[Bury Your Dead摘錄] Gamache的狗狗Henri

（今次Bury your Dead我摘錄了太多句子，會分幾篇post在這裡。）

不是第一次聽聞有人殺狗，但在這個supposed文明的國際大都會，竟然發生這種事，實在令人心寒。這是蓄意謀殺，明知狗還未離開路軌，仍然要駛過。最無良的是，還要講大話（不過，說謊在現今社會已成常態），結果「救狗」片段流出，職員沒有盡力，又不讓乘客幫忙。而且那隻狗不見敵意和反抗，曾嘗試跳上月台，眼看差點能被救到，最終卻有此下場，不禁令人想到，這間機構的價值觀出了什麼問題。不要跟我說為何我們還要吃豬牛羊，我們現在說的是見死不救。不要說有些國家的人命更賤，我們是與人鬥差嗎？

好了，讓我向你們介紹一隻fictional dog，轉換一下心情吧！

Louise Penny 的Chief Inspector Gamache系列中，有一個很可愛的狗角色。牠是隻雙耳很長的德國牧羊犬，名叫Henri，是Gamache的寵物（真幸福！）。我相信，Henri的原型是作者自己養的狗。


At the sound of his name the young shepherd sat up, alert, his huge ears swinging this way and that, like satellite dishes searching for a signal.
－－形容得很生動

At the sound of his name the shepherd looked at Emile, ears forward, alert. In case there was a biscuit involved. There was.
－－餅乾探測器

“Bonjour,” the shopkeeper knelt in a totally involuntary movement and reached out to Henri. Gamache recognized it. He had it himself, as did Reine-Marie, when in the presence of a dog. The need to kneel, to genuflect. “May I?” the man asked. It was the sign of an experienced dog owner, to always ask.
－－作者描述愛狗人見到狗的動作："knelt in a totally involuntary movement"，形容得很精準。

...(the shopand stared at Gamache then he noticed Henri looking out from behind the large man’s legs. Hiding. Though Gamache would never say it to Henri’s face, they both knew he wasn’t the most courageous of dogs. Nor, it must be said, was Henri very bright.
－－雖然Henri膽小，但為了保護Gamache，牠會嘗試勇敢起來。

But he was loyal beyond measure and knew what mattered. Din-din, walks, balls. But most of all, his family. His heart filled his chest and ran to the end of his tail and the very tips of his considerable ears. It filled his head, squeezing out his brain. But Henri, the foundling, was a humanist, and while not particularly clever was the smartest creature Gamache knew. Everything he knew he knew by heart.
－－＂Everything he knew he knew by heart＂有很多人highlight(Kindle有這這個功能）。

Gamache scooped up a handful of snow and crushed it into a ball. Henri immediately dropped the tennis ball and danced around. The Chief cocked his arm, smiling at Henri, who suddenly crouched. Muscles tense. Waiting. Then Gamache threw the snowball and Henri raced after it, catching it in mid-air. He was ecstatic for a moment then his jaws closed, the snow disintegrated and Henri landed, perplexed as always.

The snowball descended, and Henri caught it. And bit down. By the time he landed on all fours he had only a mouthful of snow. Again. But Henri would keep trying, Gamache knew. He’d never give up hope.

－－Henri不明白為何總捉不住那顆白色的球

“You don’t have to come, you know.” But Henri didn’t know. It wasn’t a matter of knowing. If Gamache was going, Henri was going.
Gamache rose and Henri rose with him, ready to go wherever Gamache went.
－－願意跟你到天涯海角。