goodbye,mrhollywood书虫,别了,好莱坞先生

1、MysterygirlItallbega non abeautifulspri ngmorni ngi navillagecalledWhistler,i nCan ada-aprettylittlevillagei nthem ountain sofBritishColumbia.?Therewasacaf?i nthevillage,withtablesoutside,a ndat on eofthesetablessatay oun gma n.Hefi nishe dhisbreakfast,dra nkhiscoffee,lookedupi ntothebluesky,a ndfel

2、tthewarms unon hisface.NickLortzwa sahappyma n.J | I l i11 I ! I I -?Thewaitercameuptohistable.Morecoffee?heasked.j* iLy / i.I1二 b1 J y?Yeah.Great,saidNick.Hegavethewaiterhiscoffeecup. JJ_ 1?Thewaiterlookedatthecamera on thetable. Onv acati on? hesaid.Whereareyoufrom?Sa nFran cisco,Nicksaid.Helaughe

3、d.ButI mnoton vacatio n-Im worki ng.Imatravelwriter,a ndImd oin gabook onmoun tai nsinN orthAmerica .I vegotsomegreatpicturesofyourm oun tai n.?Thetwome nlookedupatWhistlerM oun ta in behi ndthevillage.Itlookedverybeautifuli nthemorni ngsu n.?Doyoutravelalot,the n?askedthewaiter.?Allthetime,Nicksaid

4、.Iwritebooks,a ndIwritefortravelmagazi nes.I writeabouteverythi ng-differe ntc oun tries,tow ns,villages,rivers,m oun tain s,people.?ThewaiterlookedoverNickshead.Theresagirlacrossthestreet,hesaid.Doyouk no wher?Nickturnedhisheada ndlooked.No,ld ont.?Well,shek no wsyou,Ith in k,thewaitersaid.Sheswatc

5、hi ngyouverycarefully.HegaveNickasmile. Havea ni ceday!Hewe ntaway,back in tothecaf?Nicklookedatthegirlacrossthestreet.Shewasabouttwe nty-five,a ndshewasverypretty.Sheiswatc hin gme,Nickthought.The nthegirltur neda ndlooked inon eoftheshopw in dows.Afterasec on dortwo,sh elookedbackatNickaga in.?Nic

6、kwatchedher.Shelooksworried,hethought.Whatsshedo in g?Isshewait in gforsomebody?Sudde nl y,thegirlsmiled.The nshewalkedacrossthestreet,cameuptoNickstable,a ndsatdow n.She putherbagdow non thetable.Thebagwashalf-ope n.?Hi, ImJan，shesaid.Doyourememberme?Wemetataparty inToron to.?Hi,Ja n, saidNick.Hesm

7、iled.lmNick.Butwedid ntmeetatapartyi nToro nto.Ido n tgotopartiesveryoft en,andn everi nToron to.?Oh,thegirlsaid.Butshedid n tgetupormoveaway.?Havesomecoffee,saidNick.Thestoryaboutthepartyi nToro ntowas n ttrue,butitwasabeautifulmor ning,andshewasaprettygirl.MaybeitwasapartyinMontr閍 I.OrNewYork.?The

8、girllaughed.OK.Maybeitwas.A ndyes,Idlovesomecoffee.?Whe nshehadhercoffee,Nickasked,Whatareyoudoi ngin Whistler?Ordoyoulivehere?% V | I?Oh no,shesaid.Tmjust,er,justtravelli ngthrough.A ndwhatareyoudoi nghere?lmatravelwriter,Nicksaid,a ndIm writi ngabookaboutfamousm oun tai ns.?Thatsi nteresti ng,shes

9、aid.Butherfacewasworried, noti nterested,a ndshelookedacrosstheroada gai n.: . h ； / ；/?Ama nwithveryshort,whitehairwalkedacrosstheroad.Hewasaboutsixtyyearsold,a ndhewastalla n dth in. Thegirlwatchedhim.I/ /?Areyouwaiti ngforsome on e?askedNick.?No,shesaidquickly.The nsheasked,Whereareyougoi ngn ext

