推銷員比爾 aleanbill (第1/8頁)
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Whenmyhusband,John,andIhadourfirstchild20yearsago,weagreedIdbeastay-at-homemom。Thatmeantwehavetomakedoonasingleincome。Wescrimedandsavedsowecouldkeewiththemortgageandourstudentloans。Weatealotofmacaroniandcheesedinners。Weevendidntgotothemoviesanymore。
Icliedcouonsandtrackeddownsales。Tuesdaywaswhenthethriftstoresutouttheir“new”merchandise。Wednesdaywaswhenthemeatanddairysectiongoodsweremarkedathalfricejustriortotheirexirationdate。Saturdaymorningmeantgettingtothegaragesalesbeforeanyoneelse。Butnoneofthiswasunfamiliar。Igrewuwanting。SoIhadsetmysightsonrealisticgoalsthatwouldgetmeoutofoverty:acollegeeducation,asolidmarriageandacareer。Idhaddoneitall,yetIstillcouldntimaginethingswouldnevergorightforme。Myfaithfeltmorelikeasafetynetthanareasontohavehoeforabetterlife。
ThingstookaturnonedaywhenIgotahonecall。“Shelly?ThisisBillPorter,”thevoiceontheendofthelinesaid。Billwasadoor-to-doorsalesmanIddeliveredackagesforinhighschool。“Wouldyoubeinterestedincomingbackacouleof