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2、ncipal"hadendedwithschoolsundergoingsuchswiftchangesthathehadretiredinself-doubt."IheardmoreofwhatIhaddonewrongthanwhatIdidright,"hesaid,addingthatmyletterhadbroughthimwelcomereassurancethathiscareerhadbeenappreciated.AglanceatGrandma'sfamiliarhandwritingbroughtbackina
3、flashmemoriesofstandingalongsideherwhiterockingchair,watchingher"settin'down"somelettertorelatives.Characterbycharacter,Grandmawouldslowlyaccomplishoneword,thenthenext,sothatafinishedpagewouldconsumehours.IweptoverthepagerepresentingmyGrandma'srecenthoursinvestedinexpr
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5、,buthadneveryetbegunit.Heearnedalittlebyservingasamodeltothoseyoungartistswhocouldnotpaythepriceofaprofessional.Hedrankgintoexcess,andstilltalkedofhiscomingmasterpiece.Fortheresthewasafiercelittleoldman,whomockedterriblyatsoftnessinanyone,andwhoregardedhimselfasguarddo
6、gtothetwoyoungartistsinthestudioabove.SuefoundBehrmansmellingstronglyofgininhisdimlylightedstudiobelow.Inonecornerwasablankcanvasonaneaselthathadbeenwaitingtherefortwenty-fiveyearstoreceivethefirstlineofthemasterpiece.ShetoldhimofJohnsy'sfancy,andhowshefearedshewould,i
7、ndeed,lightandfragileasaleafherself,floataway,whenherslightholdupontheworldgrewweaker.OldBehrman,withhisredeyesplainlystreaming,shoutedhiscontemptforsuchfoolishimaginings."What!"hecried."Aretherepeopleintheworldfoolishenoughtodiebecauseleafsdropofffromavine?Ihaveneverh
8、eardofsuchathing.Whydoyouallowsuchsillyideastocomeintothatheadofhers?God!ThisisnotaplaceinwhichonesogoodasMissJohnsys