10、,Nick?ToVa ncouver,forthreeorfourdays,hesaid.-I；、 |l?Whe nareyougo in g?sheasked.?Laterthismorni ng,hesaid.Therewasaletteri nthetopofthegirlshalf-ope nbag.Nickcouldseesomeo fthewriti ng,a ndhereaditbecausehesawthewordVa ncouver-.a ndweca nm eetattheEmpressHotel, Victoria,Va ncouverlsla nd,onF ridaya

11、fter noon ?Soshesgo in gtoVa ncouvertoo,hethought.?Sudde nlythegirlsaid,Doyoulikemovies?Movies?Yes,llovemovies,hesaid.Why?Ik no wama n,a ndhe-helovesmovies,a ndgoi ngtotheci nema,shesaidslowly.PeoplecallhimMrH ollywood.ShesmiledatNick.Ca nI callyouMrHollywoodtoo?Nicklaughed.OK,hesaid.A ndwhatca nI c

12、allyou?Shesmiledagai n. CallmeMysteryGirl,shesaid.?Thatsagood nameforyou,saidNick.?Justthe n,thema nwithwhitehaircamei ntothecaf?Hedid notlookatNickorthegirl,buthesatatatable n earthem.Heaskedthewaiterforsomebreakfast,the nhebega ntoreadamagazi ne.?Thegirllookedatthema n, the nq uicklylookedawayaga

13、in.?Doyouk nowhim?Nickaskedher.?No,shesaid.Shefi ni shedhercoffeequicklya ndgotup.lmustg ono w,shesaid.?Nickstoodup,too.Niceto-hebega n.?Butthegirlsudde nlytookhisfacebetwee nherha nds,a ndkissedhim on themouth.Drivecarefully,Mr Hollywood.Goodbyeshesaid,withabig,beautifulsmile.The nsheturneda ndwalk

14、edquicklyaway.?Nicksatdow nagai nan dwatchedher.Shewalkeddow ntheroada ndin toabighotel.?Nowwhat,thoughtNick,wasthatallabout?Thema nwithwhitehairwatchedNicka ndwaited.Afterfouroffivemi nu tes,Nickfi nishedhiscoffee,tookhi sbooksa ndhiscamera,a ndleftthecaf?Hiscarwasjustoutsidethegirlshotel,a ndhewal

15、kedslowlyalo ng thestreettoit.?Thema nwithwhitehairwaitedaseco nd,the nq uicklyfollowedNick.?Fromawi ndowhighupi nthehotel,thegirllookeddow nin totheroad.ShesawNick,a ndthema nwithwhi tehairaboutfiftyyardsbehi ndhim.Nickgoti ntohiscar,a ndthema nwithwhitehairwalkedquicklytoaredc aracrossthestreet.Fi

16、vesec on dslaterNickdroveawayi nhisbluecar,a ndtheredcarbega ntofollowhim.?Whe nthegirlsawthis,shesmiled,the nwen ttoputsometh ingsin hertravelbag.2Aha ndin thebackThateve nin g,i nhishotelroomi nVan couver,Nickcould no tstopthi nki ngaboutthegirli ntheWhistlercaf? Whydidshecomea ndsitwithhim?Shedid

17、 ntk no whim,a ndthatstoryaboutapartyi nToro ntowas nttrue. An dshewasworriedaboutsomethi ng.Butwhat?A ndthatkiss!Itwas nice,ofcourse,butwhydidshedoit?Maybeshelikedmyface,Nickthought.Ormy brow neyes.ButI mno tgo in gtoseeheraga in, soitdoes ntmatter.Forgetit.?Heputsomem on eyi nhispocketa ndwe ntdow

18、 nstairstothehotelrestaura nt.Buttherewere no freetabl es,sohewalkeddow ntoGastow nandfoun darestaura ntthere.?Afterdi nn er,hewe ntforawalk.Va ncouverwasafrie ndlycity,a ndNicklikedwalki ngthroughGastow na n dCh in atow n,lookingin theshopsa ndwatch in gthepeople .1 twas nearlydark no w,a nditwasab

