一架紅木鋼琴 the red ahgany ian (第1/7頁)
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Manyyearsago,whenIwasayoungmaninmytwenties,IworkedasasalesmanforaSt。Louisianocomany。
Wesoldourianosalloverthestatebyadvertisinginsmalltownnewsaersandthen,whenwehadreceivedsufficientrelies,wewouldloadourlittletrucks,driveintotheareaandselltheianostothosewhohadrelied。
EverytimeweadvertisedinthecottoncountryofSoutheastMissouri,wewouldreceivearelyonaostcardwhichsaid,ineffect,“Pleasebringmeanewianoformylittlegranddaughter。Itmustberedmahogany。Icanay$10amonthwithmyeggmoney。”Theoldladyscrawledonandonandonthatostcarduntilshefilleditu,thenturneditoverandevenwroteonthefront——aroundandaroundtheedgesuntiltherewasbarelyroomfortheaddress。
Ofcourse,wecouldnotsellanewianofor$10amonth。Nofinancecomanywouldcarryacontractwithaymentsthatsmall,soweignoredherostcards。
Oneday,however,Ihaenedtobeinthatareacallingonotherrelies,andoutofcuriosityIdecidedtolooktheoldladyu。IfoundrettymuchwhatIexected:theoldladylivedinaoneroomshare-croerscabininthemiddleofaco