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TheBlanket（一条毛毯）
TheBlanket
ByFloydDell
Peteyhadn’treallybelievedthatDadwouldbedoingIt—sendingGranddadaway.“Away”waswhattheywerecallingit.Notuntilnowcouldhebelieveitofhisfather.
ButherewastheblanketthatDadhadboughtforGranddad,andinthemorninghe’dbegoingaway.Thiswasthelasteveningthey’dbehavingtogether.Dadwasoffseeingthatgirlhewastomarry.Hewouldnotbebacktilllate,soPeteyandGranddadcouldsitupandtalk.
ItwasafineSeptembernight,withasilvermoonridinghigh.Theywashedupthesupperdishesandthentooktheirchairsoutontotheporch.“I’llgetmyfiddle,”saidtheoldman,“andplayyousomeoftheoldtunes.”
Butinsteadofthefiddlehebroughtouttheblanket.Itwasabigdoubleblanket,redwithblackstripes.
“Now,isn’tthatafineblanket!
”saidtheoldman,smoothingitoverhisknees.“Andisn’tyourfatherakindmantobegivingtheoldfellowablanketlikethattogoawaywith?
Itcostsomething,itdid—lookatthewoolofit!
There’llbefewblanketstheretheequalofthisone!
”
ItwaslikeGranddadtobesayingthat.Hewastryingtomakeiteasier.Hehadpretendedallalongthathewantedtogoawaytothegreatbrickbuilding—thegovernmentplace.Therehe’dbewithsomanyotheroldfellows,havingthebestofeverything....ButPeteyhadn’tbelievedDadwouldreallydoit,notuntilthisnightwhenhebroughthometheblanket.
“Oh,yes,it’safineblanket,”saidPetey.Hegotupandwentintothehouse.Hewasn’tthekindtocryand,besides,hewastoooldforthat.He’djustgoneintofetchGranddad’sfiddle.
Theblanketslidtothefloorastheoldmantookthefiddleandstoodup.Hetunedupforaminute,andthensaid,“Thisisoneyou’llliketoremember.”
Peteysatandlookedoutoverthegully.Dadwouldmarrythatgirl.Yes,thatgirlwhohadkissedPeteyandfussedoverhim,sayingshe’dtrytobeagoodmothertohim,andall....
Thetunestoppedsuddenly.Granddadsaid,“It’safinegirlyourfather’sgoingtomarry.He’llbefeelingyoungagainwithaprettywifelikethat.Andwhatwouldanoldfellowlikemebedoingaroundtheirhouse,gettingintheway?
Anoldnuisance,whatwithmytalksofachesandpains.It’sbestthatIgoaway,likeI’mdoing.Onemoretuneortwo,andthenwe’llbegoingtosleep.I’llpackupmyblanketinthemorning.”
Theydidn’thearthetwopeoplecomingdownthepath.Dadhadonearmaroundthegirl,whosebrightfacewaslikeadoll’s.Buttheyheardherwhenshelaughed,rightclosebytheporch.Daddidn’tsayanything,butthegirlcameforwardandspoketoGranddadprettily:
“Iwon’tbeherewhenyouleaveinthemorning,soIcameovertosaygood-bye.”
“It’skindofyou,”saidGranddad,withhiseyescastdown.Then,seeingtheblanketathisfeet,hestoopedtopickitup.“Andwillyoulookatthis,”hesaid.“Thefineblanketmysonhasgivenmetogoawaywith.”
“Yes,”shesaid.“It’safineblanket.”Shefeltthewoolandrepeatedinsurprise,“Afineblanket—I’llsayitis!
”SheturnedtoDadandsaidtohimcoldly,“Thatblanketreallycostsomething.”
Dadclearedhisthroatandsaid,“Iwantedhimtohavethebest....”
“It’sdouble,too,”shesaid,asifaccusingDad.
“Yes,”saidGranddad,“it’sdouble—afineblanketforanoldfellowtobegoingawaywith.”
17Theboywentsuddenlyintothehouse.Hewaslookingforsomething.HecouldhearthatgirlscoldingDad.SherealizedhowmuchofDad’smoney—hermoney,really—hadgonefortheblanket.Dadbecameangryinhisslowway.Andnowshewassuddenlygoingawayinahuff....
AsPeteycameout,sheturnedandcalledback,“Allthesame,hedoesn’tneedadoubleblanket!
”Andsheranoffupthepath.
Dadwaslookingafterherasifhewasn’tsurewhatheoughttodo.
“Oh,she’sright,”Peteysaid.“Here,Dad”—andheheldoutapairofscissors.“Cuttheblanketintwo.”
Bothofthemstaredattheboy,startled.“Cutitintwo,Itellyou,Dad!
”hecriedout.“Andkeeptheotherhalf.”
“That’snotabadidea,”saidGranddadgently.“Idon’tneedsomuchofablanket.”
“Yes,”theboysaidharshly,“asingleblanket’senoughforanoldmanwhenhe’ssentaway.We’llsavetheotherhalf,Dad.It’llcomeinhandylater.”
“Nowwhatdoyoumeanbythat?
”askedDad.
“Imean,”saidtheboyslowly,“thatI’llgiveittoyou,Dad—whenyou’reoldandI’msendingyou—away.”
Therewasasilence.ThenDadwentovertoGranddadandstoodbeforehim,notspeaking.ButGranddadunderstood.HeputoutahandandlaiditonDad’sshoulder.AndheheardGranddadwhisper,“It’sallright,son.Iknewyoudidn’tmeanit....”AndthenPeteycried.
Butitdidn’tmatter—becausetheywereallcryingtogether
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