特別的追悼 an ecial funeral (第4/13頁)
常青藤語言教學中心編譯提示您：看後求收藏（貓撲小說www.mpzw.tw），接着再看更方便。
“Anddidshedowellinschool?”
“Shedidntcomeveryoftenthisyear。Shewasalwaysbeingabsent。”
“OurteacherbeforelastsaidYolandecouldhavedonewell。”
“WhatdidYolandedieof?”
“Tuberculosis，Madam，”theyreliedwithasinglevoice，asifthiswasthecustomarywayforchildrentodiearoundhere。
Theywereeagertotalkabouthernow。Ihadsucceededinoeningthelittledoorsdeewithinthemthatnooneerhashadevermuchwantedtoseeoened。Theytoldmemovingfactsaboutherbrieflife。“Onedayonherwayhomefromschool—itwasFebruary，”“no，”saidanother，inMarch—shehadlostherreaderandwetinconsolablyforweeks。Tostudyherlessonafterthat，shehadtoborrowabookfromoneoftheothers—andIsawonthefacesofsomeofthemthattheydgrudgedlendingtheirreadersandwouldalwaysregretthis。“Nothavingadressforherconfirmation，shehadleadedtillhermotherfinallymadeheronefromtheonlycurtaininthehouse—theonefromthisroom。。。abeautifullacecurtain，mamzelle。”
“AnddidYolandelookrettyinherlace-curtaindress?”Iasked。
Theyallnoddeddeely，intheireyesthememoryofaleasantimage。
Istudiedthesilentlittleface。Achildwhohadhadlovedbooks，solemnityanddecorousattire。ThenIglancedattheastonishingslashofinkinthemelancholylandscaeandrealizedthatitwasamassofwildroses。InJunetheyoeningreatsheetsalloverManitoba，growingfromtheoorestsoil。Ifeltsomeconsolation。
“LetsgoandicksomerosesforYolande。”
