《4 breaking dawn破晓》第151章

In　the　end；　we　had　pulled　together　seventeen　witnesses—the　Irish；　Siobhan；　Liam；　and　Maggie；　the　
Egyptians；　Amun；　Kebi；　Benjamin；　and　Tia；　the　Amazons；　Zafrina　and　Senna；　the　Romanians；　Vladimir　
and　Stefan；　and　the　
nomads；　Charlotte　and　Peter；　Garrett；　Alistair；　Mary；　and　Randall—to　supplement　our　family　of　eleven。　
Tanya；　Kate；　Eleazar；　and　Carmen　insisted　on　being　counted　as　part　of　our　family。　
Aside　from　the　Volturi；　it　was　probably　the　largest　friendly　gathering　of　mature　vampires　in　immortal　
history。　
We　all　were　beginning　to　be　a　little　bit　hopeful。　Even　I　couldn"t　help　it。Renesmee　had　won　over　so　
many　in　such　a　brief　time。The　Volturi　only　had　to　listen　for　just　the　tiniest　second___　
The　lasttwo　surviving　Romanians—focused　only　on　their　bitter　resentment　of　the　ones　who　had　
overthrown　their　empire　fifteen　hundred　years　earlier—took　everything　in　stride。　They　would　not　touch　
Renesmee；　but　they　showed　no　aversion　to　her。　They　seemed　mysteriously　delighted　by　our　alliance　with　
the　werewolves。They　watched　me　practice　my　shield　with　Zafrina　and　Kate；　watched　Edward　answer　
unspoken　questions；　watched　Benjaminpull　geysers　of　water　from　the　river　or　sharp　gusts　of　wind　from　
the　still　air　with　just　his　mind；　and　their　eyes　glowed　with　their　fierce　hope　that　the　Volturi　had　finally　met　
their　match。　
We　did　not　hope　for　the　same　things；　but　we　all　hoped。　
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〃Charlie；　we"ve　still　got　that　strictly　needtoknow　pany　situation　going。　I　know　it"s　been　more　than　a　
week　since　you　saw　Renesmee；　but　a　visit　is　just　not　a　good　idea　right　now。　How　about　I　bring　
Renesmee　over　to　see　you？〃　
Charlie　was　quiet　for　so　long　that　I　wondered　if　he　heard　the　strain　beneath　my　fagade。　
But　then　he　muttered；　〃Need　to　know；　ugh〃　and　I　realized　it　was　just　his　wariness　of　the　supernatural　
that　made　him　slow　to　respond。　
〃Okay；　kid；〃　Charlie　said。　〃Can　you　bring　her　over　this　morning？　Sue"s　bringing　me　lunch。　She"s　just　as　
horrified　by　my　cooking　as　you　were　when　you　first　showed　up。〃　
Charlie　laughed　and　then　sighed　for　the　old　days。　
〃This　morning　will　be　perfect。〃　The　sooner　the　better。　I"d　already　put　this　off　too　long。　
〃Is　Jake　ing　with　you　guys？〃　
Though　Charlie　didn"t　know　anything　about　werewolf　imprinting；　no　one　could　be　oblivious　to　the　
attachment　between　Jacob　and　Renesmee。　
〃Probably。〃　There　was　no　way　Jacob　would　voluntarily　miss　an　afternoon　with　Renesmee　sans　
bloodsuckers。　
〃Maybe　I　should　invite　Billy；　too；〃　Charlie　mused。　〃But。。。　hmm。　Maybe　another　time。〃　
I　was　only　half　paying　attention　to　Charlie—enough　to　notice　the　strange　reluctance　in　his　voice　when　he　
spoke　of　Billy；　but　not　enough　to　worry　what　that　was　about。　Charlie　and　Billy　were　grownups；　if　there　
was　something　going　on　between　them；　they　could　figure　it　out　for　themselves。　I　had　too　many　more　
important　things　to　obsess　over。　
〃See　you　in　a　few；〃　I　told　him；　and　hung　up。　
