特別的追悼 an ecial funeral (第5/13頁)

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OnthechildrensfacesthereaearedthesameslowsmilesofgentlesadnessIhadseenwhenIsuggestedvisitingthebody。

Innotimeweweregatheringroses。Thechildrenwerenotyetcheerful，farfromthat，butIcouldhearthematleasttalkingtooneanother。Asortofrivalry，hadgriedthem。Eachviedtoseewhocouldickthemostrosesorthebrightest，thoseofadeeshadethatwasalmostred。

Fromtimetotime，onetuggedatmysleeve。“Mamzelle，seethelovelyoneIvefound!”

Onourreturnweulledthemgentlyaartandscatteredetalsoverthedeadchild。Soononlyherfaceemergedfromtheinkdrift。Then—howcouldthisbe?—itlookedalittlelessforlorn。

Thechildrenformedaringaroundtheirschoolmateandsaidofherwithoutthebittersadnessofthemorning，“Shemusthavegottoheavenbythistime。”

Or“Shemustbehaynow。”

Ilistenedtothem，alreadyconsolingthemselvesasbesttheycouldforbeingalive。。。

Butwhy，ohwhy，didthememoryofthatdeadchildseekmeouttodayintheverymidstofthesummerthatsang?

Wasitbroughttomejustnowbythewindwiththescentofroses?

AscentIhavenotmuchlikedsincethelongagoJunewhenIwenttothatoorestofvillages—toacquire，astheysay，exerience。