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第25章 一架红木钢琴2（第1页）

第25章一架红木钢琴（2）

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Thehadadirtfloorandthereweresinthehouse.Obviously，theoldladyothavequalifiedtopurythi-noophone，norealjob，nothingbutaroofoverherheadandnoodo.Icouldseedaylightthroughitinseveralplaces.Herlittlegranddaughterwasabout10，barefootandwearingafeed-sackdress.

Iexplaiheoldladythatweotsellanewpianofor＄10amonthandthatsheshouldsttouseverytimeshesawourad.Idroveawayheartsick，butmyadvioeffect—shestillsentusthesamepostcardeverysixantinganewpianany，please，andswearingshewouldnevermissa＄10payment.It>

Acoupleofyearslater，Iownedmyoany，andwheisedihepostcardsstartedonths，IigelsecouldIdo？

Butthen，onedaywhenIwasihinge.Ihadaredmahoganypianoonmylittletruck.DespiteknowingthatIwasabouttomakeaterriblebusinessde，IdeliveredthepiaoldherIwouldcarrytheyselfat＄10amonthwithhatayments.ItookthenewpianointhehouseawhereIthoughttheroofwouldbeleastlikelytorainonit.Iadmohelittlegirltotrytokeepthesoffit，a—sureIhadjustthropiano.

Butthepayments，all52ofthemasagreed—sometimeswithstapedtoa3×5intheewasincredible！

So，Iputtheiofmymindfor20years.

ThenonedayIhisonotherbusiness，andafterdiheHolidayInnointothelounge.AsIwassittingatthebarhavinganafter-dinnerdrihemostbeautifulpianomusidme.Ilookedaround，andtherewasalovelyyounglayingaverynidpiano.

Beingapianistofsomeabilitymyself，Iwasstuuosity，andIpickedupmydrinkaablebesideherwhereIcouldlistenandwatch.Shesmiledatme，askis，aookabreakshesatdownatmytable.

&hemanwhosoldmygrandmaapianoalongtimeago？”

Itdidn’tringabell，soIaskedhertoexplain.

&edtotellme，andIsuddenlyremembered.MyLord，itwasher！

Itwasthelittlebarefootgirlinthefeedsackdress！

&oldmehernamewasEliseandsincehergrandmother’taffordtopayforlessons，shehadlearoplaybylisteningtotheradio.Shesaidshehadstartedtoplayinchurchwheresheandhergraowalkovertwomiles，andthatshehadthenplayedinschool，hadwonmanyawardsandamusicscholarship.ShehadmarriedanattorneyinMemphisandhehadbrandpiano.

&hieredmymind.“Look，Elise，”

Iasked，“MayIaskyouwhatkindofwoodisyourfirstpiaherayou？”

“It’sredmahogany，”

shesaid，“Why？”

I’tspeak.

Didsheuhesigheredmahogany？Theunbelievableaudacityrainganypianowhennooneinhisrightmindwouldhavesoldherapianoofanykind？Ithinknot.

Aheoldladyuhemarvelousaentofthatbeautiful，terriblyunderprivilegedthefeedsao，I’msureshedidhateither.ButIdid，andmythroattightened.

Finally，Ifoundmyvoice.“Ijustwondered，”

Isaid.“I’mproudofyou，butIhavetogotomyroom.”

AndIdidhavetogotomyroom，bedoobeseenpublic.