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the kite runner-第99部分

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in; but always stopping short; always held back by something。
I looked at the hallway; saw a group of kids dancing in a circle。 A little girl; her left leg amputated below the knee; sat on a ratty mattress and watched; smiling and clapping along with the other children。 I saw Farid watching the children too; his own mangled hand hanging at his side。 I remembered Wahid s boys and。。。 I realized something: I would not leave Afghanistan without finding Sohrab。  Tell me where he is;  I said。
Zaman s gaze lingered on me。 Then he nodded; picked up a pencil; and twirled it between his fingers。  Keep my name out of it。 
 I promise。 
He tapped the table with the pencil。  Despite your promise; I think I ll live to regret this; but perhaps it s just as well。 I m damned anyway。 But if something can be done for Sohrab。。。 I ll tell you because I believe you。 You have the look of a desperate man。  He was quiet for a long time。  There is a Talib official;  he muttered。  He visits once every month or two。 He brings cash with him; not a lot; but better than nothing at all。  His shifty eyes fell on me; rolled away。  Usually he ll take a girl。 But not always。 
 And you allow this?  Farid said behind me。 He was going around the table; closing in on Zaman。
 What choice do I have?  Zaman shot back。 He pushed himself away from the desk。
 You re the director here;  Farid said。  Your job is watch over these children。 
 There s nothing I can do to stop it。 
 You re selling children!  Farid barked。
 Farid; sit down! Let it go!  I said。 But I was too late。 Because suddenly Farid was leaping over the table。 Zaman s chair went flying as Farid fell on him and pinned him to the floor。 The director thrashed beneath Farid and made muffled screaming sounds。 His legs kicked a desk drawer free and sheets of paper spilled to the floor。
I ran around the desk and saw why Zaman s screaming was muffled: Farid was strangling him。 I grasped Farid s shoulders with both hands and pulled hard。 He snatched away from me。  That s enough!  I barked。 But Farid s face had flushed red; his lips pulled back in a snarl。  I m killing him! You can t stop me! I m killing him;  he sneered。
 Get off him! 
 I m killing him!  Something in his voice told me that if I didn t do something quickly I d witness my first murder。
 The children are watching; Farid。 They re watching;  I said。 His shoulder muscles tightened under my grip and; for a moment; I thought he d keep squeezing Zaman s neck anyway。 Then he turned around; saw the children。 They were standing silently by the door; holding hands; some of them crying。 I felt Farid s muscles slacken。 He dropped his hands; rose to his feet。 He looked down on Zaman and dropped a mouthful of spit on his face。 Then he walked to the door and closed it。
Zaman struggled to his feet; blotted his bloody lips with his sleeve; wiped the spit off his cheek。 Coughing and wheezing; he put on his skullcap; his glasses; saw both lenses had cracked; and took them off。 He buried his face in his hands。 None of us said anything for a long time。
 He took Sohrab a month ago;  Zaman finally croaked; hands still shielding his face。
 You call yourself a director?  Farid said。
Zaman dropped his hands。  I haven t been paid in over six months。 I m broke because I ve spent my life s savings on this orphanage。 Everything I ever owned or inherited I sold to run this godforsaken place。 You think I don t have family in Pakistan and Iran? I could have run like everyone else。 But I didn t。 I stayed。 I stayed because of them。  He pointed to the door。  If I deny him one child; he takes ten。 So I let him take one and leave the judging to Allah。 I swallow my pride and take his goddamn filthy。。。 dirty money。 Then I go to the bazaar and buy food for the children。 
Farid dropped his eyes。
 What happens to the children he takes?  I asked。
Zaman rubbed his eyes with his forefinger and thumb。  Some times they e back。 
 Who is he? How do we find him?  I said。
 Go to Ghazi Stadium tomorrow。 You ll see him at halftime。 He ll be the one wearing black sunglasses。  He picked up his broken glasses and turned them in his
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