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1、毛毯TheBlanketPeteyhadn’treallybelievedthatDadwouldbedoingIt—sendingGranddadaway.“Away”waswhattheywerecallingit.Notuntilnowcouldhebelieveitofhisfather.ButherewastheblanketthatDadhadboughtforGranddad,andinthemorninghe’dbegoingaway.Thiswasthelasteveningthey’dbehavingtogether.Dadwasoffseeingth
2、atgirlhewastomarry.Hewouldnotbebacktilllate,soPeteyandGranddadcouldsitupandtalk.ItwasafineSeptembernight,withasilvermoonridinghigh.Theywashedupthesupperdishesandthentooktheirchairsoutontotheporch.“I’llgetmyfiddle,”saidtheoldman,“andplayyousomeoftheoldtunes.”Butinsteadofthefiddlehebroughto
3、uttheblanket.Itwasabigdoubleblanket,redwithblackstripes.“Now,isn’tthatafineblanket!”saidtheoldman,smoothingitoverhisknees.“Andisn’tyourfatherakindmantobegivingtheoldfellowablanketlikethattogoawaywith?Itcostsomething,itdid—lookatthewoolofit!There’llbefewblanketstheretheequalofthisone!”Itwa
4、slikeGranddadtobesayingthat.Hewastryingtomakeiteasier.Hehadpretendedallalongthathewantedtogoawaytothegreatbrickbuilding—thegovernmentplace.Therehe’dbewithsomanyotheroldfellows,havingthebestofeverything....ButPeteyhadn’tbelievedDadwouldreallydoit,notuntilthisnightwhenhebroughthometheblanke
5、t.6“Oh,yes,it’safineblanket,”saidPetey.Hegotupandwentintothehouse.Hewasn’tthekindtocryand,besides,hewastoooldforthat.He’djustgoneintofetchGranddad’sfiddle.Theblanketslidtothefloorastheoldmantookthefiddleandstoodup.Hetunedupforaminute,andthensaid,“Thisisoneyou’llliketoremember.”Peteysatand
6、lookedoutoverthegully.Dadwouldmarrythatgirl.Yes,thatgirlwhohadkissedPeteyandfussedoverhim,sayingshe’dtrytobeagoodmothertohim,andall....Thetunestoppedsuddenly.Granddadsaid,“It’safinegirlyourfather’sgoingtomarry.He’llbefeelingyoungagainwithaprettywifelikethat.Andwhatwouldanoldfellowlikemebe
7、doingaroundtheirhouse,gettingintheway?Anoldnuisance,whatwithmytalksofachesandpains.It’sbestthatIgoaway,likeI’mdoing.Onemoretuneortwo,andthenwe’llbegoingtosleep.I’llpackupmyblanketinthemorning.”Theydidn’thearthetwopeoplecomingdownthepath.Dadhadonearmaroundthegirl,who