19、usytime oftheeve nin g.Therewerealotofcars,a ndalotofpeople.?Afteratime,Nickbega ntowalkbacktohishotel.Hecametoabusystreet,a ndwaited,withasmallcrowd ofpeople,togoacross.Atallwoma nin abluedressstood nexttohimSheturneda ndsmiledathim.?ltsthefirstwarmeve nin gofspri ng,shesaid.Its ni cetobeout,aftert

20、hel on gcoldw in ter.?Yeah,saidNick.ltsgreat.lts-% J- s8| I?Sudde nly,therewasaha ndin hisback-a ndtheha ndpushedNicki ntotheroad.Nickfell on hisface,i nfro n tofabiggree near.* j /I Ij ?Peoplescreamed.X 八、7 | I?Butthegree ncarstopped, on lyi nchesfromNickshead.Thewoma nin thebluedressra nin tothero

21、ada n dpulledNicktohisfeet.、r I v.?AreyouOK?Whathappe ned?shesaid.?Thedriverofthegree ncarshouteda ngrilyatNick,butNickdid no thearhim.?Somebodypushedme,hesaidtothewoma n.ldid ntfall-somebodypushedme!?卩 ushedyou?saidthewoma n.Who?ldid ntseea nybody._ P. , i ；弋 i)?Nicklookedatthefacesofthepeople near

22、him,buthedid ntkno wthem.?The nhesawama nsback.Thema nwastalla ndthi n,a ndhadveryshortwhitehair.hewalkedquicklyaw aydow nthestreet,a nddid no tlookback.?Hey,you!Nickshouted.Wait! .I L二二?Butthema ndid no tstop,a ndhewasso onl ost in thecrowds.?Didhepushyou?askedthewoma nin thebluedress.?l.ldo ntk no

23、 w,Nicksaid.?Doyouk nowhim?sheasked.?ldo ntk no whis name,Nicksaid.Butlk no wthatshortwhitehair.Nowwheredidlseeitbefore?Thewoma nbega ntomoveaway.lmustgethome,shesaid.AreyouOK no w?Yeah,lmOK.Nicksaid.A ndtha nks.Tha nksforyourhelp. ?ThatsOK.Thewoma nsmiled.Becareful no w!?Back in hishotel,Nicksat on

24、 hisbeda ndthought.ltwasa naccide nt.Nobodypushedme,itwasa nacci den t.Nobodywa ntstokillme.A ndtherearehu ndredsofme ninVan couverwithwhitehair.?ltwas on eoclocki nthemorni ng,butNickcould ntsleep.Heliste nedtothecarsi ntheroad,a ndhelooke datthe ni ghtskythroughhishotelroomw in dow.?The nhesatatth

25、etablea ndtriedtowritesomemoreofhisbookaboutm oun tai ns,buthecould ntth in kab outhiswork.Hegotbacki ntobed.?Therewerefouroffivemagazi nesi nthehotelroom.Theywere no tveryi nteresti ng,butNicksati nbeda n dope nedon e.a ndsawaphotoofMysteryGir！%j1- V | I?Helookedatthepictureverycarefully.But,yes,it

26、washer!Ja n,thegirlfromtheWhistlercaf?Shewas nexttoama no faboutfiftyorfifty-five,a ndtheywerei nthegarde no fabig,expe nsivehouse.Th eysmiledatthecamera,a ndtheylookedveryhappy./八 J I I?Ca nadia nm illio naire,HowardHuts on,an dhisdaughter,Meg,itsaid un derthepicture,attheirhomei nIl :Toro nto.MegH

27、uts on !NotJa n.NotMysteryGirl.MegHutso n, thedaughterofamillio naire!Nickreaditaga in.Ltl|Whydidshecomea ndsitwithmei nthecaf?atWhistler?hethought.Millio nairesdaughtersd on tsitwiths tran gers in caf 閟,an dthe ngivethemabigkisswhe ntheyleave!Whydidshedoit?Whatdidshewa nt?Hethoughtbacktothecaf?i nW

28、histler,a ndthegirl nexttohimatthetable.The nherememberedsometh in g.Herememberedama natatable nearthem in thecaf?Atallthi nman, aboutsixtyyearsold.Ama nwithver yshortwhitehair.Nickdid ntsleepmuchthat ni ght.3Awalki ntheparkThe nextdaywasThursday.Nickstayedi nhishotelrooma ndwroteaboutmou ntai nsall

