警察與贊美詩英文原文The Cop And The Anthem
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elflyinguponhisleftearonthepavement.Hearosewithdifficulty,andbeatthedustfromhisclothes.Arrestseemedarosydream.TheIslandseemedveryfaraway.Apolicemanwhostoodbeforeadrugstoretwodoorsawaylaughedandwalkeddownthestreet.Soapyseemedtoliberty.
Afteranotherunsuccessfulattempttobearrestedforpersecutionayoungwoman,Soapywentfurthertowardthedistrictoftheatres.
Whenhecameuponapolicemanstandinginfrontofaglitteringtheatre,hecaughtatthestrawof"disorderlyconduct."
OnthesidewalkSoapybegantosingdrunkensongsatthetopofhisvoice.Hedanced,howled,andotherwisedisturbedthepeace.
ThepolicemanturnedhisbacktoSoapy,andsaidtoacitizen:
"ItisoneoftheYaleladscelebratingtheirfootballvictoryovertheHartfordCollege.Noisy,butnoharm.Wehaveinstructionsnottoarrestthem."
Sadly,Soapystoppedhisuselesssinginganddancing.Asuddenfearseizedhim.Washeimmunetoarrest?Wouldneverapolicemanlayhandsonhim?TheIslandseemedanunattainableArcadia.Hebuttonedhisthincoatagainstthenorthwind.
Inacigarstorehesawawell-dressedmanlightingacigar.Hehadsethissilkumbrellabythedoor,Soapyenteredthestore,tooktheumbrella,andwentoutwithitslowly.Themanwiththecigarfollowedhastily.
"Myumbrella,"hesaid.
"Oh,isit?"saidSoapy."Well,whydon'tyoucallapoliceman?Itookit.Yourumbrella!Whydon'tyoucallacop?Therestandsoneonthecorner."
Theumbrellaownerslowedhissteps.Soapydidlikewise.Thepolicemanlookedatthemcuriously.
"Ofcourse,"saidtheumbrellaman,"thatis-well,youknowhowthesemistakesoccur-I-ifit'syourumbrellaIhopeyou'llexcuseme-Ipickeditupthismorninginarestaurant-ifitisyours,why-Ihopeyou'll-"
"Ofcourseit'smi