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第7章 梦想之舟（第3页）
"Mathew。TellmeaboutthisSuremocanoe。Whatswrongwithit？Whyisitonly$750？
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"Oh。Theresnothingwrongwithit。Itsbrandnew。Wereclosingthestore。Thatisall。Itsonclearancelikeeverythingelse。Ithinkthatincludeslifejackets，addlesandabunchoffishinggear，too。Illgocheck。
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Afewminuteslaterhecamebackandsaid，
"Imsorrymaam。Someonemadeamistakeonthesaletag。Itssuosedtobe$4750forthewholeackage。Ijusttalkedtomydadwhoisrunningtheclose-out。Hesaiditwasworthmorethan$8000regularricesoitsstillarealgooddeal。
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Ifelttearswelluinmyeyes。
"Ohwell，
"Isaidsadly，
"ofcourse，itwastoogoodtobetrue。Thisisexactlylikemyhusbandsdreamboat。IguessIstartedtodreammyselfwhenIsawthatricetag。Hesgoingtobe62yearsoldFriday。Hadtoretireearlyforhishealth。Itsbeenhardonjusttheensionbutthestubbornoldfoolhasbeensaving$10everyweekforyearstobuyonejustlikethis。Justanoldmanssillydream，youknow。Alwayssaidhewantedtosendhisretirementoutfishinginacanoe，
"myvoicetrailedoffandIturnedandwalkedaway。
IwasalreadyatthemalldoorwhenMathewcaughtuwithme。
"Doyouhave$750lus$25fordeliveryandabitmorefortax，maam？
"Igased。
"Yes。Yes。ThatsaboutallIhave。
"IsaidasIthoughtfleetinglyaboutthecataractsurgeryIwassavingufor。
"Wellthen，youjusthaveyourhusbandsittingonthefrontorchonFridaymorningaround10oclocksohecanbetherewhenmyDadandIcometounloadhisnewboat。Wellevenutabowonitforhisbirthday。
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Istartedtocry。MyoldhandshookandIhadtosquintasIwroteoutmycheque。Mathewswallowedhard。
"Maam。Theressomethingyoushouldknow。ThisstorewasmyGrandas。Heranitformorethan30years。Healwaysromisedtoretireoneday。Saidhewantedtosendtimerelaxingandoutfishinginacanoe。Heorderedthisone，custom，forhimselflastyearbut，well，justnevertookthetimeofftouseit。
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Heswallowedevenharder。
"MyGrandadied，sudden-like，justlastweek。Hewasonly68yearsold。Ithinkhedbemightyhaythatyourhusbandwillgetthisherecanoe。MyDadthinksso，too。Youjusthavetomakesureheusesitalot，okay？Promise？
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IhandedMathewaKleenexandwestoodtheretogether，quietlylostinourownthoughtsforamoment，blowingournoses。
"Iromise！
"IsaidasIdashedofftolookformydearsweethusband。
