经典英语美文：Staring Me In The Face(5)
<p>"<span word="And">And</span> <span word="then">then</span>?"</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="chased">chased</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="papers">papers</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="breath">breath</span> <span word="back">back</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="student">student</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="clever">clever</span>. <span word="Can">Can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="member">member</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="devil">devil</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="studyin">studyin</span>'. <span word="Somethin">Somethin</span>' <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="since">since</span>."</p><p>"<span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="marry">marry</span> <span word="him">him</span>?"</p><p>"<span word="Marry">Marry</span> <span word="him">him</span>? <span word="Good">Good</span> <span word="Lord">Lord</span>, <span word="Leanna">Leanna</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="marry">marry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="marry">marry</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="shot">shot</span>."</p><p>"<span word="What">What</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="like">like</span>, <span word="Mom">Mom</span>?"</p><p>"<span word="Lord">Lord</span>, <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="questions">questions</span>, <span word="child">child</span>. <span word="Get">Get</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span>."</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="disappointment">disappointment</span> <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="Put">Put</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="envelope">envelope</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gone">gone</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wet">wet</span>, <span word="slick">slick</span> <span word="highway">highway</span>, <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="instantly">instantly</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span>-<span word="three">three</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="sorted">sorted</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="packed">packed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="belongings">belongings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="flat">flat</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="envelope">envelope</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="after">after</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="was">was</span>, <span word="made">made</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="drifting">drifting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="horizons">horizons</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="lunchtime">lunchtime</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="brave">brave</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="Malcolm">Malcolm</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="reminded">reminded</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="of">of</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Met">Met</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="student">student</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Was">Was</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="too">too</span>?"</p><p>"<span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="heavens">heavens</span>, <span word="no">no</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> ... <span word="so">so</span> <span word="different">different</span>."</p>
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