第9章

10月25日

亲爱的长腿叔叔：

我已经入选篮球队了，您真该看看我左肩上的“成绩”，又青又紫，还绕着一圈橘色的边。茱莉亚·平莱顿也想加入，不过没入选。真棒！

您看，我是个天生的坏坯子。

大学越来越有趣了。我喜欢这些女孩们，喜欢老师，喜欢上课，喜欢这个地方跟它的食物。我们一周吃两次冰激凌而且都不吃玉米糊浓粥。

您只要我一个月写一封信，不是吗？我却每隔几天就寄一封给您！可是我对这些新奇的经历是这样兴奋，一定要找个人说说，您是我唯一认识的人。请原谅我的兴奋吧，我会很快平静下来的。如果我的信打扰您了，您可以随时把它们丢到废纸篓里。我保证11月中旬以前不再写信了。

您太长舌的朋友，茱蒂·亚伯特

25 th October

Dear Daddy-Long-Legs,

I'm in the basket-ball team and you ought to see the bruise on my left shoulder. It's blue and mahogany with little streaks of orange.Julia Pendleton tried for the team, but she didn't get in.Hooray!

You see what a mean disposition I have.

College gets nicer and nicer. I like the girls and the teachers and the classes and the campus and the things to eat.We have ice-cream twice a week and we never have corn-meal mush.

You only wanted to hear from me once a month, didn't you?And I've been peppering you with letters every few days!But I've been so excited about all these new adventures that I MUST talk to somebody;and you're the only one I know. Please excuse my exuberance;I'll settle pretty soon.If my letters bore you, you can always toss them into the wastebasket.I promise not to write another till the middle of November.

Yours most loquaciously,

Judy Abbott