姐妹倆

《姐妹倆》（The Sisters），愛爾蘭作家喬伊斯短篇小說，發表於1904年8月13日，筆名為Stephen Dædulus，收錄於《都柏林人》一書。

1895年7月1日詹姆斯·福林神父因第三次中風死於癱瘓。“我”是故事中的主角，他的舅媽帶他去去哀悼死者。到達現場時，“太陽已經下山了；但是房子西向的玻璃窗仍然映照著鑲著金黃邊的大片雲朵。”舅媽就緊緊握住蘭妮的雙手，表達無限的哀傷。主角假裝在禱告，思緒卻無法集中，“彷彿看到老神父正躺在棺材裏對著我微笑”。“他一臉惡相，臉色蒼白，面孔腫大”。後來大家一起在客廳裡喝起小酒，討論後事。後來漸引導出福林神父生前不得志，“因為他打破了那只聖杯”，從此以後，他就悶悶不樂，不和人家打交道……有時“一個人在黑漆漆的懺悔室裏，眼睛睜得大大的，自顧自地發笑著”。艾莉莎繼續說：「眼睛睜得大大的，自顧自地發笑著……於是，當然，他們一見到這一幕，就知道他真的是出了問題……。」

登場人物

• 男孩 （說故事的人）
• 詹姆斯·福林（James Flynn），往生的神父
• 艾莉莎·福林 （Eliza Flynn），神父的妹妹
• 蘭妮·福林 （Nannie Flynn），神父的妹妹
• 老佃農
• 男孩的舅媽
• 男孩的舅舅

參考書目

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外部連結

• 姊妹倆