姐妹俩

《姐妹俩》（The Sisters），爱尔兰作家乔伊斯短篇小说，发表于1904年8月13日，笔名为Stephen Dædulus，收录于《都柏林人》一书。

1895年7月1日詹姆斯·福林神父因第三次中风死于瘫痪。“我”是故事中的主角，他的舅妈带他去去哀悼死者。到达现场时，“太阳已经下山了；但是房子西向的玻璃窗仍然映照着镶著金黄边的大片云朵。”舅妈就紧紧握住兰妮的双手，表达无限的哀伤。主角假装在祷告，思绪却无法集中，“仿佛看到老神父正躺在棺材里对着我微笑”。“他一脸恶相，脸色苍白，面孔肿大”。后来大家一起在客厅里喝起小酒，讨论后事。后来渐引导出福林神父生前不得志，“因为他打破了那只圣杯”，从此以后，他就闷闷不乐，不和人家打交道……有时“一个人在黑漆漆的忏悔室里，眼睛睁得大大的，自顾自地发笑着”。艾莉莎继续说：“眼睛睁得大大的，自顾自地发笑着……于是，当然，他们一见到这一幕，就知道他真的是出了问题……。”

登场人物

男孩（说故事的人）
詹姆斯·福林（James Flynn），往生的神父
艾莉莎·福林（Eliza Flynn），神父的妹妹
兰妮·福林（Nannie Flynn），神父的妹妹
老佃农
男孩的舅妈
男孩的舅舅

参考书目

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