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<p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="l">l</span>4-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="son">son</span>, <span word="John">John</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="spotted">spotted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coat">coat</span> <span word="simultaneously">simultaneously</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hanging">hanging</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rack">rack</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="secondhand">secondhand</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Northampton">Northampton</span> <span word="Mass">Mass</span>, <span word="crammed">crammed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="shoddy">shoddy</span> <span word="trench">trench</span> <span word="coats">coats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="assortment">assortment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sad">sad</span>, <span word="woolen">woolen</span> <span word="overcoats">overcoats</span> -- <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="thorns">thorns</span>.</p><p>在马萨诸塞州北安普顿市的一家出售二手服装的店里，我和我14岁的儿子约翰同时盯上了那件大衣。它就挂在衣架上，夹在劣质的军用风雨衣和各式各样寒酸的羊毛大衣当中，然而它却像荆棘丛中的一朵玫瑰。</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="coats">coats</span> <span word="drooped">drooped</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="thick">thick</span>, <span word="black">black</span> <span word="wool">wool</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="double">double</span>-<span word="breasted">breasted</span> <span word="chesterfield">chesterfield</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="soft">soft</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unworn">unworn</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="preserved">preserved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mothballs">mothballs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="Uncle">Uncle</span> <span word="Henrys">Henrys</span> <span word="steamer">steamer</span> <span word="trunk">trunk</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="coat">coat</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="velvet">velvet</span> <span word="collar">collar</span>, <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="tailoring">tailoring</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Fifth">Fifth</span> <span word="Avenue">Avenue</span> <span word="label">label</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unbelievable">unbelievable</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> $28. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Johns">Johns</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="gleamed">gleamed</span>. <span word="Dark">Dark</span>, <span word="woolen">woolen</span> <span word="topcoats">topcoats</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="teenage">teenage</span> <span word="boys">boys</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="new">new</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="coat">coat</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="better">better</span>, <span word="bearing">bearing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="classic">classic</span> <span word="elegance">elegance</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bygone">bygone</span> <span word="era">era</span>.</p><p>其他的大衣都显得没精打采，惟独这件衣服趾高气扬。厚厚的黑色羊绒柔软而蓬松，这件双排扣暗钮长大衣显然还没上过身，看样子，就像用樟脑球在老亨利叔叔的扁平旅行箱里保存了多年。其做工精细：领子是黑天鹅绒的，商标是第五大街的，价钱让人难以置信，只卖28美元。我们彼此看着对方，一言不发，可约翰的眼里却闪着欣喜的光。黑色的羊绒轻便大衣那时在小伙子们中很流行，买一件新的要花好几百美元，而这一件质地更好一些，还带有一种逝去年代的古典美。</p>
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