星球大战第十章（7）（1）

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　　Kenobihadavoidedonepatrolafteranother，slowlyworkinghiswaybacktowardthedockingbayholdingthefreighter。Justanothertwoturnsandheshouldbeatthehangar。Whathewoulddothenwouldbedeterminedbyhowinconspicuoushischargeshadbeen。
$ j! J1 h' _! U7 s6 w- u　　ThatyoungLuke，theadventurousCorellianandhispartner，andthetworobotshadbeeninvolvedinsomethingotherthanquietnappinghealreadysuspectedfromtheamountofactivityhehadobservedwhilemakinghiswaybackfromthepowertrench。Surelyallthosetroopshadntbeenouthuntingjustforhim！Butsomethingelsewastroublingthem，judgingfromthereferencehehadoverheardconcerningacertainimportantprisoner，nowescaped。Thatdiscoveryhadpuzzledhim，untilheconsideredtherestlessnatureofbothLukeandHanSolo。
　　Undoubtedlytheywereinvolvedinsomefashion。
　　Bensensedsomethingdirectlyaheadandslowedcautiously。Ithadamostfamiliarfeeltoit，ahalf－rememberedmetalodorhecouldnotquiteplace。
　　Thenthefiguresteppedoutinfrontofhim，blockinghisentrytothehangarnotfivemetersaway。Theoutlineandsizeofthefigurecompletedthemomentarypuzzle。Itwasthematurityofthemindhehadsensedthathadtemporarilyconfusedhim。Hishandmovednaturallytothehiltofhisdeactivatedsaber。
　　Ihavebeenwaitingalongtime，Obi－wanKenobi，DarthVaderintonedsolemnly。Wemeetagainatlast。Thecirclehasbeencompleted。Kenobisensedsatisfactionbeneaththehideousmask。ThepresenceIsensedearliercouldonlyhavebeenyou。Kenobiregardedthegreatformblockinghisretreatandnoddedslowly。Hegavetheimpressionofbeingmorecuriousthanimpressed。Youstillhavemuchtolearn。Youwereoncemyteacher，Vaderadmitted，andIlearnedmuchfromyou。
6 ^/ T( T. h* P) n- j. F3 c　　Butthetimeoflearninghaslongpassed，andIamthemasternow。Thelogicthathadconstitutedthemissinglinkinhisbrilliantpupilremainedasabsentasbefore。Therewouldbenoreasoninghere，Kenobiknew。Ignitinghissaber，heassumedtheposeofwarrior－ready，＆nb Kenobihadavoidedonepatrolafteranother，slowlyworkinghiswaybacktowardthedockingbayholdingthefreighter。Justanothertwoturnsandheshouldbeatthehangar。Whathewoulddothenwouldbedeterminedbyhowinconspicuoushischargeshadbeen。
. y9 `; K1 w3 v# V, b9 o8 g0 h0 _　　ThatyoungLuke，theadventurousCorellianandhispartner，andthetworobotshadbeeninvolvedinsomethingotherthanquietnappinghealreadysuspectedfromtheamountofactivityhehadobservedwhilemakinghiswaybackfromthepowertrench。Surelyallthosetroopshadntbeenouthuntingjustforhim！Butsomethingelsewastroublingthem，judgingfromthereferencehehadoverheardconcerningacertainimportantprisoner，nowescaped。Thatdiscoveryhadpuzzledhim，untilheconsideredtherestlessnatureofbothLukeandHanSolo。
　　Undoubtedlytheywereinvolvedinsomefashion。
　　Bensensedsomethingdirectlyaheadandslowedcautiously。Ithadamostfamiliarfeeltoit，ahalf－rememberedmetalodorhecouldnotquiteplace。
0 S0 ^  q; H3 F; Q　　Thenthefiguresteppedoutinfrontofhim，blockinghisentrytothehangarnotfivemetersaway。Theoutlineandsizeofthefigurecompletedthemomentarypuzzle。Itwasthematurityofthemindhehadsensedthathadtemporarilyconfusedhim。Hishandmovednaturallytothehiltofhisdeactivatedsaber。
/ R, V- E4 U! t( S& K　　Ihavebeenwaitingalongtime，Obi－wanKenobi，DarthVaderintonedsolemnly。Wemeetagainatlast。Thecirclehasbeencompleted。Kenobisensedsatisfactionbeneaththehideousmask。ThepresenceIsensedearliercouldonlyhavebeenyou。Kenobiregardedthegreatformblockinghisretreatandnoddedslowly。Hegavetheimpressionofbeingmorecuriousthanimpressed。Youstillhavemuchtolearn。Youwereoncemyteacher，Vaderadmitted，andIlearnedmuchfromyou。
; `' V7 q5 }* W& `% |9 E- ?　　Butthetimeoflearninghaslongpassed，andIamthemasternow。Thelogicthathadconstitutedthemissinglinkinhisbrilliantpupilremainedasabsentasbefore。Therewouldbenoreasoninghere，Kenobiknew。Ignitinghissaber，heassumedtheposeofwarrior－ready，＆nb sp;amovementaccomplishedwiththeeaseandeleganceofadancer。
　　Ratherroughly，Vaderimitatedthemovement。Severalminutesfollowedwithoutmotionasthetwomenremainedstaringateachother，asifwaitingforsomeproper，asyetunspokensignal。
　　Kenobiblinkedonce，shookhishead，andtriedtoclearhiseyes，whichhadbeguntowaterslightly。Sweatbeadeduponhisforehead，andhiseyelidsflutteredagain。
　　Youpowersareweak，Vadernotedemotionlessly。Oldman，youshouldneverhavecomeback。Itwillmakeyourendlesspeacefulthanyoumighthavewished