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1、TTÇÇhhÇÇààÉÉÄÄwwggttÄÄxxDedicatedtoRedandNatalia—asweettaleofnewloveblossomingAdate...withElenaGilbert!Mattnervouslyopenedhiswalletagainandcountedhiscash.Atendollarbillandsixcentsleftoverfromwhatthesixneighborsonthecul-de-sachadgivenhimtorakealltheautumnleavesfro
2、meachyardintoagiantbonfire-pile.Theresthadgoneintobuyingthiscrispnewpairofcasual/formaldresspants.Sevendollarsandtwentycentsleftoverfromcleaningatticsandmowinglawns—therestofthatmoneyhadbeencarefullyinvestedinthejackethewaswearingrightnow—aletterman’sjacketwouldn
3、’tdo,notonthisoccasion,andhe’dheardthatElenadidn’tlikethem.AtendollarbillfromhelpingMr.Muldooncarefullychangeallthelightbulbsinhishousethattheoldgentlemancouldn’treachanylonger.Twenty-sevendollarsandtwenty-sixcents...plus...Heturnedthewalletaroundandpulleditoutfr
4、omitsspecialplaceofhonor—aconcealedcompartmentinthewallet’sside.Andthereitwas,foldedinhalf,ascrispandnew-lookingaswhenUncleJoehadgivenittohim.Ahundreddollarbill.HecouldrememberUncleJoe—Great-Uncle,really,butalwayscalledUncle,pressingthebillintohishandwhilethenurs
5、eswereoutoftheroom.“Don’tblowitonjustanything,”UncleJoehadwhisperedinhisgratingvoice.“Keepittillaspecialoccasioncomes.You’llknowwhenthetimeisright.An’ferGod’ssake”—apause,whileUncleJoehadalongandrackingcoughingfitandMattheldhimup—“don’ty’darespenditoncigarettes,r
6、ight?Don’tyougetthehabit,boy,causeit’sonlygoingtobringyougrief.”ThenMatthadgentlyloweredUncleJoe.Theglass-shatteringcoughingwasbeginningandMattwantedanursetocheckonUncleJoe’soxygensaturationlevel.Itwas85whenitshouldhavebeen100—maybeUncleJoeneededmoreoxygen.Thatha
7、dbeenexactlytwoyearsagoandtwodaysago.Exactlytwoyearsagotoday,UncleJoehaddied.Mattfoundthathewasgrindingonefistintohisthigh,painfully.Itwashard,hardtorememberhowUncleJoehadgone.Butnow,lookingatthehundred-dollarbill,allMattcouldthinkaboutwastheoldman’smischievoussm
8、ileandhisraspingwords,“You’llknowwhenthetimeisright.”Yes,UncleJoehadknown,hadn’the?MattwouldhavelaughedhimselfsickifUncleJoehadtoldhimwhathe’dbespendingtheprec