29、morni ng.the nhe drovetoSta nl eyPark in theafter noon. Hesata ndreadabookfora nhour,the nhewe ntforawalk un derthet alltrees.?Therewas no bodyhere .1 twasquiet,a ndhecouldwalka ndthi nk.HethoughtaboutMegHuts on,an dab outthema nwithwhitehair.Didhek no wMegHuts on ?Didshek no whim?HerememberedMegHut

30、so nsl astwords.Drivecarefully,MrHollywood.?Whydidshesaythat?WhydidshecallhimMrHollywood?Hedid ntu ndersta ndany ofit.?Sudde nl y,hehearda no ise.?Hestopped.Thatwasag un !hethought.Theressomebody in thetreeswithag un! Thereitisaga in!?The nsomethi nghitthetreeoverhishead.?Somebodysshooti ngme!Nickth

31、ought.Heturneda ndran.% h X j I?A ndsomebodybega ntorun afterhim.?Nickra nthroughthetrees.Therewas nosunin here,a nditwashalf-dark.A ndtherewere nopeople.No bodytohelphim.?lmustgettomycar,Nickthought.Fi ndsomepeople.thepolice.Hera non.: . h ； / ；/?Hecouldstillheartheg unman beh in dhim,sohera nfaste

32、r.Afterthreeorfourm inu tes,hestoppeda ndli.” Iste ned.” X Z J_ 1I?Nothi ng.Itwasallquiet.?Nickwasafraid.Whatshappe nin g?hethought.Whyissomebodyshooti ngatme?Firstaha ndpushe sme infron tofacar,a ndno wsomebodysshooti ngatme!?Hewaiteda no therseco ndortwo,the nwalkedquicklybacktohiscar.Hewasverycar

33、eful.Helookeda n dliste nedallthetime.But nobodycameoutofthetrees,a ndn obodyshotathim.The nhesawpeople-wom en withyoun gchildre n,someboyswithafootball,twome nwithadog.Hebega ntofeelbetter.Nobodyca n shootme no w,hethought.Notwithallthesepeoplehere.?Te nminu teslater,hewasbackathiscar.?Therewasalet

34、tero nthewi ndow.Nickreadit.ltsaid:?Imgoi ngtokillyou,MrHollywood.Nickdrovetothe nearestpolicestatio n.Hewaitedforhalfa nhour,the natiredy oun gpolicema ntookhimi nt oasmallroom.Nicktoldhisstory,a ndthepolicema nwroteitalldow n.?Sowhatareyougoi ngtodo?askedNick.?Nothi ng,saidthepolicema n.?Nothi ng!

35、saidNick.Butsomebodyshotatme,a nd- ?MrLords,thepolicema nsaidtiredly.Howma nypeoplearetherei nthistow nwithg un s?ldo ntk now,saidNick.But. ?Youdid n tseetheg unman. Wasitama n,aboy,awoma n? Colourofeyes?L on ghair,shorthair?Youdo n tk no w,becauseyoudid ntseea nybody.Maybeitwasa no Idgirlfrie nd.Ma

36、ybesomebodydoes ntliketra velbooks,MrLortz.?Butwhataboutthema nwithwhitehairi nWhistler?saidNick.Thegirl,MegHutso ncalledmeMrHollyw oodi nthecaf?a ndthisma nheardher.A ndno wIgetalettertoMrHollywoodo nm ycar.WhoisthisMrHollyw ood?Weallwa ntan swerstoourquestio ns,MrLortz,thepolicema nsaid,butwedo nt

37、alwaysgetthem.?Questi on s.But noan swers.%j1- V | I?Nickwalkedoutofthepolicestati onan ddrovetohishotel.Hewasa ngry,a ndafraid.?Howdidthema nwithwhitehairfi ndmei nVan couver?hethought.DidhefollowmefromWhistler?lsh efollowi ngme no w?Maybehesstayi ngatmyhotel,too.I nthe nextroom.Withhisg un./八 J I

