一份爱的礼物
<p><span word="In">In</span> 1945, <span word="a">a</span> 12-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="racing">racing</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pricefive">pricefive</span> <span word="dollarswas">dollarswas</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="Reuben">Reuben</span> <span word="Earles">Earles</span> <span word="means">means</span>. <span word="Five">Five</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="groceries">groceries</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span>.</p><p><span word="Reuben">Reuben</span> <span word="couldnt">couldnt</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="Everything">Everything</span> <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Earle">Earle</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="fishing">fishing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Bay">Bay</span> <span word="Roberts">Roberts</span>, <span word="Newfoundland">Newfoundland</span>, <span word="Canada">Canada</span>. <span word="Reubens">Reubens</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>, <span word="Dora">Dora</span>, <span word="stretched">stretched</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="elastic">elastic</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feed">feed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clothe">clothe</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="children">children</span>.</p><p><span word="Nevertheless">Nevertheless</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="weathered">weathered</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="inside">inside</span>. <span word="Standing">Standing</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="flour">flour</span>-<span word="sack">sack</span> <span word="shirt">shirt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="washed">washed</span>-<span word="out">out</span> <span word="trousers">trousers</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shopkeeper">shopkeeper</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span>, <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="now">now</span>. <span word="Can">Can</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="please">please</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span>?</p><p><span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="try">try</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shopkeeper">shopkeeper</span> <span word="smiled">smiled</span>.<span word="Folks">Folks</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="things">things</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="while">while</span>.</p><p><span word="Reuben">Reuben</span> <span word="respectfully">respectfully</span> <span word="touched">touched</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="worn">worn</span> <span word="cap">cap</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sunlight">sunlight</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bay">bay</span> <span word="rippling">rippling</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="freshening">freshening</span> <span word="wind">wind</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="loping">loping</span> <span word="stride">stride</span>5. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="anybody">anybody</span>.</p><p><span word="Hearing">Hearing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hammering">hammering</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="street">street</span>, <span word="Reuben">Reuben</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="site">site</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Bay">Bay</span> <span word="Roberts">Roberts</span>, <span word="using">using</span> <span word="nails">nails</span> <span word="purchased">purchased</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hessian">Hessian</span> <span word="sacks">sacks</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="factory">factory</span>. <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sacks">sacks</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="discarded">discarded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flurry">flurry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="building">building</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Reuben">Reuben</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="factory">factory</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="cents">cents</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span>.</p>
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