第4章 Warm in The Heart（第1页）

第4章Warmi

Itwasabitterlyverm。ThiswasadayfhadwaitingforMacupofsoup。Thatwastheposedtobe。

IhadajobspeakingattheDeiooadredotherpeoplewho，likeme，wereuohavethesayhomeforMussoup。Iheredattheabletodomoreabouttheweatherthantotalkaboutit。

&teryformywirelessmie。Ihadfailedtopackaspare。Therewasnochoice，really。Iery。SoIheadedintothewind，headbowed，andcollarup，shufflingintoo-thindressshoes。

Aroundtheer，Ispottedasmallsignannoungthata7-Eleveorewaswithinsight。IfIwalkedquidleride，Icouldreachthefrontdoorahebriskwindwithabreathoflung-burningair。PeoplewholiveioplaywithoutsidersbytelliwinterinDenvermeansendurikindofcold。“It'samuchdrierkindofcold，”reporttheDenverfolks，wheivesaskhowtheylikelifeiy。Drier，myfoot!It'soughtogivethefamousbrassmoomove。

Ihe7-Elevewosouls。TheoheebadgesayingshewasRingbyherappearaaprobablywishedthatshewerehhotsoupandsoothingwordstoherownlittleoead，sheendingherdaymanninganoutpostforerearlyabaownDenver。Shewouldbeabea，arefugeforthefeerefoolishenoughtobeoutandaboutonadaysocold。

&herrefugeefromthecoldwasatall，elderlygentlemanwhoseemedfortablewithhissurroundings。Hewasinabsolutelynohurrytostepbackthroughthefrontdoorandrisksailingthroughtownatthemercyofthewindandice-coveredsidewalks。Ip;apos;thelpbutthinkthatthegentlemanhadlosthismindorhisway。Tobeoutonsuchaday，shufflingthroughthemerdiseofa7-Elevebepletelydaft。

Ididn'thavetimetobeedwithanoldmanwhohadtakenleaveofhissenses。Iery，andtherelehuantpeoplewhohadthiodowiththeirliveswaititheter。ose。

Theoldmansomehowfoundhiswaytotheteraheadofme。Robertasmiled。Hesaidnotasingleword。Robertapickedupeaeagerpurdenteredeatintothecashregister。TheoldmanhaddraggedhimselfintotheDenvermforalousymuffinandabanana。Whatasorrymistakeit>

Foramuffinandabanana，asanemancouldwaituntilspringandthenperhapseunitytosauswheuroreasohisguy。Hehadsailedhisoldtasiftherewerenotomorrow．

&herewouldbenotomorrow。Afterall，herettyold。

&ahadfiguredthetotal，atired，oldhandfisheddeepirenchcoatpocket。Hefishinghandcaughtagepurseasoldasthemanhimself'。Afewdawrinkleddollarbillfelloer。Robertatreatedthemasthoughshewereabouttoreceiveatreasure。

&hemeagerpurchaseshadbeeoaplastiethingremarkablehappeaokenbyherelderlyfriend，anold，tiredhandslowlyexteheter。Thehaheaspreadtheplastidlesonthebagalyslippedthemoverhiswrist。Thefidaospaarledahemarksofage。

&asmiledlarger。

Shescoopeduptheothertired，oldhandandinaninstant，shewasholdih，gatheredinfrontof'herbrownface。Shewarmedthem。Topandbottom。Thensides。Shereadpulledthescarfthathadflownnearlyoffhisbroadbutstoopedshoulders。Shepulleditclosearouillhesaidnotasingleword。Hestoodasiftotthemomentiwouldhavetolastatleastuntilthemorroouldonshufflethroughthecold。Robertabuttoonthathadeludedthemanipulationoftheoldhands。Shelookedhimintheeyesand，withaslenderfinger，moglys。“Now，Mr。Johnson。Iwantyoutobevery，careful。''Shethenpausedeversolightlyforemphasisandaddedsincerely，”Ioseeyouiomorrow。”

Withthoselastwiheoldmanhadhisorders。Hehesitated，aurned，airedfootshufflingbarelyinfroher，hemovedslowlyierDenverm。Irealizedtheeinsearchofabananaandamuffin。Hehadi。