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“我保证!”
说完,我飞快地奔了出去,去找我亲爱的丈夫。
"Sheesh!
Givemeafewpoirol!
"IsmykyhusbaopataspoingOutofBusi;salewepassedinthemall."There'snothi;hisusualgrumpymaleent."it'salloverprik.Iftheyhadanythinggoodtheywouldn'tbegoingoutofbusi;
"But,itoods,"Iwheedled."couldbesomegooddealsfrandkids.And,youlikeboatsandfishingstuff.I'veputuphotoofyour'dream-oe'stuthebathroommirrorforyearsnow.Maybeyou'denjoyjustlookingaround?"
"Areyoucrazy?"hiseyesgotfunnyandhesaidsomethiheboatIwantistheSupremoNumero-Unoblah,blah.SoonasIfinishsavingup6000bucksforthatbabyI'mghtfromthemaoIhisloserstorewouldn'tethi.AndIoihosesuckercrowds."
"You'resativeandb!
"Iretorted."IhappeheymakemefeellikeI'mpartofsomething.IpromiseIwon'tbuyanythingbutI'mgoingtolookaroundforfunanyways.YougofordI'llmeetyoubahalfanhour."
"Don'tmakepromisesyou'tkeep,oldgirl."Hechuthatself-satisfied"I'llbelieveitwhe;waythatalwaysgetsmeriled."Iknowytoeoutoftherewithuselessjunk.Youalwaysdo."
Hiswordsmadememad.Howdareheaccusemeofbeingfrivolous!
Ipridedmyselfonbeingawiseshopper.Ihadadarngoodnainsachedepensionslikenobody'sbusiness.NowIhadamadon,that'sforsure."Boy,I'llshowhi"IpromisedmyselfIwouldnotbuyadarnthing,.Ha!
Iwouldn'tgiveMr.Know-It-Allsmarty-paogloat.
Isquaredmydmartothecrowdedstore.Aislesandaislesofhockeyequipmeballs,golfclubs,exerciseequipment,fishioysgalwithhugeblaringsigns.GOUTSALE—Upto80%OFF.NOREFUNDS.
UpanddowntheaislesIstrolled,duddodged,hummingtomyselfahefreiergyaofasale.
Allofasuddehebackofthestleamingsilver,fulloflifejackets,paddlesandfishingstuff,sattheexayhusband'spicture.Igaspedaimes.Yup.Itwasstillthere.TheSupremoNumero-Unoblah,blah.Myheartbeatwildly.Ielbowedmywaythroughthecrowds,scrambledoverjunkintheaislesanddarnedheoelookiag.
&wasalittletattered,withthemanufacturer'ssuggestedretailpriceat$6750plustaxcrossedoutandahaOCLEAR$750ASIS.URake.$6000off?Salesman.Ihadtotalktoasalesman.
Ispottedayouha"Hi.I'mMathew&qutohideoutfromthemaichedhissleeve."Mathew.TellmeaboutthisSupremooe.Whatwithit?Whyisitonly$750?"
"Oh.There'snwithit.It'sbrandnew.Wethestore.Thatisall.It'soncelikeeverythihinkthatincludeslifejackets,paddlesandabunchoffishioo.I'llgocheck."
&eslaterhecamebadsaid,"I'msorryma'aSomeoakeo'ssupposedtobe$4750forthewholepackage.Ijusttalkedtomydadwhtheclose-out.Hesaiditwasworthmorethan$8ularpricesoit'sstillarealgooddeal."
&earswellupi;Ohwell,"Isaidsadly,"ofcourse,itwastoogoodtobetrue.Thisisexactlylikemyhusband'sdreamboat.IguessIstartedtodreammyselfricetag.He'sgoingtobe62yearsoldFriday.Hadtoretireearlyforhishealth.It'sbeenhardonjustthepensioubbornoldfoolhasbeensaving$10everyweekforyearstobuyolikethis.Justanoldman'ssillydream,youknow.Alwayssaidhewaospeoutfishingi;myvoicetrailedoffandIturnedand>
Iwasalreadyatthemalldoorwheupwithme."Doyouhave$750plus$25fordeliveryandabitmorefortax,ma'am?"Igasped."Yes.Yes.That'saboutallIhave."IsaidasIthoughtfleetinglyaboutthecataractsurgeryIfor.
"Wellthen,youjusthaveyourhusbandsittiporFridaymaround10o'clocksohebetherewhenmyDadaounloadhis.We'llevenputabowonitforhisbirthday."
Istartedtocry.MyoldhandshookandIhadtosquintasIwroteoutmycheque.Matheedhard.
"Ma'aThere'ssomethingyoushouldknow.Thisstorea's.Heranitformorethan30years.Healromisedtoretireoneday.Saidhewaospendtimerelaxingandoutfishinginaoe.Heorderedthisoom,forhimselflastyearbut,well,justhetimeofftouseit."
Heswallowedeve;MyGrandpadied,suddelastweek.Hewasonly68yearsold.Ithinkhe'dbemightyhappythatyourhusbahishereyDadthinksso,too.Youjusthavetomakesureheusesitalot,okay?Promise?"
IhahewaKleeheretogether,quietlylostinourownthoughtsforamoment,blowingournoses.
"Ipromise!
"IsaidasIdashedofftolookformydears
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