阿方索·博略特/AffoncoBotelho
阿方索·博略特是十九世纪葡萄牙作家，《一杯茶》是他最为人熟知的一部短篇小说。
NotverymanyyearsagothejourneyfromOportotoRegoahadtobemadepartlybystagecoachandpartlybyrail, asthecountrypermitted.
Thestagecoach, drawnbysixpowerfulhorses, stoodatthepointofdeparturefromtheofficesoftheCoachingCompanyinOporto, , .
, ; , andtheguardbegantosoundthesignalfordeparture.
Suddenlyastrangesightcameroundthecomer—afatmanwalkinglikeaduck, breathinghard, .
Theguardusedsomestronglanguage, theluggagewasliftedup, .
, forhemutteredimpatientlytohimself, , JoaodeSousa.
"Itistoobad, sir," heexclaimed, "Justthink: Icouldnotgetmycupoftea!"
JoaodeSousadidnotanswer, butlookedquestioninglyatthefatman, whowenton:
"Yousee, ithasalwaysbeenmycustomtotakeacupofteaaftermylunch; , sir, whenamancomestomyage, habitsareeverything, , sir, , letnothingputyouoffit."
JoaodeSousawasamused."Butwhenwegettotherailwaystation," hesaid, "youwillbeabletogetteaintherefreshmentroom."
"Ofcourse! Ihadnotthoughtofthat! Itwillbealittlebitlateaftermylunch, butatleastitwillbesomething."
Whentheygottothestation, , somebydrinkingaglassofwineandeatingsomebreadandfruit, othersbypurchasingfoodtoeatinthetrain.
, , , whengoingofftotakehisplaceinthetrain, sawthefatmanpreparingtoenjoyhisfavouritedrink.
Presentlyhecamerushingoutandclimbedintothetrainjustasthewhistlesounded, hesatdownoppositeJoaodeSousa, andwipedhisfacewithabrilliantsilkhandkerchief.
"Well?" JoaodeSousasmiled.
"Mydearboy, !"
Thetrainpassedthroughthemagnificentmountains, "tea".
"Youcansoonhaveyourcupoftea," hesaid.
