凯瑟琳·曼斯菲尔德/KatherineMansfield
凯瑟琳·曼斯菲尔德（1888—1923），生于新西兰威灵顿，本名卡瑟琳·包姗普。1914年，她的小说集《节奏》和《忧郁评论》在她的第一位房客、后来成为她丈夫的社会学家和前文学评论家米多尔顿·莫里的协助下编辑出版，后创作了著名小说《序曲》和《园会》。1923年1月9日，常年罹患肺结核的凯瑟琳·曼斯菲尔德逝世，年仅45岁。在凯瑟琳的世界里，死亡是静穆和安逸，甚至是美丽的。看，她临终前的最后的一句话是：“我喜爱雨，我想要感到它们落到脸上的感觉。”
...Youseethatbignailtotherightofthefrontdoor? , "Theremusthavebeenacagehangingfromthere." .
...', fromthewindowIusedtoseepeoplestopatthegatetolisten, ortheywouldleanoverthefencebythemock-orangeforquitealongtime——itwouldn'tifyouhadheardhim—butitreallyseemedtomehesangwholesongs, withabeginningandanendtothem.
Forinstance, whenIfinishedthehouseintheafternoon, andchangedmyblouseandbroughtmysewingontheverandahhere, heusedtohop, hop, hopfromoneperchtotheother, tapagainstthebarsasiftoattractmyattention, sipalittlewater, justasaprofessionalsingermight, 'tdescribeit; , everyafternoon, andIfeltthatIunderstoodeverynoteofit.
...! ! Ofcoursetherewasalwaysmylittlehouseandthegarden, , buttheydon'? Iusedtogointothebackyard, aftersunset, , "Thereyouare, mydarling." ...somethingwhichislikelonging, —? Ihavemuchtobethankfulfor!
...ButafterhecameintomylifeIforgottheeveningstar; , andinsteadoffluttering, fluttering, likethepoorlittlegoldfinches, hegaveafaint, , justasIhadsaidtothestaroverthegumtree, "Thereyourare, mydarling." Fromthatmomenthewasmine!
