第32章 一起走过的日子 5（第1页）

第32章一起走过的日子（5）

&ohimhewaslaughing。"Wouldyouhelpmedowairs?"heasked。"I'dliketositoutinthegarden。Ithrowthestieg。"

"Ofcourse，Dad。"I'dbeenthrilledandfromthatmomenton，he&#ressedinleapsandbounds。

Meghadbeeome，aplaymatetothe，butshe'dbeensomuchmoretoDad。She'dbeenwithhimallthetime，keepinghimpanyforthehourshehadtospendalone。Nowonderhe'ddeed。Hehadtimetositandbroodandthink，andsadnesshadsettledallaroundhim。

Thefollowingday，IsettledDadinthegardeheplayichfuleye。

"Iwon'tbelong，"Ipromised。"You'llbeallright，Dad?Ifyouwantanythiitforyou。"

"Tha;Dadsmiled。"Don'tworry。I'llkeepahings。"

IeverreplaceMeg，Ik。ButIcould，perhaps，fillavoidinDad'slife。

I'doananimalhomebeforeandwasn'tpreparedforthesholydogs，butcats，acoupleofpmygoatsandseveralrabbitswantednewhomes。

Twosistersrantheplace。Hardlyaasdoing，Ifoundmyselfpoutmylifestorytothem。

Bahs，owoheendoftherowofpeheveryend，IsawSadiesittingintheer。Shewasn'tsittily。Shewashowling—asad，heart-brokennoise。Assoonasshesawus，shestoppedaatmethroughthewire。Sheseemedtobeweighingmeup。

WhenIpokedmyfihroughthebars，sheshiedawayfromthem。Ispokesoftlythertoe。Afterwhatseemedanage，shecameforwardandlickedmyfingers。

"She&#e;Iremarked，whowshewouldtaketomynoisy。I'dalreadylostmyhearttoherinawayIneverimaginedpossible!

"Herownersmovedaway，"Babssaid。"Theyputherinbkennels，sayingthey'dbebaaweekbuttheyurned。Shewon'tgivehertrusteasily，butifshe'sgivenenoughlove—s?"

"Howcruel!"Igasped。"Howcouldthey?"

"Oh，itcouldhavebeenalotworse，"Babsued。"Shehysicallyhurt，buthercehastakenaterriblebatteriantreassuran'tbeartobealo;

"She'dneverbealo;IsaidandSadiewaggedhertailasifsheuood。"Andinourhouse，believeme，there'sneoflove!"

&home，MatthewandLaurawereoutofsight。Dad，asalways，wasstaringintospace。Hedidn'teveoreadaseemedtospendhiswholelifejustwatgtimeslipa

"Dad。。。"

&urnedame，takiwisterthatIwasn'talone。IlookedatDad'sface。Hestaredatthedogandforanawfulmoment，Ithoughthewasgoiher。ButDadeverbecruel。。。hestretchedouthishandaoher。

"eon，lass，"hesaidsoftly。"Iwon'thurtyou。"

Atlast，sheveohimahisbla。

"What'sher;Dadaskedme。

"Sadie。"

"Hello，Sadie。"

&besidehim，pressingagainsthislegswhilehestrokedherhead。He'diredofdoingthat，justashe'dingMeg。