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Celine： So I saw your picture on the calendar about a month ago and that you were going to be here. Its funny， because I read an article on your book and it sounded 1）vaguely familiar. Jesse： Vaguely？

Celine： Yes. But I didnt put it all together until I saw your photo. So...

Jesse： Did you have a chance to read it？

Celine： Yes， I... I was really， really surprised， as you can imagine. I mean， I had to read it twice， actually.

Jesse： Yeah？

Celine： Yeah.

Jesse： Comme ci comme ca？

Celine： No， I liked it. Its very romantic. I usually dont like that， but its really well-written. Its really well-written. Congratulations.

Jesse： Thank you.

Celine： Wait.

Jesse： What？

Celine： Before we go anywhere， I have to ask you...

Jesse： Sure. What？

Celine： Did you show up in Vienna that December？

Jesse： Did you？

Celine： No， I couldnt. But did you？ I need to know. Its so

important to me.

Jesse： Why， if you didnt？

Celine： Well， did you？

Jesse： No.

Celine： Thank God you didnt.

Jesse： Oh， my God.

Celine： Thank God you didnt.

Jesse： I mean I didnt and you didnt. I mean if one of us had showed up there alone， that would have sucked.

Celine： I know， I know， I was so concerned with that. I always felt horrible about not being there， but I couldnt. You know， my grandma died a few days before. And she was buried that day， December 6th.

Jesse： The one in 2）Budapest？

Celine： Yes. You remember that？

Jesse： Yeah， I remember everything.

Celine： Of course， it was in your book. But anyway， I was about to fly to Vienna， you know， and we heard the news about her， and of course I had to go to the funeral with my parents.

Jesse： Yeah， Im sorry to hear that.

Celine： I know. But you werent there anyway. Wait. Why werent you there？ I would have been there if I could have. I made plans. And wait， you better have a good reason. What？ Oh， no. No， you were there， werent you？ Oh， no， thats terrible！ I know Im laughing， but I dont mean it. Did you hate me？ You mustve hated me. Have you been hating me all this time？ You have.

Jesse： No.

Celine： Yes， you have.

Jesse： No.

Celine： But you cant hate me now， right？ I mean， my grandma...

Jesse： I dont hate you. Come on. Its no big deal， all right？ I flew all the way over there， you blew the thing off. And my lifes been a big 3）nosedive since then， but its not a problem.

Celine： No， youre kidding.

Jesse： No， Im kidding.

Celine： Dont say that. I cant believe it. You must have been so angry with me. Im so sorry. I really wanted to be there， more than anything in the world. I swear…

Jesse： Honestly…

Celine： I swear…

Celine： You cant be angry， my grandmother...

Jesse： I know. I know. I honestly thought that something like that might have happened. I was definitely 4）bummed， but…mostly I was just mad we hadnt exchanged any phone numbers or any information.

Celine： I know. That was so stupid. No way to get in touch. I didnt even know your last name.

Jesse： Nothing to go on. I know， I know. I mean， remember we were both afraid if we started writing and calling that it would slowly， you know， fade out.

Celine： Yeah， it definitely wasnt a slow fade.

Jesse： No， it sure wasnt.

Celine： I know， we wanted to pick it up where we left off.

Jesse： Which would have been fine if it had worked.

Celine： Yes， a good idea.

Jesse： Oh well.

賽琳：那么我一個月前在日歷安排上看到你的照片，得知你要到這兒來。有意思的是，我讀過你的書，一小段而已，有種朦朧的似曾相識感。

杰西：朦朧的？

賽琳：是啊，直到我看到你的照片才把這些聯系起來，所以……

杰西：你讀了我的書嗎？

賽琳：是啊，我……我真的真的很驚喜，正如你能想象到的那樣。我是說，事實上，我讀了兩次。

杰西：是嗎？

賽琳：是啊。

杰西：馬馬虎虎？（注：法語）

賽琳：不，我很喜歡，非常浪漫。我通常不讀這類書，但是真的寫得很好，真的很好，恭喜你。

杰西：謝謝。

賽琳：等等。

杰西：怎么了？

賽琳：在我們出發前，我必須得問你……

杰西：問吧，什么問題？

賽琳：那年12月你去維也納了嗎？

杰西：你去了嗎？

賽琳：沒，我沒去，但是你呢？我必

須得知道，這對我很重要。

杰西：為什么？既然你沒去的話。

賽琳：呃，你去了嗎？

杰西：沒去。

賽琳：謝天謝地你沒去。

杰西：噢，天啊。

賽琳：謝天謝地你沒去.

杰西：我的意思是，我沒去，你也沒去。我是說，如果我們中只有一人去的話，那就太糟糕了。

賽琳：我知道，我知道，我一直擔心這個。不能去那兒我很內疚，但我確實沒法去。你知道，我外婆去世了，她的葬禮就在那一天，12月6日。

杰西：在布達佩斯的那位嗎？

賽琳：是啊，你記得？

杰西：是的，所有的事我都記得。

賽琳：當然了，你還寫在書里了。但是無論如何，我是準備飛去維也納的，你知道，當我們聽到這個噩耗，我們當然必須去參加葬禮。

杰西：是的，聽到這個消息我很難過。

賽琳：我知道。但是無論如何你也沒去啊。等等，你為什么沒去？如果可以的話，我一定會去的。我都計劃好了。等等，你最好有一個好的借口。怎么了？噢，不是吧。不，你去了，是嗎？噢，不是吧，太糟糕了！我知道我在笑，但是我不是有意的。你恨我吧？你一定很恨我。這段時間以來你在恨我嗎？一定是的。

杰西：沒有。

賽琳：你恨我。

杰西：沒有。

賽琳：但是現在你不能恨我了，是吧？我是說，是因為我外婆的事……

杰西：我不恨你。這沒什么大不了的，對吧？我千里迢迢飛到那，你卻放我鴿子。我的人生從此陷入低谷，但不是什么大問題。

賽琳：不，你在開玩笑吧。

杰西：不，我在開玩笑。

賽琳：別那么說，我不相信。你一定很生我氣。對不起，我真的想去那兒，這世上沒什么事更重要的了，我發誓……

杰西：老實說……

賽琳：我發誓……

賽琳：你不能生我氣，我的外婆……

杰西：我知道，我知道。老實說，我想到了你可能是被什么事情纏住了。盡管我很失望，但是……最讓我抓狂的是我們竟然沒交換電話號碼和任何信息。

賽琳：我知道，瞧瞧我們干的傻事，沒辦法保持聯系。我甚至都不知道你姓什么。

杰西：沒辦法聯系。我知道，我知道，我是說，記得我們都擔心（如果這么做的話，）會開始寫信、通電話，然后慢慢地，你知道的，感情就淡了。

賽琳：是啊，而且肯定不會慢慢變淡的。

杰西：不，肯定不會。

賽琳：我知道，我們都懷念曾經擁有的感覺。

杰西：如果這份感覺可以永存的話，就再好不過了。

賽琳：是啊，是個好主意。

杰西：噢，好吧。