fornia. McCandless was thrilled to be on his way north, and he was relieved as well—relieved that he had again evaded the 29)impending threat of human intimacy, of friendship, and all the messy emotional baggage that comes with it.
星期四黎明时分,他们开着弗朗兹的卡车驶离沙尔顿市。弗朗兹说,虽然行程很赶,但却是段愉快的旅程。“有时候我们一连开好几小时,一言不发。”他回想道,“即使他在睡觉,只要知道他在身边,我就觉得很高兴。”3月14日,弗朗兹把麦克肯多斯留在大章克申外70号州际公路的路边,回到南加州。麦克肯多斯很兴奋自己能够继续北上,同时也觉得松了一口气——因为他又一次避开了人与人之间的亲密和友情带来的胁迫感,以及随之而来的所有麻烦的情感包袱。
