情感午餐袋 What My Daughter Taught Me about Love（第1页）
情感午餐袋WhatMyDaughterTaughtMeaboutLove
罗伯特·富尔古姆Rhum
ThecardboardboodStuff”。Theboxsthoseoddsandereasuresthathavesurvivedmanyboutsof-it-out-and-throw-it-awaythatseizemefromtimetotime。Athieflookingintotheboxwouldhing。Butifthehouseeverfire，theboxgoeswithmewhenIrun。
&hekeepsakesintheboxisasmallpaperbag。Luhoughthetopissealedwithducttape，staplesandseveralpaperclips，thereisaraggedripihroughwhiaybeseen。
Thispartichsackhasbeeninmyaybe14years。Butitreallybelongstomydaughter，Molly。Soonaftershecameofschoolage，shebethusiasticpartipachesforherself，herbrothersandme。Eachbaggotashareofsandles，milkmoneyaimesareat。，Mollyhawobags。ularlundtheohedudstaplesandpaperclips。
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&herohingelse。”
“What'sinit?”
“Justsomestuff-takeitwithyou。”Istuffedbothsaybriefcase，kissedthedrushedoff。
Atmidday，whilehurriedlysyreallunolly'sbagandshookoutthets。Twohairribboones，aplastiosaur，apencilstub，atiwoanimalcrackers，amarble，ausedlipstick，asmalldoll，twochocolatekissesand13pennies。
Ismiled。H。Risingtohustleoff，Isweptthedesktothewastebasket-leftoverlunch，Molly'sjunkandall。Therewasn'tanythinginthereIneeded。
ThateveningMollycametostandbesidemewhileIwasreadingthepaper。
“Where'smybag?”
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“Youknow，theohism。”
&theoffice，why?”
“Ifottoputthis。”Shehae，“Besides，I>
“Why?”
“Thosearemythingsinthesack，Daddy，theonesIreallylike。Ithoughtyoumightliketoplaywiththem，butnowIwantthemback。Youdidn'tlosethebag，didyou，Daddy?”Tearspuddledinhereyes。
“Oh，no。Ijustfithome，”Ilied，“Bringittomorro>
Asshehuggedmyhrelief，Iuethathadhesack，“Iloveyou，Daddy。”
Oh。Anduh-oh。
Ilookedlongatthefaychild。
Mollyhadgivereasures。Allthata7-year-oldhelddear。LoveinapapersadIhadmissedit。Notohadthrownitawaybecause“therewasn'tanythinginthereIneeded。”
Itwasn'tthefirstorthelasttimeIfeltmyDaddypermitwasabouttorunout。
Itwasalongtripbacktotheoffice。Thepilgrimageofape。Ipickedupthewastebasketaheydesk。Iwassitalloutwheortodohischores。
&hing?”
“Yes，mymind。”
“It'sprobablyinthere，allright。What'sitlooklike，andI'llhelpyoufindit。”Istartednottotellhim。ButI'tfeelanymoreofafoolthanIwasalreadyinfact，soItoldhim。
Hedidn'tlaugh。“Igotkids，too。”Sothebrotherhoodoffoolssearchedthetrashandfoundthejewels，andhesmiledatmeahim。
Afterwashiardoffthedinosaurandsprayihingwithbreathfresheokillthesmellofonions，Icarefullysmoothedoutthewaddedballofbroeriionalbagareasuresinside。Icarriedithomegingerly，likeaeevetoMolly。ionsasked，ionsoffered。
Afterdinotellmeaboutthestuffinthesadsoshetookitalloutapieceatatimeaheobjearowonthediningroomtable。Everythinghadastory，amemoryorwasattasandimaginaryfriends。Imaosay，“Isee”verywiselyseveraltimes。And，asamatteroffact，Ididsee。