父亲与狗的温情故事 The Old Man and the Dog(第2/6页)
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WhenIgottohimhewaslaughing。“Wouldyouhelmedownthestairs?”heasked。“Idliketositoutinthegarden。IcanthrowthestickforMeg。”
“Ofcourse,Dad。”I‘dbeenthrilledandfromthatmomenton,he’drogressedinleasandbounds。
Meghadbeenafriendtome,alaymatetothechildren,butshe‘dbeensomuchmoretoDad。She’dbeenwithhimallthetime,keeinghimcomanyforthehourshehadtosendalone。Nowonderheddeclined。Hehadtimetositandbroodandthink,andsadnesshadsettledallaroundhim。
Thefollowingday,IsettledDadinthegardenandleftthechildrenlayingunderhiswatchfuleye。
“Iwontbelong,”Iromised。“Youllbeallright,Dad?Ifyouwantanything,Matthewcangetitforyou。”
“Thanks,love。”Dadsmiled。“Don‘tworry。I’llkeeaneyeonthings。”
IcouldneverrelaceMeg,Iknewthat。ButIcould,erhas,fillavoidinDadslife。
I‘dneverbeentoananimalhomebeforeandwasn’trearedfortheshock。Notonlydogs,butcats,acouleofonies,threeygmygoatsandseveralrabbitswantednewhomes。
Twosistersranthelace。HardlyawareofwhatIwasdoing,Ifoundmyselfouringoutmylifestorytothem。
Bahs,oneofthetwonurses,ledmetotheendoftherowofens。There,intheveryend,IsawSadiesittinginthecorner。Shewasntsittingquietly。Shewashowling-asad,heart-brokennoise。Assoonasshesawus,shestoedandcameovertome,staringatmethroughthewire。Sheseemedtobeweighingmeu。
WhenIokedmyfngersthroughthebars,sheshiedawayfromthem。Isokesoftlytoher,coaxinghertocometome。Afterwhatseemedanage,shecameforwardandlickedmyfngers。
“Shesverygentle,”Iremarked,wonderinghowshewouldtaketomynoisychildren。IdalreadylostmyhearttoherinawayIneverimaginedossible!
“Herownersmovedaway,”Babssaid。“Theyutherinboardingkennels,sayingthey‘dbebackinaweekbuttheyneverreturned。Shewon’tgivehertrusteasily,butifshesgivenenoughlove-well,whoknows?”
“Howcruel!”Igased。“Howcouldthey?”
“Oh,itcouldhavebeenalotworse,”Babscontinued。“Shewasneverhysicallyhurt,butherconfdencehastakenaterriblebattering。Sheneedsconstantreassuranceandcantbeartobealone。”
“Shedneverbealone,”IsaidandSadiewaggedhertailasifsheunderstood。“Andinourhouse,believeme,theresnoshortageoflove!”
WhenIgothome,MatthewandLaurawereoutofsight。Dad,asalways,wasstaringintosace。Hedidntevenbothertoreadanymore,butseemedtosendhiswholelifejustwatchingtimesliaway。
“Dad……”
Heturnedandlookeduatme,takingamomentortwotoregisterthatIwasn‘talone。IlookedatDad’sface。Hestaredatthedogandforanawfulmoment,Ithoughthewasgoingtorejecther。ButDadcouldneverbecruel……hestretchedouthishandandcalledtoher。
“Comeon,lass,”hesaidsoftly。“Iwonthurtyou。”
Atlast,sheventuredutohimandsniffedathisblanket。
“Whatshername?”Dadaskedme。
“Sadie。”
“Hello,Sadie。”
Shesatbesidehim,ressingagainsthislegswhilehestrokedherhead。He‘dnevertiredofdoingthat,justashe’dnevertiredofettingMeg。
“Sheneedsalotoflove,”Isaidandexlainedwhy。
Dadlookedreallyangryforamoment。Hecouldneverstandanykindofcruelty,toanimals,childrenorevenoveradults。
“Well,”hesaidsoftly。“Welljusthavetomakeitutoher。Whatmadeyougetanotherdog?”
“Well,I……”
“No,itsallright。”Dadattedmyhand。“IknowhowyoumissMeg。Thechildrendo,too。She‘llbecomanyforyouandyou’llbeabletogofornicelongwalksagain。PerhasI‘llbeabletotakeaturnwiththewalks。Idon’tintendtosendtherestofmylifesittinghere!”
Itwasthefirsttimeinmonthshedgivenanythoughttothefuture。Itwarmedmyheart。
“Icouldntgofaratfrst,”hewenton。“ButifIgraduallybuildumystrength……”
MatthewandLauraaearedthenandSadiebrightenedu。Sherantogreetthemasiftheywerelong-lostfriends。WhenIlookedatDad,hewaslaughing。
IthoughtoftheeolewhohadabandonedSadieandwonderediftheyreallyknewjustwhattheyweremissing。Itwastheirloss,ourgain。Wewereherfamilynowandwedneverletherdown。Ithinksheknewthat。
Infact,inastrangeway,SadieseemedtotakeoverwhereMegleftoff。
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