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第16章田间之旅FieldTrip（2）
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Sheknele，moreaboutbaseballanditshistorythanmyfatherdidandwasalwaysreadytuethemeritsofPeeWeeReese（herfavainstChicoCarrasquel（miheoneMrs.Knappiwillalwaysremainengravedinmymemorydidschool，however.Ithappenedoedtryroadthatdivided-fieldsoernoodayofthat，myfirstfullfledgedschoolyear.Tocelebratethebeautifulweather，she’dtakenusorip，literally，throughthebrightyellowandgreenofdwheatstalksthatweretallerthanIwas（andthaoo）butstilltwoorthreemonthsshyoftheirharvest.
Wewandered，aslargegroupsofarewonttodo，oureyesgwithfasandbirdandleaf，everyoneofwhifailingly，Mrs.Kiorekkedaloraffickedgravelanddirtroadsthathadbeewideenoughfortractlecartotravel.TherewereheIlinoisprairielandwasflat，andwecouldseeonlytheblueofthehorizonandanohouserooftopbeyondthefieldsofgraieourlundwigaroadside，listenileofthewindthroughthegentlys，thecriesofthecrows，thechirrsofthecridbeetles.Afterlunchwewalkedmore.Now，though，thetriphadbeerepetitious—morefields，moreorebirddI，lyamongothers，wasbepatiehappeheabsolutemiddlehtoutofwhat，someyearslater，IwouldthinkofasTheTwilightZoephenKihesidele-laneroadhundredsofyardsfromanythingthatresembledcivilization，stoodaand.Nothingfancy，justawoodentersixhtfeetwide，fivefeethigh，twofeetdeep，withpolessuppawoodsheetthatservedassuhegrizzled，butsmiling，middle-agedmanwhostoodbehindit.
Thewords“IceCream—10Flavors”
romihefront.ThemanandMrs.Kedeachotherasoldfrieousandsaideachofuscouldhaveanicee，anyflavorwewished，hertreat.Ourenthusiasmwas，naturally，boundless，aeoverwhethertosticktotheksofchocolateorvanillaorwhethertoexperimentwiththeexoticRockyRoadedamongus.Butweeachsettledohing，andthemanscestowaffledha.WesavoredahenheaskedMrs.Knapp，“Whatwouldyoulike?”
Iliketothiwinkleinhiseyesashedidandthatwhatfollowedwasaritualbetweehoughthefewkidswho’dattendedMrs.Knapp’syearsbeforehadhestahoughtfully，
thensaid，“IthinkI’llhaveaeofeach.”
Hedidn’tbataofeaflavors?Inoners.Knapp，thisassmallerthaofherstudents，wasgoien-scoopicee?Withthesameaplombshedisplayedinthe，shetookthemountainfromhimcarefullyaop.Shesaidsomethinglike“Mmm”
andsmiled.
Ached，agogwithenvy，assheedeverysweetmound，mueupanddownfromvanillatostrawberrytobutterpeotlosingadroptotheheatoftheafternoon.Afteralkedbacktotheschool，perhapsjustamileorsoas，saidgood-byetoheraher，andwalkedhomeorwaitedforourparentstoe.Ofcourse，Itoldmyparentsabouttheevent，and，ofcourse，theysmiled.WedrovepasttheschoolthefolloasmerandMrs.Knappwasoffsomewhere，withMr.Knapp，Isupposed，eatingcopiousquantitiesoficecreamstasky-higheversawheragain，andthoughwelooked，Ihaticed，either.Now，fiftyyearslater，thoughthelittleelseIrecallaboutthatfirstschoolyearisonlydimlyremembered，Mrs.Knappaen-scoopiceainsoneofmyclearestories.Andoften，asIwatchsittisidemoderhirty-flavorices，Iwonderifperhapssheisg，awell-filledwafflehand，stillenjoyingitmightily.
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