Book3:WereMyDreamIs (第666/1399页)

handtheresultwouldbeacatastrophe.Ifyouangerhim,thepunishmentthistimemaynotbesosimpleasbeingdrivenoutoftheGardenofEden.”Thetwoofthemstoppedbeforeanappletree.Adamsaid,

    “Ithinkthatserpentwillshowitselfprettysoonandtrytoeotakeabiteoftheforbiddenfruit.”Eveblushedslightlyandanswered,

    “Actuallytheserpent’stemptationwasnotnecessary.Ihadlongbeencuriousabouttheappleandwaasteit.IfnotforJehovah’sordersandfearofhisreprisalIwouldhavepickedoasteditlongbefore.Butitwasboundtohappensooer,I’mafraid.Theserpent’stemptationonlyprecipitatedtheact.Thefvorwasreallyunfettable.Isn’tthepurposeofourvisitheretogetaasteoftheforbiddenfruit?”Sayingso,Evejumpedhighandpluckedajuicyredapplefromthetree.Shetookabiteoft