母親的信 all u letter (第2/9頁)

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Whenevermumhadfinishedaletter，shegaveittodadforhimtoostit。Thensheutthewaterontoboil，andwesatdownatthetableandtalkedaboutthegoodolddayswhenourItalian-Americanfamilyhadbeenafamilyoften:mum，dadandeightchildren。Fiveboysandthreegirls。Itishardtounderstandthattheyhadallmovedawayfromhometowork，enrollinthearmy，orgetmarried。Allexcetme。

Aroundnextsringmumhadgottwomoresonstowriteto。Everyeveningshewrotethreedifferentletterswhichshegavetomeanddadafterwardssowecouldaddourgreetings。

Littlebylittletherumouraboutmumsletterssread。Onedayasmallwomanknockedatourdoor。Hervoicetrembledassheasked:“Isittrueyouwriteletters?”

“Iwritetomysons。”

“Andyoucanreadtoo?”whiseredthewoman。

“Sure。”

Thewomanoenedherbagandulledoutaileofairmailletters。“Read……leasereadthemaloudtome。”

TheletterswerefromthewomanssonwhowasasoldierinEuroe，ared-hairedboywhomumrememberedhavingseensittingwithhisbrothersonthestairsinfrontofourhouse。MumreadthelettersonebyoneandtranslatedthemfromEnglishtoItalian。Thewomanseyeswelleduwithtears。“NowIhavetowritetohim，”shesaid。Buthowwasshegoingtodoit?

“Makesomecoffee，Octavia，”mumyelledtomeinthelivingroomwhileshetookthewomanwithherintothekitchenandseatedheratthetable。Shetookthefountainen，inkandairmailnoteaerandbegantowrite。Whenshehadfinished，shereadtheletteraloudtothewoman。