38、I I III I I ./*. Xi ll I Il L /4.Ln; | I! r11 v.L、7 / !(Thema nwithwhitehairNickstoppedhiscari nfron tofthehotel.Helookedcarefullybeforehegotout,buttherewas nobodywithwh itehair nearthehotel.?Hehalf-ra nthroughthehoteldoorsa ndwe nttothedeski nside.?Imlooki ngforama nwithveryshortwhitehair,hesaidtot

39、hewoma nbehi ndthedesk.Hesstayi nghere, Ithi nk.Hesaboutsixtyyearsold,a ndhestalla ndthi n. V xJI?Thewoma ndid no tlookvery in terested.Therearealotofvisitors in thehotel,shesaid.Doyouk no whis n ame?No,Id on t,Nicksaid.Hes,er,afrie ndofafrie nd,yousee.Hearrivedi nVan couveryesterday,a ndImus tfin d

40、him.Itsveryimporta nt.Pleasehelpme!?Thewoma nlookedathim.Therearethreeh un dreda ndfiftyroomsi nthishotel,shesaid,a ndmaybeth irtyorfortyme nwithwhitehair.Howca nlrememberalltheir names?Shetur nedawaytoa nsweratelepho n ecall.?Nickwalkedawayfromthedesk.?Adri nk,hethought.I needadri nk.Hewe nti ntoth

41、ehotelbar,gotadri nkan dsatdow natatable.?SowhatdoIdo no w?hethought.?A ndthe nherememberedsomethi ng.Aletteri nthegirlshalf-ope nbagi ntheWhistlercaf?.a ndweca nm eetattheEmpressHotel,Victoria,Va ncouverlsla nd,onF ridayafternoo n.?A ndtomorrowwasFriday.?Tmgoi ngtoVictoria, onVan couverIsla nd!heth

42、ought.TotheEmpressHotel!Nickhaddi nnerin thehotelthateve nin g.Hefi ni shedeat ingan dgotupfromhistable.a ndsawthema nwit hwhitehair.?Nickmovedquickly.Thema nwasatthehoteldesk.Nickcouldseethewhiteheadabovetheotherhead sn earthedesk.?Excuseme!saidNick.Hepushedpastthepeoplei nthehotelrestaura nt.Asmal

43、lboyra ninfron tofhima n dNickra nin tohim.Theboya ndNickfelldow non thefloor.Theboybega ntocry.* j /I I j *.?Hey!saidawoma nbehi ndNick.?Imverysorry!saidNick.Hegotupa ndhelpedtheboytohisfeet.AreyouOK?heaskedtheboy.Il / :l / /?Bemorecaref uln exttime,saidthewoma n.v x I /j ； r* | 八虽bf 7 / li |?Nickm

44、ovedawayquickly,butwhe nhelookedbackatthehoteldesk,hecould n tseethema nwithwhite hair.Hepushedthroughthecrowdofpeople.?Thatma n! heshoutedatthewoma nbehi ndthedesk.Thatma nwithshortwhitehair.Wheredidhego?Thewoma nl ookedatNick.MrVickers?shesaid.ldo ntk no w.-I；、 |l?Vickers?lsthathis name?saidNick.W

45、hatshisroom nu mber?Tmsorry,lca nttellyouthat,thewoma nsaid.?But In eedto-bega nNick.JI?Thewoma nturn edawaytoa nswertheteleph one.?Afterasec on dortwo,Nickwe ntupstairstohisroom.?Vickers,hethought.DoesMegHuts onkno wMrVickers?I needsomea nswers,a ndln eedthemquick ly!Van couverIsla nd5Tsawwasse nwa

46、sabouttwe nty-threemilessouthofVa ncouver.Nickdrovetherei nhiscarthe nextmorni n gforthe on eoclockferrytoVa ncouverlsla nd.Everyfivemi nu tes,helookedbehi ndhim.Theroadwasbu sy-blackcars,whitecars,redcars,gree ncars.MaybeVickerswasi non eofthem.?AtTsawwasse nN ickdrovehiscar on totheferry.Therewere

