A Plate of Peas 一盘豌豆
<p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="grandfather">grandfather</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="boy">boy</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="grandmother">grandmother</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="doubled">doubled</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="father">father</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="office">office</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="referred">referred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="room">room</span>." <span word="She">She</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="aroma">aroma</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>&<span word="lsquo">lsquo</span>;<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="perfume">perfume</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="used">used</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="double">double</span>-<span word="barreled">barreled</span>, <span word="ninety">ninety</span>-<span word="proof">proof</span>, <span word="knockdown">knockdown</span>, <span word="render">render</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="victim">victim</span>-<span word="unconscious">unconscious</span>, <span word="moose">moose</span>-<span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="variety">variety</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="atomizer">atomizer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="applied">applied</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="liberally">liberally</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="breathing">breathing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="length">length</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="Aunt">Aunt</span> <span word="Lillian">Lillian</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sisters">sisters</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="windows">windows</span>, <span word="strip">strip</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="curtains">curtains</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rugs">rugs</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="washing">washing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="airing">airing</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="frantically">frantically</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pungent">pungent</span> <span word="odor">odor</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="away">away</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span>, <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="grandmother">grandmother</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="infamous">infamous</span> <span word="pea">pea</span> <span word="incident">incident</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Biltmore">Biltmore</span> <span word="Hotel">Hotel</span>, <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="eight">eight</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fancies">fancies</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Providence">Providence</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="grandmother">grandmother</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="lunch">lunch</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="grandly">grandly</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="salisbury">salisbury</span> <span word="steak">steak</span>, <span word="confident">confident</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="beneath">beneath</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fancy">fancy</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="hamburger">hamburger</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="gravy">gravy</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="accompanied">accompanied</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plate">plate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="peas">peas</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="peas">peas</span> <span word="now">now</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="peas">peas</span> <span word="then">then</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="hated">hated</span> <span word="peas">peas</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="mystery">mystery</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="voluntarily">voluntarily</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="peas">peas</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="now">now</span>. "<span word="Eat">Eat</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="peas">peas</span>," <span word="my">my</span> <span word="grandmother">grandmother</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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