A Pair of Socks一双袜子
<p>一个晴朗的下午，我在第五大街上闲逛，忽然想起要买双袜子。我拐进印入眼帘的第一家袜店，一个不到17岁的伙计迎上来说：&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;先生,我能为您效劳吗？ &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;我想买双短袜。 他的双眼充满了热情，说话的声音也饱含着激情：&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;您知道吗？您来到了世界上最好的袜店！可我并没意识到这一点。 &<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;随我来，男孩欣喜若狂地说。我跟着他往里走。他开始从货架上拿下一个又一个盒子，向我展示里面的袜子，让我欣赏&<span word="hellip">hellip</span>;&<span word="hellip">hellip</span>;</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="Fifth">Fifth</span> <span word="Avenue">Avenue</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="remembered">remembered</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="socks">socks</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="sock">sock</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="eye">eye</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="clerk">clerk</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="seventeen">seventeen</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="forward">forward</span>. "<span word="What">What</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="sir">sir</span>?" "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="socks">socks</span>." <span word="His">His</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="glowed">glowed</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="note">note</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="passion">passion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="voice">voice</span>. "<span word="Did">Did</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="finest">finest</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="socks">socks</span>?" <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="entrance">entrance</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="accidental">accidental</span>. "<span word="Come">Come</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="me">me</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boy">boy</span>, <span word="ecstatically">ecstatically</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rear">rear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shop">shop</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="haul">haul</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shelves">shelves</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="box">box</span>, <span word="displaying">displaying</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="contents">contents</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="delectation">delectation</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Hold">Hold</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="lad">lad</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="pair">pair</span>!" "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span>, "<span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="marvelously">marvelously</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="are">are</span>. <span word="Aren">Aren</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span>?" <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="solemn">solemn</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="holy">holy</span> <span word="rapture">rapture</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="revealing">revealing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mysteries">mysteries</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="religion">religion</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="socks">socks</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="amazement">amazement</span>. "<span word="My">My</span> <span word="friend">friend</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="I">I</span>, "<span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="enthusiasm">enthusiasm</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="novelty">novelty</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="job">job</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="zeal">zeal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="excitement">excitement</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="sock">sock</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>."</p>
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