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夜游人（第4页）

Illgiveyoutwothousand，"

saidanother."

AndIllmakeitthreethousand，"

saidthethird.Shecollectedthethreethousandfrancsfromthethirdmanandsmuggledhimintothebakerythatverynight."

Illbewithyouinaminute，"

shetoldhim，"

afterIveputtheyeastintotheflour.Whileyourewaiting，wouldyoupleasekneadthedoughalittlebitforme?"

Themanbegankneading，andkneadedandkneadedandkneaded.Bythepowerofthediamond，hecouldntforthelifeofhimtakehishandsoutofthedough，andthereforewentonkneadingtilldaylight."

Soyoufinallyfinished!"

shesaidtohim."

Youreallytookyourtime!"

Andshesenthimpacking.Thenshesaidyestothemanwiththetwothousandfrancs，broughthiminassoonasitgrewdark，andtoldhimtoblowonthefireamomentsothatitwouldntgoout.Heblewandblewandblew.Bythepowerofthediamond，hehadtokeeprightonblowinguptothenextmorning，withhisfacebulginglikeawineskin."

Whatawaytobehave!"

shesaidtohiminthemorning."

Youcometoseeme，butspendthenightblowingonthefire!"

Andshesenthimpacking.Thenextnightshebroughtinthemanwiththethousandfrancs."

Ihavetoaddtheyeast，"

shetoldhim."

WhileImdoingthat，goshutthedoor."

Themanshutthedoor，whichbythepowerofthediamondcameopenagainrightaway.Allnightlonghecloseditonlytoseeitimmediatelyreopen，andinnotimethesunwasup."

Didyoufinallyclosethisdoor?Well，youmaynowopenitagainandgetout."

Seethingwithrage，thethreemendenouncedhertotheauthorities.Inthatdayandtimetherewere，inadditiontopolicemen，womenofficerswhowerecalledwheneverawomanwastobebroughtintocustody.Sofourwomenofficerswenttoapprehendthebride."

Bythepowerofthediamond，"

saidthebride，"

letthesewomenboxoneanothersearsuntiltomorrowmorning."

Thefourwomenofficersbeganboxingoneanothersearssohardthattheirheadsswelleduplikepumpkins，andtheystillwentonstrikingeachotherforalltheywereworth.Whenthewomenofficersfailedtoreturnwiththeculprit，fourmaleofficersweresentouttolookforthem.Thebridesawthemcomingandsaid，"

Bythepowerofthediamond，letthosemenplayleapfrog."

Oneofthemaleofficersdroppeddownatonceonallfours;asecondonemovedup，puthishandsontheofficersback，andleapedoverhim，withthethirdandfourthfollowinginhistracks.Thusbeganagameofleapfrog.Rightatthatpoint，atortoisecamecrawlingintoview.Itwasthehusbandreturningfromhistriparoundtheworld.Hesawhiswife，andbehold!Hewasagainahandsomeyoungman，andahandsomeyoungmanheremained，byhiswifesside，uptoaripeoldage.（Rivieraligurediponente）NOTES:"

TheManWhoCameOutOnlyatNight"

（Luomocheuscivasolodinotte）fromAndrews，14and21，Menton，toldbyIrenGenaandIrenePanduro.Atalefullofoddities，themoststrikingofwhichisthatofwomenconstables，givenasahistoricalfactregardingaparticularpolicesystem.InAndrewssfirstvariant，thebridegroomturnsintoatoad.Copyright:ItalianFolktalesSelectedandRetoldbyItaloCalvino，translatedbyGeorgeMartin，PantheonBooks，NewYork1980