第24部分(第2/7 页)

enough；〃　says　the　boy　from　District　2。　¨Yourself？〃

¨Itˇs　been　a　bit　warm　for　my　taste；〃　I　say。　I　can　almost　hear　the　laughter　from　the　Capitol。　¨The　airˇs　better　up　here。　Why　donˇt　you　e　on　up？〃

¨Think　I　will；〃　says　the　same　boy。

¨Here；　take　this；　Cato；〃　says　the　girl　from　District　1；　and　she　offers　him　the　silver　bow　and　sheath　of　arrows。　My　bow！　My　arrows！　Just　the　sight　of　them　makes　me　so　angry　I　want　to　scream；　at　myself；　at　that　traitor　Peeta　for　distracting　me　from　having　them。　I　try　to　make　eye　contact　with　him　now；　but　he　seems　to　be　intentionally　avoiding　my　gaze　as　he　polishes　his　knife　with　the　edge　of　his　shirt。

¨No；〃　says　Cato；　pushing　away　the　bow。　¨Iˇll　do　better　with　my　sword。〃　I　can　see　the　weapon；　a　short；　heavy　blade　at　his　belt。

I　give　Cato　time　to　hoist　himself　into　the　tree　before　I　begin　to　climb　again。　Gale　always　says　I　remind　him　of　a　squirrel　the　way　I　can　scurry　up　even　the　slenderest　limb。　Part　of　itˇs　my　weight；　but　part　of　itˇs　practice。　You　have　to　know　where　to　place　your　hands　and　feet。　Iˇm　another　thirty　feet　in　the　air　when　I　hear　the　crack　and　look　down　to　see　Cato　flailing　as　he　and　a　branch　go　down。　He　hits　the　ground　hard　and　Iˇm　hoping　he　possibly　broke　his　neck　when　he　gets　back　to　his　feet；　swearing　like　a　fiend。

The　girl　with　the　arrows；　Glimmer　I　hear　someone　call　her　�　ugh；　the　names　the　people　in　District　1　give　their　children　are　so　ridiculous　�　anyway　Glimmer　scales　the　tree　until　the　branches　begin　to　crack　under　her　feet　and　then　has　the　good　sense　to　stop。　Iˇm　at　least　eighty　feet　high　now。　She　tries　to　shoot　me　and　itˇs　immediately　evident　that　sheˇs　inpetent　with　a　bow。　One　of　the　arrows　gets　lodged　in　the　tree　near　me　though　and　Iˇm　able　to　seize　it。　I　wave　it　teasingly　abo