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1、1WASTALKINGBUSINESSwithacolleaguelateoneafternoonwhenthefirstcallcame.Thevoiceontheotherendwasloudandpanicked;mycolleaguelookedoveratme,horrified.TWASTALKINGBUSINESSwithacolleaguelateoneafternoonwhenthefirstcallcame-Thevoiceontheotherendwasloudandpanicked;myco
2、lleeiguelookedoveratme,horrified.''Natalie,isthatyou?''screamedmygrandmother.''Natalie,Ineedyoutodomeafavor!''Icuppedthetelephonemouthpiece.What，swrong,Grandma?厂Shestartedtocry,hervoiceheavingandgasping.Shetoldmethatshe'dbeenalonesince12o'clock-forfivehours!-a
3、ndthatnobodywasscheduledtovisitheruntil10thatnight.Shecouldn，tstandit;shewasgoingcrazy;they"dleftherallalone,andshewassoafraid.She'dbeencallingeverybody,everybody-herson(myimcle),herstepson,hergrandsons.Andnowme.''Sowhatdoyouwantmetodo?"，Imuttered,althoughIkne
4、wtheanswer.Please,darling,comeover!Can，tyoucomehere?PleaseNatalie!I'mALLALONE!''''0.K.,0.K./'Isaid.''I’mcomingover.V11betipthereassoonasIcan.''1hungupandtoldmycolleaguethatI'dhavetoleaveinafewminutes.ButIdicin'tthinktherewasanyimmediatecrisis.Mygrandmotherlive
5、sinanapartmentbuildingonNewYork'sUpperEastSidewhereplentyofpeopleknowherandstopbytoseehowsheis.Shejustwantedcompany-and,damnit,Iwasbusy.Icontinucdmybusincssdiscussionforanother20minutes.Untilthesecondcallcame.Thistimemygrandmotherwasgenuinelyhysterical.Natalie
6、,WHEREAREY0U?，'shecried.''Yousaidyouwerecomingrightover!Pleasedarling!NowIreallydidhurry,racingoutthedoorandgrabbingacab.ButthemomentIarrivedatherapartmcntIwantedtoruntheotherwayagain.Sheclutchedmyarmandpulledmeinside.Herfacewasagraybluroftearsandherthinwhiteh
7、airstoodupinwildpeaks.Herbathrobehadhalffallenoff;Vdneverseenmygrandmother'snakedbodybefore.Theapartmentsmelledstale.Ithrewopenawindowandsatdownstifflyonthecouch.ForthenextfewminutesIdidn"tsayawordasmygrandmothershuffledaroundthelivingroom,rantingagainstthewor
8、ld.Shecomplainedaboutmyuncle,whohaddesertedherearlierintheday(hehadtogotowork).Sherai1edagainstmymother一herdaughter-whowasvacationinginAustralia.Shetalkcdmadlyabouthowtheyweretryin
