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1、父亲失约TheDateFatherDidn'tKeepIthappenedinonefthosepicturesqueDanishbarsthatcatertotouristsandwhereEnglishisspoken.Iwaswithmyfatheronabusiness-and-pleasuretrip,andinourleisurehourswewerehavingawonderfultime."IwishMontherwerehere,"saidI."Ifyourmontherhadcomewithus,"saidFather,"Itwouldhavebe

2、enwonderfultoshowheraround."HehadvisitedDenmarkwhenhewasayoungman.Iaskedhim,"Howlongisitsinceyouwerehere?""Oh,aboutthirtyyears.Irememberbeinginthisveryinn,bytheway."Helookedaround,remembering."Thoseweregraciousdays..."Hestoppedsundenly,andIsawthathisfacewasp

3、ale.Ifollowedhiseyesandlookedacrosstheroomtoawomanwhowassettingatrayofdrinkbeforesomecustomers.Shemighthavebeenprettyonce,butnowshewasstoutandherhairwasuntidy."Doyouknowher?"Iasked."Ididonce,"hesaid.Thewomancametoourtable."Drinks?"Sheinquired."We'llhavebeer,"Isaid.Shenoddedandwentaway."

4、Howshehaschanged!Thankheavenshedidn'trecognizeme,"mutteredFather,moppinghisfacewithahandkerchief."IknewherbeforeImetyourmonther,"hewenton."Iwasastudent,onatour.Shewasalovelyyoungthing,verygraceful.Ifellmadlyinlovewithher,andshewithme.""Doesmontherknowabouther?"Iblurtedout."Ofcourse,"Fat

5、hersaidgently.Helookedatmealittleanxiously.Ifeltembarrassedforhim.Isaid,"Dad,youdon'thaveto...""Yourmontherwouldtellyouifshewerehere.Idon'twantyouwonderingaboutthis.Iwasaforeignertoherfamily.Iwasdependentonmyfather.Ifshehadmarriedme,shewouldn'thavehadanyprospects.Soherfatherobjectedtoou

6、rromance.WhenIwrotetomyfatherthatIwantedtogetmarriedhecutoffmyallowance.AndIhadtogohome.ButImetthegirloncemore,andtoldherIwouldreturntoAmerica,borrowenoughmoneytogetmarriedon,andcomebackforherinafewmonths.""Weknew,"hecontinued,"thatherfathermightinterceptale

7、tter,soweagreedthatIwouldsimplymailherasliporpaperwithadateonit,thetimeshewastomeetmeatacertianplace;thenwe'dgermarried.Well,Iwenthome,gottheloanandsentherthedate.Shereceivedthenote.Andwroteme:"I'llbethere."Butshewasn't.ThenIfoundthatshehadbeenmarriedabouttwoweeksbefore,toaloca