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1、317ForAnthonyCleriBookOneChapter01Behindeverygreatfortunethereisacrime.BALZACAmerigoBonaserasatinNewYorkCriminalCourtNumber3andwaitedforjustice;vengeanceonthemenwhohadsocruellyhurthisdaughter,whohadtriedtodishonorher.Thejudge,aformidablyheavy-featuredman,rolledupthesleeve
2、sofhisblackrobeasiftophysicallychastisethetwoyoungmenstandingbeforethebench.Hisfacewascoldwithmajesticcontempt.ButtherewassomethingfalseinallthisthatAmerigoBonaserasensedbutdidnotyetunderstand."Youactedliketheworstkindofdegenerates,"thejudgesaidharshly.Yes,yes,thoughtAmer
3、igoBonasera.Animals.Animals.Thetwoyoungmen,glossyhaircrewcut,scrubbedclean-cutfacescomposedintohumblecontrition,bowedtheirheadsinsubmission.Thejudgewenton."YouactedlikewildbeastsinajungleandyouarefortunateyoudidnotsexuallymolestthatpoorgirlorI'dputyoubehindbarsfortwentyye
4、ars."Thejudgepaused,hiseyesbeneathimpressivelythickbrowsflickeredslylytowardthesallow-facedAmerigoBonasera,thenloweredtoastackofprobationreportsbeforehim.Hefrownedandshruggedasifconvincedagainsthisownnaturaldesire.Hespokeagain."Butbecauseofyouryouth,yourcleanrecords,becau
5、seofyourfinefamilies,andbecausethelawinitsmajestydoesnotseekvengeance,Iherebysentenceyoutothreeyears'confinementtothepenitentiary.Sentencetobesuspended."OnlyfortyyearsofprofessionalmourningkepttheoverwhelmingfrustrationandhatredfromshowingonAmerigoBonasera'sface.Hisbeauti
6、fulyoungdaughterwasstillinthehospitalwithherbrokenjawwiredtogether;andnowthesetwoanimaleswentfree?Ithadallbeenafarce.Hewatchedthehappyparentsclusteraroundtheirdarlingsons.Oh,theywereallhappynow,theyweresmilingnow.Theblackbile,sourlybitter,roseinBonasera'sthroat,overflowed
7、throughtightlyclenchedteeth.Heusedhiswhitelinenpockethandkerchiefandhelditagainsthislips.Hewasstandingsowhenthetwoyoungmenstrodefreelyuptheaisle,confidentandcool-eyed,smiling,notgivinghimsomuchasaglance.Heletthempasswithoutsayingaword,pressingthefreshlinenagainsthismouth.
8、Theparentsoftheanimaleswerecomingbynow,twomenandtwowomenhisagebutmoreAmericanintheirdress.Theygl