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专题三 人物故事类 专项强化·训练 A (2015福州二模) Marise fitted little Mark’s cap down over his ears and buttoned his blue coat close to his throat. “Now you big children,” she said,with an anxious accent,to Paul and Elly standing with their school-books done up,“be sure to keep an eye on Mark at break.Don’t let him run and get all hot and then sit down in the wind without his coat.Remember,it’s his first day at school,and he’s only six.” She kissed his round,smooth,rosy cheek once more,and let him go.Elly bent and took her little brother’s hand in hers.She said nothing,but her look on the little boy’s face was loving and maternal. Paul assured his mother seriously,“Oh,I’ll look out for Mark,all right.” Mark wriggled and said,“I can look out for myself without Paul!” Their mother looked for a moment deep into the eyes of her older son,so clear,so quiet,so unchanging and true.“You’re a good boy,Paul,a real comfort,”she told him. To herself she thought,“Yes,all his life he’ll look out for people and get no thanks for it.” She followed the children to the door,wondering at her heavy heart.What could it come from?There was nothing in life for her to fear of course,except for the children,and it was stupid to fear for them.They were all safe;safe and strong and rooted deep in health,and little Mark was stepping off into his own life as the others had done.But she felt afraid.What could she be afraid of? | 