This　trip　was　about　more　than　protecting　my　father　from　the　twentyseven　oddly　matched　vampires　
—who　all　had　sworn　not　to　kill　anyone　in　a　threehundredmile　radius；　but　still。。。　Obviously；　no　human　
being　should　get　anywhere　near　this　group。　This　was　the　excuse　I"d　given　Edward：　I　was　taking　
Renesmee　to　Charlie　so　that　he　wouldn"t　decide　
to　e　here。　It　was　a　good　reason　for　leaving　the　house；　but　not　my　real　reason　at　all。　
〃Why　can"t　we　take　your　Ferrari？〃　Jacob　plained　when　he　met　me　in　the　garage。　I　was　already　in　
Edward"s　Volvo　with　Renesmee。　
Edward　had　gotten　around　to　revealing　my　after　car；　as　he"d　suspected；　I　had　not　been　capable　of　
showing　the　appropriate　enthusiasm。　Sure；　it　was　pretty　and　fast；　but　I　liked　to　run。　
〃Too　conspicuous；〃　I　answered。　〃We　could　go　on　foot；　but　that　would　freak　Charlie　out。〃　
Jacob　grumbled　but　got　into　the　front　seat。　Renesmee　climbed　from　my　lap　to　his。　
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〃How　are　you？〃　I　asked　him　as　I　pulled　out　of　the　garage。　
〃How　do　you　think？〃　Jacob　asked　bitingly。　〃I"m　sick　of　all　these　reeking　bloodsuckers。〃　He　saw　my　
expression　and　spoke　before　I　could　answer。　〃Yeah；　I　know；　I　know。　They"re　the　good　guys；　they"re　
here　to　help；　they"re　going　to　save　us　all。　Etcetera；　etcetera。　Say　what　you　want；　I　still　think　Dracula　One　
and　Dracula　Two　are　creeptacular。〃　
I　had　to　smile。　The　Romanians　weren"t　my　favorite　guests；　either。　〃I　don"t　disagree　with　you　there。〃　
Renesmee　shook　her　head　but　said　nothing；　unlike　the　rest　of　us；　she　found　the　Romanians　strangely　
fascinating。　She"d　made　the　effort　to　speak　to　them　aloud　since　they　would　not　let　her　touch　them。　Her　
question　was　about　their　unusual　skin　and；　though　I　was　afraid　they　might　be　offended；　I　was　kind　of　glad　
she"d　asked。　I　was　curious；　too。　
They　hadn"t　seemed　upset　by　her　interest。　Maybe　a　little　rueful。　
〃We　sat　still　for　a　very　long　time；　child；〃　Vladimir　had　answered；　with　Stefan　nodding　along　but　not　
continuing　Vladimir"s　sentences　as　he　often　did。　〃Contemplating　our　own　divinity。　It　was　a　sign　of　our　
power　that　everything　came　to　us。　Prey；　diplomats；　those　seeking　our　favor。　We　sat　on　our　thrones　and　
thought　ourselves　gods。　We　didn"t　notice　for　a　long　time　that　we　were　changing—almost　petrifying。　I　
suppose　the　Volturi　did　us　one　favor　when　they　burned　our　castles。　Stefan　and　I；　at　least；　did　not　
continue　to　petrify。　Now　the　Volturi"s　eyes　are　filmed　with　dusty　scum；　but　ours　are　bright。　I　imagine　that　
will　give　us　an　advantage　when　we　gouge　theirs　from　their　sockets。〃　
I　tried　to　keep　Renesmee　away　from　them　after　that。　
〃How　long　do　we　get　to　hang　out　with　Charlie？〃　Jacob　asked；　interrupting　my　thoughts。　He　was　visibly　
relaxing　as　we　pulled　away　from　the　house　and　all　its　new　inmates。　It　made　me　happy　that　I　didn"t　really　
count　as　a　vampire　to　him。　I　was　still　just　Bella。　
〃For　quite　a　while；　actually。〃　
The　tone　of　my　voice　caught　his　attention。　
〃Is　something　going　on　here　besides　visiting　your　dad？〃　
〃Jake；　you　know　how　you"re　p