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保尔·威利亚德PaulVilliard
ImusthavebeenaroundfouryearsoldwhenIfirstenteredMr.os;sdyshop，butthesmellofthatwonderfulworldofpeillesbaeclearlymorethanahaft-turylater.Whehetihebellattachedtothefrdelyappeared，totakehisstahedycase.Hewasveryold，aoppedwithacloudoffine，sno>
Neverwassuarrayofdeliptationsspreadbeforeachild.Itainfultomakeachoice.Eadhadfirsttobesavorediioherewasalaheseleedintoalittleersack.Perhapsanotherkindwouldtastebetter?Orlastldenhadatrickofsgyourseletothesapausing.Notaoken，buteveryderstoden'sraisedeyebrowsstitutedalast-miunitytomakeanexlyafterpaymentwasoerwasthesackirrevocablytwistedshutaofindeded.
Ourhousewastwoblothestreete，andIhadtopasstheshopgoingtoandfromthecars.Motherhadtakeowenerrand，andaswewalkedhomefromthetrolleymotherturden's.
&'sseeifwedsomethinggood.”
shesaid，leadihelongglasscaseastheoldmanapproabehindaedaperture.MymotherstoodtalkingwithhimforafewminutesasIgazedrapturouslyatthewonderfuldisplaybeforemyeyes.Finally，motherpiethingformeandpaidMr.Wigden.
&intotowwiceaweek，ahosedaysbaby-sitterswerealmostunheardof，Iusuallyapabecamearegularroutiakemeintotheespecialtreat，afirstvisitIedtomakemyownchoice.
&hitime.Iwouldwatchmymotherhaopeople，whowouldthenhandherapackage，andslowlytheideaofexgepertomymiimeaboutthenIreachedade.Iwouldjourermiwoblden'sallalohetihebellasImaersomesiderableeffort，topushopenthebigdoor.Enthralled，Iworkedmywayslowlyallthewaydownthedisplayter.
Herewerespearmihafreshmintyfragraheregumdroobiteinto，allcrustywithcrystalsofsugar.Iraywerefudgychocolatebabies.Theboxbehindthemheldenormousjawbreakerswhichmadeasatisfyingbulgeihehard，shiny，dark-browsMr.Wigdehalittlewoodenscoop-twoscoopsforad，ofcourse，therewerethelicoricewhips.Theselastedalongtimeifyouletthebitesdissolveinsteadofgthe
iisingassdehedasked，“Youhavethemoopayforallthese?”
“Oh，yes，”
Ireplied，“Ihavelotsofmomyfist，andintden'sopenhandIdumpedahalf-dozencherryseedscarefullyedinshinytinfoil.
Mr.Wigdenstoodgazingdoalmofhishand，thenhellyatmefmoment.
“Isn'titenough?”
Iaskedhimanxiously.
Hesighedgently.“Ithinkitisabittoomuch，”
heanswered，“Youhavesomeing.”
Hewalkedovertohisold-fashionedcashregisterahedrawer.Returnier，heleanedoverawopeomyoutstretd.
Mymotherseabouttakiripalonewhenshefou.Idon'tthinkiteveroccurredtohertoaskaboutthefinangement.IlyednottogoagainunlessIaskedfirst.Imusthaveobeyedaly，whenpermissionwasgrantedformetomakethetrip，atortwowasgivenmeformypurchases.sinp;apos;trememberusingcherryseedsasee.Infact，thewhnifiethen，wassotteninthebusyoup.
WhenIwassixorsevenyearsold，myfamilymovedeast，whereIgrewup，eventuallymarriedaablishedmyownfamily.Myenedashopwherewebredaicfish.TheaquariumtradewasthenstillinitsinfandmostofthefishwereimporteddireAsia，Afrierica.Fewspeciessoldforlessthanfivedollarsapair.
Onesunnyafternoonalittlegirlapaher.Theysfiveandsixyearsold，Iwasbusygthetawostoodwithwide，rouaringatthejeweledbeautiesswimmial-clearwater.“Gosh，”
exclaimedtheboy，“webuysome?”
“Yes，”
Ireplied.“Ifyou.”
“Oh，wehavelotsofmolegirlsaidtly.
&hingintheokegavemeanoddfeelingoffamiliarity.Afterwatgthefishforsometime，theyaskedmeforpairsofseveraldifferentkinds，poiastheyoftaheirteraoaninsulatedbagfortransport，handingittotheboy.“Carryitcarefully.”
Ied.
Heurohissister.“Youpayhim，”
hesaid.Iheldoutmyhandand，asherchedfistapproachedme，Isuddelywhatthelittlegirlwasgoingtosay.Herfistopened，andintomyout-stretchedpalmshedumpedtwonidadime.
AtthatinstahefullimpactofthelegacyMr.Wigdenhadgivenmesomanyyearsbefore.OnlynhegeIhadpreseheoldman，andrealizehowwonderfullyhehadmetit.
&obestandingagailedyshopasIlookedattheyownhaheiwoaopreserveordestroythatinnoce，asMr.Wigdehoselo.Iwassofilledupwiththerememberingthatmythroatached.Thelittlegirletlybeforeme.“Isn'titenough?”
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