第46部分

請關閉瀏覽器的閱讀/暢讀/小說模式並且關閉廣告遮蔽過濾功能，避免出現內容無法顯示或者段落錯亂。

　certain　things　and　must　at　least　suspect　weˇre　in　trouble。　Portia　and　Cinna　receive　huge　cheers；　of　course；　theyˇve　been　brilliant；　had　a　dazzling　debut。　I　now　understand　Cinnaˇs　choice　of　dress　for　me　for　tonight。　Iˇll　need　to　look　as　girlish　and　innocent　as　possible。　Haymitchˇs　appearance　brings　a　round　of　stomping　that　goes　on　at　least　five　minutes。　Well；　heˇs　acplished　a　first。　Keeping　not　only　one　but　two　tributes　alive。　What　if　he　hadnˇt　warned　me　in　time？　Would　I　have　acted　differently？　Flaunted　the　moment　with　the　berries　in　the　Capitolˇs　face？　No；　I　donˇt　think　so。　But　I　could　easily　have　been　a　lot　less　convincing　than　I　need　to　be　now。　Right　now。　Because　I　can　feel　the　plate　lifting　me　up　to　the　stage。

Blinding　lights。　The　deafening　roar　rattles　the　metal　under　my　feet。　Then　thereˇs　Peeta　just　a　few　yards　away。　He　looks　so　clean　and　healthy　and　beautiful；　I　can　hardly　recognize　him。　But　his　smile　is　the　same　whether　in　mud　or　in　the　Capitol　and　when　I　see　it；　I　take　about　three　steps　and　fling　myself　into　his　arms。　He　staggers　back；　almost　losing　his　balance；　and　thatˇs　when　I　realize　the　slim；　metal　contraption　in　his　hand　is　some　kind　of　cane。　He　rights　himself　and　we　just　cling　to　each　other　while　the　audience　goes　insane。　Heˇs　kissing　me　and　all　the　time　Iˇm　thinking；　Do　you　know？　Do　you　know　how　much　danger　weˇre　in？　After　about　ten　minutes　of　this；　Caesar　Flickerman　taps　on　his　shoulder　to　continue　the　show；　and　Peeta　just　pushes　him　aside　without　even　glancing　at　him。　The　audience　goes　berserk。　Whether　he　knows　or　not；　Peeta　is；　as　usual；　playing　the　crowd　exactly　right。

Finally；　Haymitch　interrupts　us　and　gives　us　a　good…natured　shove　toward　the　victorˇs　chair。　Usually；　this　is　a　single；　ornate　chair　from　which　the　winning　tribute　watch