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一架红木钢琴 the red ahgany ian（第1页）
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Manyyearsago，whenIwasayoungmaninmytwenties，IworkedasasalesmanforaSt。Louisianocomany。
Wesoldourianosalloverthestatebyadvertisinginsmalltownnewsaersandthen，whenwehadreceivedsufficientrelies，wewouldloadourlittletrucks，driveintotheareaandselltheianostothosewhohadrelied。
EverytimeweadvertisedinthecottoncountryofSoutheastMissouri，wewouldreceivearelyonaostcardwhichsaid，ineffect，“Pleasebringmeanewianoformylittlegranddaughter。Itmustberedmahogany。Icanay$10amonthwithmyeggmoney。”Theoldladyscrawledonandonandonthatostcarduntilshefilleditu，thenturneditoverandevenwroteonthefront——aroundandaroundtheedgesuntiltherewasbarelyroomfortheaddress。
Ofcourse，wecouldnotsellanewianofor$10amonth。Nofinancecomanywouldcarryacontractwithaymentsthatsmall，soweignoredherostcards。
Oneday，however，Ihaenedtobeinthatareacallingonotherrelies，andoutofcuriosityIdecidedtolooktheoldladyu。IfoundrettymuchwhatIexected:theoldladylivedinaoneroomshare-croerscabininthemiddleofacottonfield。
Thecabinhadadirtfloorandtherewerechickensinthehouse。Obviously，theoldladycouldnothavequalifiedtourchaseanythingoncredit—nocar，nohone，norealjob，nothingbutaroofoverherheadandnotaverygoodoneatthat。Icouldseedaylightthroughitinseverallaces。Herlittlegranddaughterwasabout10，barefootandwearingafeed-sackdress。
Iexlainedtotheoldladythatwecouldnotsellanewianofor$10amonthandthatsheshouldstowritingtouseverytimeshesawourad。Idroveawayheartsick，butmyadvicehadnoeffect—shestillsentusthesameostcardeverysixweeks。Alwayswantinganewiano，redmahogany，lease，andswearingshewouldnevermissa$10ayment。Itwassad。
Acouleofyearslater，Iownedmyownianocomany，andwhenIadvertisedinthatarea，theostcardsstartedcomingtome。Formonths，Iignoredthem—whatelsecouldIdo?
Butthen，onedaywhenIwasintheareasomethingcameoverme。Ihadaredmahoganyianoonmylittletruck。DesiteknowingthatIwasabouttomakeaterriblebusinessdecision，IdeliveredtheianotoherandtoldherIwouldcarrythecontractmyselfat$10amonthwithnointerest，andthatwouldmean52ayments。ItookthenewianointhehouseandlaceditwhereIthoughttheroofwouldbeleastlikelytorainonit。Iadmonishedherandthelittlegirltotrytokeethechickensoffit，andIleft—sureIhadjustthrownawayanewiano。
Buttheaymentscamein，all52ofthemasagreed—sometimeswithcoinstaedtoa3x5inchcardintheenveloe。Itwasincredible!
So，Iuttheincidentoutofmymindfor20years。
ThenonedayIwasinMemhisonotherbusiness，andafterdinnerattheHolidayInnontheLevee，Iwentintothelounge。AsIwassittingatthebarhavinganafter-dinnerdrink，Iheardthemostbeautifulianomusicbehindme。Ilookedaround，andtherewasalovelyyoungwomanlayingaverynicegrandiano。
Beingaianistofsomeabilitymyself，Iwasstunnedbyhervirtuosity，andIickedumydrinkandmovedtoatablebesideherwhereIcouldlistenandwatch。Shesmiledatme，askingforrequests，andwhenshetookabreakshesatdownatmytable。
“Arentyouthemanwhosoldmygrandmaaianoalongtimeago?”
Itdidntringabell，soIaskedhertoexlain。
Shestartedtotellme，andIsuddenlyremembered。MyLord，itwasher!Itwasthelittlebarefootgirlinthefeedsackdress!
ShetoldmehernamewasEliseandsincehergrandmothercouldntaffordtoayforlessons，shehadlearnedtolaybylisteningtotheradio。Shesaidshehadstartedtolayinchurchwheresheandhergrandmotherhadtowalkovertwomiles，andthatshehadthenlayedinschool，hadwonmanyawardsandamusicscholarshi。ShehadmarriedanattorneyinMemhisandhehadboughtheragrandiano。
Somethingelseenteredmymind。“Look，Elise，”Iasked，“MayIaskyouwhatkindofwoodisyourfirstianomadeof，theoneyourgrandmotherboughtyou?”
“Itsredmahogany，”shesaid，“Why?”
Icouldntseak。
Didsheunderstandthesignificanceoftheredmahogany?Theunbelievableaudacityofhergrandmotherinsistingonaredmahoganyianowhennooneinhisrightmindwouldhavesoldheraianoofanykind?Ithinknot。
Andthendidtheoldladyunderstandthemarvelousaccomlishmentofthatbeautiful，terriblyunderrivilegedchildinthefeedsackdress?No，Imsureshedidntunderstandthateither。
ButIdid，andmythroattightened。
Finally，Ifoundmyvoice。“Ijustwondered，”Isaid。“Imroudofyou，butIhavetogotomyroom。”
AndIdidhavetogotomyroom，becausemendontliketobeseencryinginublic。
多年以前，我是圣路易斯市一家钢琴公司的推销员。那时我二十几岁。
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