第34部分(第4/7 頁)

d　mash　it　up　in　the　broth　pot　with　cold　water。

Peetaˇs　struggling　to　get　up　when　I　reach　the　cave。　¨I　woke　up　and　you　were　gone；〃　he　says。　¨I　was　worried　about　you。〃

I　have　to　laugh　as　I　ease　him　back　down。　¨You　were　worried　about　me？　Have　you　taken　a　look　at　yourself　lately？〃

¨I　thought　Cato　and　Clove　might　have　found　you。　They　like　to　hunt　at　night；〃　he　says；　still　serious。

¨Clove？　Which　one　is　that？〃　I　ask。

¨The　girl　from　District　Two。　Sheˇs　still　alive；　right？〃　he　says。

¨Yes；　thereˇs　just　them　and　us　and　Thresh　and　Foxface；〃　I　say。　¨Thatˇs　what　I　nicknamed　the　girl　from　Five。　How　do　you　feel？〃

¨Better　than　yesterday。　This　is　an　enormous　improvement　over　the　mud；〃　he　says。　¨Clean　clothes　and　medicine　and　a　sleeping　bag　。　。　。　and　you。〃

Oh；　right；　the　whole　romance　thing。　I　reach　out　to　touch　his　cheek　and　he　catches　my　hand　and　presses　it　against　his　lips。　I　remember　my　father　doing　this　very　thing　to　my　mother　and　I　wonder　where　Peeta　picked　it　up。　Surely　not　from　his　father　and　the　witch。

¨No　more　kisses　for　you　until　youˇve　eaten；〃　I　say。

We　get　him　propped　up　against　the　wall　and　he　obediently　swallows　the　spoonfuls　of　the　berry　mush　I　feed　him。　He　refuses　the　groosling　again；　though。

¨You　didnˇt　sleep；〃　Peeta　says。

¨Iˇm　all　right；〃　I　say。　But　the　truth　is；　Iˇm　exhausted。

¨Sleep　now。　Iˇll　keep　watch。　Iˇll　wake　you　if　anything　happens；〃　he　says。　I　hesitate。　¨Katniss；　you　canˇt　stay　up　forever。〃

Heˇs　got　a　point　there。　Iˇll　have　to　sleep　eventually。　And　probably　better　to　do　it　now　when　he　seems　relatively　alert　and　we　have　daylight　on　our　side。　¨All　right；〃　I　say。　¨But　just　for　a　few　hours。　Then　you　wake　me。〃

Itˇs　too　warm　for　the　sleeping　bag　now。　I　smooth　it　o