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1、Ayoungboyfacestheimpossibletaskoftryingtosoftentheblowoftragicmews.YouGoYourWay,I'llGoMineThemessengergotoffhisbicycleinfrontofthehouseofMrs.RosaSandoval.Hewenttothedoorandknockedgently.Heknewalmostimmediatelythatsomeonewasinsidethehouse.Hecouldnothearanything,buthewassuretheknockwasbr
2、ingingsomeonetothedoorandhewasmosteagertoseewhothispersonwouldbe--hiswomannamedRosaSandovalwhowasnowtoheatofmurderintheworldandtofeelitinherself.Thedoorwasnotalongtimeopening,buttherewasnohurryinthewayitmovedonitshinges.Themovementofthedoorwasasif,whoevershewas,sheandnothingintheworldt
3、ofear.Thenthedoorwasopen,andthereshewas.ToHomertheMexicanwomanwasbeautiful.Hecouldseethatshehadbeenpatientallherlife,sothatnow,afteryearsofit,herlipsweresetinagentleandsaintlysmile.Butlikeallpeoplewhoneverreceivetelegramstheappearanceofamessengeratthefrontdoorisfullofterribleimplicatio
4、n.HomerknewthatMrs.RosaSandovalwasshockedtoseehim.Herfirstwordwasthefirstwordofallsurprise.Shesaid"Oh,"asifinsteadofamessengershehadthoughtofopeningthedoortosomeoneshehadknowalongtimeandwouldbepleasedtositdownwith.BeforeshespokeagainshestudiedHomer'seyesandHomerKnewthatsheknewthemessag
5、ewasnotawelcomeone."Youhaveatelegram?"shesaid.Itwasn'tHomer'sfault.Hisworkwastodelivertelegrams.Evenso,itseemedtohimthathewaspartofthewholemistake.Hefeltawkwardandalmostasifhealonewereresponsibleforwhathadhappened.Atthesametimehewantedtocomerightoutandsay,"I'monlyamessenger,Mrs.Sandova
6、l,I'mverysorryImustbringyouatelegramlikethis,butitisonlybecauseitismyworktodoso.""Whoisitfor?"theMexicanwomansaid."Mrs.RosaSandoval,1129GStreet."Homersaid.HeextendedthetelegramtotheMexicanwoman,butshewouldnottouchit."AreyouMrs.Sandoval?"Homersaid."Please,"thewomansaid."Pleasecomein.Ica
7、nnotreadEnglish.IamMexican.IreadonlyLaPrensawhichcomesfromMexicoCity."Shepausedamomentandlookedattheboystandingawkwardlyasnearthedoorashecouldbeandstillbeinsidethehouse."Please,"shesaid,"whatdoesthetelegramsay?""Mrs.Sandoval,"themessengersaid,"thetelegramsays--"Butnowthewomaninterrup
