第38章 爱在不言不语中 9（第1页）
第38章爱在不言不语中（9）
Imadethecocoaastheyedthepresehey'dtiedthelastbow，theylookedupexpetly。"Howlongdidthisalltake？"IaskedDrew。
Glangathisnotes，hesaid，"Ittookus28mitotownand15miobuythepresewas38mihome，becausewehadtobuygas。"
"Andhowlongdidittakeustotheboxes？"Eleanorasked。
"Eachofyoudidowomi;Dre>
"Andhowmataketomailthesepresents？"Iasked。
"Fifty-sixminutes，roundtrip，&quured。"Ifwedon'tneedgas。"
"Butyotstandiime。"saidSarah。
"Okay，"Drewsaid。"Weoaddabout15minutesf。"
"So，what'sthetotaltimewe'dspendtogivesomeo;
&hearithmetic。"Twohoursand34mi;
Ilaidapieceofstationery，anenvelopeandapenbesideeachchild'scocoacup。"eathank-youomebyellwhatfunyou'llhaveusingit。"
Silehegatheredtheirthoughts；softpenscrathesfollowed。"Do;saidEleanherenvelopeclosed。
"Metoo。"echoedSarah。
"Thattookusthreemi;Drewsaid，sealier。
"Isthreemioomuchtoasktothahoughtfulgiftthatmayhavetakentwoandahalfhourstodsendtoyou？"Iasked。
Thelookeddowableandshooktheirheads。
"It'sagoodideatogetinow。Intimeyou'llwanttowritethank-younotesformanythings。"
Drewgroa;Likewhat？"
"Likedinnersorlunches。Orweekendsatsomeone'shomeorthetimesomeoogiveyouadvicollegeapplisorcareers。"
"Didyouhavetowritethank-youswhenyouwereakid？"Dre>
"Absolutely。"
"Whatdidyousay？"heasked。Icouldtellhewasftherestofhisthank-younotes。
"Itwasalongtimeago。"Isaid。
ThenIrememberedUhur，mygreat-grandfather'syouher。I'dhim，yeteveryChristmashese。HewasblindandlivedinSalem，Mass。HisnieceBacca，wholiveddoor，satdownwithhima$5checkstreat-great-grandnieepherote，tellinghimwhatI'dspenthis。
&tosassachusetts，IhadthecetovisitUhur。Aswechatted，hetoldmehe'dalwaysees。
"Yourememberthem？"Iasked。
"Yes，"hereplied。"I'vesavedsomeofmyfavorites。"Hewavedthboybytheouldyougetthepacketoflettersoutofthetopdrawer？"heasked。"It'sedinribbon。"
Ifoundahmyhandwritingandreadaloud："DearUhur，IamwritingthistoyouasIsituhehairdryeratthebeautysalon。TonightistheHolidayBallatthehighsdIamspendingyourChristmaschegmyhairdohankyousoverymuowI'llhaveawoime，inpartbecausehtfulgift。Love，Faith。"
"Anddidyou？"heasked。
Ithoughtbacktothatwonderfuleveningsomanyyearsago。"Defi;IrepliedwithasmilethatIwishedUhurcouldsee。
Sarah'stugatmysleevepulledmebacktothepresent。"Whatareyousmilingat？"sheasked。
ItoldtheaboutUhur'sgiftsandhowgladIwasthatI'dwrittenanoteeachyear。Theyobviouslymeantalottohim。
"Anddidyoulookbeautiful？"askedSarah。
"MydatethoughtIdid。"
"Whodidyougototheballwith？Whatdidyouwear？"askedEleanor。
"Ithiureofthatevening。"Isaid，goingtothebookshelvesandpullingdobook。Iopeoapiestandinginfrontofmyparents'fireplawearingablackvelveteveningdress，andmyhairisarrangedieFrenchtwist。Besideme，ahandsomeyoungmanbeamsashehandsmeace。
"Butthat'sDaddy！"Eleanorsaidwithsurprise。
Inoddedandsmiled。