47、alotofcarsa ndcrowdsofpeople.Nickgoto utofhiscara ndwalkedupa nddow ntheship.Helookedforama nwithwhitehairbuthedid ntsee one.?So on theferrybega ntomovea ndNickfeltbetter.Hefo un dtheferryrestaura ntan dgotsomethi ngtoeat .Morepeoplecame in. Nicklookedatthefacesofalltheolderme n. Somehadhats on. soh

48、elookedforsom ebodytalla ndth in ,buttherewas nobody.?Maybehes noton theferry,Nickthought.Maybehesback inVan couver.?Later,Nickwalkedaro un dtheshipagai n.O nce,hethoughthesawthema nwithwhitehairi nthecrowdsi ,buthecould no tbesure.?Ni netymi nu tesafterleavi ngTsawwasse n,theferryarrivedatSwartzBay

49、 onVan couverIsla nd,a ndNi ckwe ntbackdow ntohiscar.zZ-,/ 八J I I I I ,?SwartzBaywastwe ntymiles no rthofVictoria.Nickdrovequickly,a ndagai n,lookedbehi ndhimeveryf ourorfivemi nu tes. On ce,hesawaredcarabouttwoh un dredyardsbehi ndhim.”j J nI ILf 7I I?Didlseethatcaro ntheroadfromVa ncouvertoTsawwas

50、se n? hethought.?Hedrovemoreslowly,buttheredcarstillstayedtwohu ndredyardsbehi ndhim,a ndNickcould n tseeth edriversfaceorhair.?So on hewasi nthebusystreetsofVictoria,a ndNickdid n tseetheredcarbehi ndhimagai n.?Victoriawasacityofgarde nsan dbeautifuloldbuildi ngs.NicklikedVictoriaverymuch,buttodayh

51、ewas n ti nterestedi ngarde nsorbuildi ngs.?Hefo un dtheEmpressHotel,we nti nsidea ndwalkedacrosstothedesk.?Ca nlhelpyou?ay oun gma naskedNick.?Immeeti ngafrie ndherethisafterno on ,saidNick.MissHuts on.?Huts on? saidthey oun gma n.Waitami nute.Hewe ntawaya ndcameback.Sorry,buttheres no Miss Huts on

52、 stay in ghere.?Nicktooksomethi ngfromhispocket.ltwasthephotographofMega ndherfather,fromthemagazi ne.T hisisher,hesaid.?They oun gma nlookedatthepicture.Oh,right.Youmea nH owardHuts on sdaughter,hesaid.Shes n otstayi nghere,butlsawherte norfiftee nmi nu tesago.Shewaswithsomebody-ama n. Heaskedmeabo

53、ut thetearoom. ?Thetearoom?saidNick.Wheresthat? Thema nwithshortwhitehairwastired.Hecould ntsleepa ndhecould nteat.Hethoughtabout onlyon ethi n g,allthetime.Hedrovea ndhewatched,a ndhewaiteda ndhefollowed.?Whe nhedrovei ntoVictoria,thestreetswerebusy,a ndsudde nlyhelostthebluecari nfron tofhim.A ngr

54、i ly,hedrovearo un dthecity,pastallthebighotels.lmustfi ndhim,hesaid.lmustdoit.Today.?The nhesawtheEmpressHotel,a ndin thestreetoutsideit,abluecar.?Hedrovepastthehotel,lefthiscar,a ndran backdow nthestreet.Hewe ntacrosstheroada ndwalkedpa stethedow nstairswi ndows.Therewasabigroomwithtablesa ndchair

55、s,a ndalotofpeople.Helookedcar efullyatallthefaces.?Theresheis!hesaidsudde nly.%- I I?Thereweretwome nwiththegirl.Hecould n tseetheirfaces,o nl ythebacksoftheirheads,buto neofthe men wasi nagree nshirt. *1 o / I I *1?MrHollywood,thema nsaid,a ndsmiled.Goodbye,MrHollywood.People in thestreettur nedtolooka thim,butthema ndid no tseethem.“i i ； i/ J._ I I I I 1Il :- /?Hewalkeduptothedoorsofthehotelandputahandintohispocket .1 nside,thegunwascoldandhard. iJ11 I乂产/ ISJ JZ f1. /S t i 厂） /6AteapartyNicklookedthroughthedoorsofthetearoomi nth