙的聲音。」喬治‧桑自顧說起來。「或許聽起來極不可思義,不過,那晚,當我聽見你的琴聲,我知道我淪陷了,無法自拔地,我深深地被吸引住。」71Please respect copyright.PENANAUVBzVnepav
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「是嗎。」聽見如此誠摯的讚美,他放下讓他半醉的酒杯,心中不禁有些飄飄然,對喬治‧桑露出微笑。「謝謝。」71Please respect copyright.PENANApPXSadpp87
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喬治‧桑呵一聲,看他的笑臉。「總算有點笑容了。」71Please respect copyright.PENANA4vZlyJWGLg
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「咳。」面對她的調侃,他不知作何反應,尷尬喝一口酒,突然又聽見她說:「請容我冒昧尋問,你的右手……」71Please respect copyright.PENANARXYzc56oiG
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「哦……」他簡易答:「出了點意外。」71Please respect copyright.PENANAqZrfDT7w6N
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「顯然,傷得不清……」71Please respect copyright.PENANAtx0JexBsak
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「是的。」他冷淡回應,明顯不想深談這個話題。71Please respect copyright.PENANAhPz29kGyA8
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精明的喬治‧桑看出這一點,立刻轉移話題。「上一回見到你也是如此,蕭邦先生,你的臉總是如此蒼白,弗朗茨告訴我,你的身體不太好?」71Please respect copyright.PENANAiTzrMoLqsz
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「噢!是的……小時候,我的身體比平常人虛弱,尤其我的肺……不太好。」受到喬治‧桑的關心,他的心微微被觸動,這是他頭一次被不熟識的人慰問身體狀況。71Please respect copyright.PENANAEDpZBZLwQ5
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她關懷拍拍他的手臂,提議:「我想,你需要一個溫暖的地方居住──巴黎的冬天太嚴苛了,對你的身體有壞無好。我的孩子與你一樣身體不是太好,正打算帶他去馬約卡島養病,或許,你會想要加入我們?」71Please respect copyright.PENANAxxKFiOPrRZ
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「沒想到妳已有丈夫了。」蕭邦愣一下,點點首,客氣說:「我會好好考慮。」71Please respect copyright.PENANAVMNbntLVr9
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「當然。」她頷首,卻解釋:「我已經與我丈夫分開了。」71Please respect copyright.PENANAPUjV9kc7ip
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幾年前,年輕的喬治‧桑嫁給軍人卡西米‧杜特望。可惜,卡西米‧杜特望是個空洞和平庸思想的人──對於喬治‧桑來說,卡西米‧杜特望無法滿足她對於婚姻的期望。她認為,愛的最高目標是結婚。然而,倘若婚姻沒有愛,剩下得只有無盡的犧牲。因此,她決定拋下家庭,投身到巴黎展開全新的生活。71Please respect copyright.PENANApQRuWGUr5f
兩人聊得越來越起勁,蕭邦發現,喬治‧桑特有股魅力深深把他吸引住,那是一種完全與他相反的特質──剛強又熱情。71Please respect copyright.PENANA9EyCu73e1l
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「為什麼,從你一踏入聚會,你的神情沒有一刻停止悲傷?」喬治‧桑突然問。71Please respect copyright.PENANAJrNXk48722
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她的問話,使蕭邦沉默半晌,但未答,白遼士一聲叫喚,打斷他的思緒,抬起頭,聽見白遼士道:「弗雷德里克,彈首曲子吧!我許久沒聽你彈鋼琴了。」71Please respect copyright.PENANAPDlo7t7sCA
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他對喬治‧桑說聲「失陪。」,毫不猶豫起身,沉默坐上鋼琴。望黑白的琴鍵,忽然感到一陣迷茫,想到還在家中受病痛折磨的同有川,再反觀自己,竟拋下她,獨自置身於這種氣氛歡快的聚會。71Please respect copyright.PENANAFCNdtvURxQ
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一絲罪惡感襲上心頭,他遲遲挪不了那已擺上琴鍵的手指。71Please respect copyright.PENANAETcfRAPgNu
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「弗雷德里克,在猶豫什麼?」白遼士的聲音又傳來。71Please respect copyright.PENANAyAfYQOuXgR
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「沒什麼。」他閉上眼,驀然間,琴聲如流水傾瀉出來。曲子被悲慟的氣氛環繞,緩慢進行。瞬間,他的心中湧起無法言語出的複雜感覺,與同有川的回憶如幻燈片般自他腦海中掃過,其中帶著相遇的甜蜜與離別的苦澀。71Please respect copyright.PENANAvwWy5ukpO1
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他忘了周遭的事物,忘了自己正在彈琴,不知不覺地,眼角流出滾燙的淚水,雙肩克制不住顫抖,手指卻不停在琴鍵上遊走。71Please respect copyright.PENANA7mSvPulnrA
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曲間,他啞然呼喊同有川的名字,一遍又一遍,迴盪在他枯死的心中。71Please respect copyright.PENANAFp3xnr21jz
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蕭邦的公寓中,同有川獨自坐在漆黑的臥房,思緒如野馬般奔馳,已經不知道第幾次抿住手中的水杯,腦袋回憶起一年多來的種種。突然,一陣惶然襲來。她還以為,自己與蕭邦之間有未來,沒料到,才剛開始的幸福,已經被打碎了。71Please respect copyright.PENANAAz1F0ISxNW
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輕嘆一聲,她寂然垂下頭。71Please respect copyright.PENANAWAYeur7x2G
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