追夢少年 a by with a i (第1/8頁)
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In1945,a12-year-oldboysawsomethinginashowindowthatsethisheartracing。Buttherice—fivedollars—wasfarbeyondReubenEarlesmeans。Fivedollarswouldbuyalmostaweeksgroceriesforhisfamily。
Reubencouldntaskhisfatherforthemoney。EverythingMarkEarlemadewasthroughfishinginBayRoberts,Newfoundland,Canada。Reubensmother,Dora,stretchedlikeelastictofeedandclothetheirfivechildren。
Nevertheless,heoenedtheshosweathereddoorandwentinside。Standingroudandstraightinhisflour-sackshirtandwashed-outtrousers,hetoldtheshokeeerwhathewanted,adding,“ButIdonthavethemoneyrightnow。Canyouleaseholditformeforsometime?”
“Illtry,”theshokeeersmiled。“Folksaroundheredontusuallyhavethatkindofmoneytosendonthings。Itshouldkeeforawhile。”
Reubenresectfullytouchedhisworncaandwalkedoutintothesunlightwiththebayrilinginafresheningwind。Therewasauroseinhisloingstride。Hewouldraisethefivedollarsandnottellanybody。
Hearingthesoundofhammeringfromasidestreet,Reubenhadanidea。
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