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1、AvalentinestoryAValentineStoryJohnBlanchardstoodupfromthebench,straightenedhisArmyuniform,andstudiedthecrowdofpeoplemakingtheirwaythroughGrandCentralStation.Helookedforthegirlwhoseheartheknew,butwhosefacehedidn't,thegirlwiththerose.Hisinterestinherhadbeguntwelvemonths
2、beforeinaFloridalibrary.Takingabookofftheshelfhesoonfoundhimselfabsorbed,notbythewordsofthebook,butbythenotespenciledinthemargin.Thesofthandwritingreflectedathoughtfulsoulandinsightfulmind.Inthefrontofthebook,hediscoveredthepreviousowner'sname,MissHollisMeynell.Withti
3、meandefforthelocatedheraddress.ShelivedinNewYorkCity.Hewroteheraletterintroducinghimselfandinvitinghertocorrespond.ThenextdayhewasshippedoverseasforserviceinWorldWarII.Duringthenextyearthetwogrewtoknoweachotherthroughthemail.Eachletterwasaseedfallingonafertileheart.Ar
4、omancewasbudding.Blanchardrequestedaphotograph,butsherefused.Sheexplained:"Ifyourfeelingformehasanyreality,anyhonestbasis,whatIlooklikewon'tmatter.SupposeI'mbeautiful.I'dalwaysbehauntedbythefeelingthatyouhadbeentakingachanceonjustthat,andthatkindoflovewoulddisgustme.S
5、upposeI'mplain(andyoumustadmitthatthisismorelikely).ThenI'dalwaysfearthatyouweregoingonwritingtomeonlybecauseyouwerelonelyandhadnooneelse.No,don'taskformypicture.WhenyoucometoNewYork,youshallseemeandthenyoushallmakeyourdecision.Remember,bothofusarefreetostoportogoonaf
6、terthat—whicheverwechoose…"WhenthedayfinallycameforhimtoreturnfromEurope,theyscheduledtheirfirstmeeting—7:00p.m.atGrandCentralStation,NewYork.“You'llrecognizeme,”shewrote,“bytheredroseI'llbewearingonmylapel.”So,at7:00p.m.hewasinthestationlookingforagirlwhohadfilledsuc
7、haspecialplaceinhislifeforthepast12months,agirlhehadneverseen,yetwhosewrittenwordshadbeenwithhimandsustainedhimunfailingly.I'llletMr.Blanchardtellyouwhathappened:Ayoungwomanwascomingtowardme,herfigurelongandslim.Hergoldenhairlaybackincurlsfromherdelicateears;hereyeswe
8、reblueasflowers.Herlipsandchinhadagentlefirmness,andinherpalegreensuitshewaslikespringtimecomealive.Istartedtowardher,entire
