An invisible smile
<p><span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Dawson">Dawson</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="oldgrouch">oldgrouch</span>（心怀不满，抱怨）, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Kids">Kids</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="yard">yard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="delicious">delicious</span> <span word="apple">apple</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="Dawson">Dawson</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="bullet">bullet</span> <span word="gun">gun</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, 12-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Janet">Janet</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="Amy">Amy</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Dawson">Dawson</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Amy">Amy</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="Janet">Janet</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="porch">porch</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span>. <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="scared">scared</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="she">she</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="d">d</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p><span word="Amy">Amy</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="worry">worry</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Dawson">Dawson</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="t">t</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span>. <span word="Still">Still</span>, <span word="Janet">Janet</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="nervous">nervous</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="man">man</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="house">house</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>, <span word="Dawson">Dawson</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="frown">frown</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Amy">Amy</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="broad">broad</span> <span word="smile">smile</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="Hello">Hello</span> <span word="Miss">Miss</span> <span word="Amy">Amy</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="you">you</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="today">today</span>.</p><p><span word="Amy">Amy</span> <span word="smiled">smiled</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="Janet">Janet</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="overnight">overnight</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="listen">listen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="games">games</span>. <span word="Dawson">Dawson</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sounded">sounded</span> <span word="fun">fun</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="apple">apple</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="tree">tree</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="gladly">gladly</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span>. <span word="Dawson">Dawson</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="apples">apples</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="town">town</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Dawson">Dawson</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="earshot">earshot</span>, <span word="Janet">Janet</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="Amy">Amy</span>, &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="he">he</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meanest">meanest</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="town">town</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span>?</p><p><span word="Amy">Amy</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="t">t</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="pretended">pretended</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="invisible">invisible</span> <span word="smile">smile</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="smiled">smiled</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="while">while</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="smiled">smiled</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="her">her</span>.</p>
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