买单时消失

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The date was going surprisingly well, right up until the bill arrived. 这场约会本来出奇地顺利，直到账单送上来的那一刻。

The moment it landed on the table, he suddenly needed the restroom. 账单刚放到桌上，他就突然说要去洗手间。

He was gone a long time. 他去了好久。

Long enough that I started wondering if he'd climbed out a window. 久到我都开始怀疑他是不是翻窗跑了。

Eventually I just paid, half amused, half annoyed. 最后我只好买了单，又觉得好笑又有点烦。

And of course, he reappeared thirty seconds later, patting his pockets, 果不其然，三十秒后他就冒出来了，拍着口袋，

saying he must have left his wallet in the car. 说自己的钱包肯定是落在车里了。

To be clear, it's not about the money. 先说清楚，这真不是钱的问题。

I'm perfectly happy to split a bill or even pay. AA制甚至让我全请，我都完全乐意。

It was the little performance of it, the disappearing act. 让人无语的是他演的那出戏，那手“消失术”。

If someone will do a whole 如果一个人都能整出这么一整套

routine to avoid one small, awkward moment, 戏码，就为了躲避一次小小的尴尬，

it makes you wonder what they'll do 那你真得怀疑一下，

when something actually hard comes along. 等以后真正遇到难事时他会干出什么来。