迟到的情书
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Love">Love</span> <span word="letter">letter</span></p><p>迟到的情书</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="awe">awe</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Great">Great</span>-<span word="aunt">aunt</span> <span word="Stephina">Stephina</span> <span word="Roos">Roos</span>. <span word="Indeed">Indeed</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="frankly">frankly</span> <span word="terrified">terrified</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="preferring">preferring</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="cottage">cottage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="solitude">solitude</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="noisy">noisy</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="up">up</span>-<span word="added">added</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="respectful">respectful</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="held">held</span>.</p><p>我对斯蒂菲娜老姑总是怀着敬畏之情。说实在话，我们几个孩子对她都怕得要死。她不和家人一块生活，宁愿住在她的小屋子里，而不愿住在舒舒服服、热热闹闹的家里--我们六个孩子都是在家里带大的--这更加重了我们对她的敬畏之情。</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="delicacies">delicacies</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="cottage">cottage</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="Aunt">Aunt</span> <span word="Stephia">Stephia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="colored">colored</span> <span word="maid">maid</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="Tnate">Tnate</span> <span word="Sanna">Sanna</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="frightened">frightened</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="messenger">messenger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="usher">usher</span> <span word="him">him</span>-<span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> - <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="voor">voor</span>-<span word="kamer">kamer</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shutters">shutters</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flies">flies</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="wait">wait</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="trembling">trembling</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="altogether">altogether</span> <span word="unpleasant">unpleasant</span>.</p><p>我们经常轮替着从我们住的大房子里带些母亲为她做的可口的食品到她和一名黑人女仆一块过活的那间小屋里去。桑娜老姨总是为每一个上门来的怯生生的小使者打开房门，将他或她领进昏暗的客厅。那里的百叶窗长年关闭着，以防热气和苍蝇进去。我们总是在那里哆哆嗦嗦、但又不是完全不高兴地等着斯蒂菲娜老姑出来。</p>
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