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1、TheRockingHseWinnerTherewasawomanwhowasbeautifulwhostartedwithalltheadvantagesyetshehadnoluck.Shemarriedflovetheloveturnedtodust.Shehadbonnychildrenyetshefelttheyhadbeenthrustuponhershecouldnotlovethem.Theylookedathercol
2、dlyasiftheywerefindingfaultwithher.hurriedlyshefeltshemustcoverupsomefaultinherself.Yetwhatitwasthatshemustcoverupsheneverknew.Neverthelesswhenherchildrenwerepresentshealwaysfeltthecenterofherheartgohard.Thistroubledheri
3、nhermannershewasallthemegentleanxiousfherchildrenasifshelovedthemverymuch.Onlysheherselfknewthatatthecenterofherheartwasahardlittleplacethatcouldnotfeellovenonotfanybody.Everybodyelsesaidofher:“Sheissuchagoodmother.Shead
4、esherchildren.“Onlysheherselfherchildrenthemselvesknewitwasnotso.Theyreaditineachotherseyes.Therewereaboytwolittlegirls.Theylivedinapleasanthousewithagardentheyhaddiscreetservantsfeltthemselvessuperitoanyoneintheneighbho
5、od.Althoughtheylivedinstyletheyfeltalwaysananxietyinthehouse.Therewasneverenoughmoney.Themotherhadasmallincomethefatherhadasmallincomebutnotnearlyenoughfthesocialpositionwhichtheyhadtokeepup.Thefatherwentintotowntosomeof
6、fice.Butthoughhehadgoodprospectstheseprospectsnevermaterialized.Therewasalwaysthegrindingsenseoftheshtageofmoneythoughthestylewasalwayskeptup.Atlastthemothersaid:“IwillseeifIcantmakesomething.“Butshedidnotknowwheretobegi
7、n.Sherackedherbrainstriedthisthingtheotherbutcouldnotfindanythingsuccessful.Thefailuremadedeeplinescomeintoherface.Herchildrenweregrowinguptheywouldhavetogotoschool.Theremustbememoneytheremustbememoney.Thefatherwhowasalw
8、aysveryhsomeexpensiveinhistastesseemedasifheneverwouldbeabletodoanythingwthdoing.themotherwhohadagreatbeliefinherselfdidnotsucceedanybetterhertasteswerejustasexpensive.sothehousecametobehauntedbytheunspokenphrase:Theremu
9、stbememoney!Theremustbememoney!Thechildrencouldhearitallthetimethoughnobodysaiditaloud.TheyhearditatChristmaswhentheexpensivesplendidtoysfilledthenursery.Behindtheshiningmodernrockinghsebehindthesmartdollshouseavoicewoul
10、dstartwhispering:“Theremustbememoney!Theremustbememoney!“thechildrenwouldstopplayingtolistenfamoment.Theywouldlookintoeachotherseyestoseeiftheyhadallheard.eachonesawintheeyesoftheothertwothattheytoohadheard.“Theremustbem
11、emoney!Theremustbememoney!“Itcamewhisperingfromthespringsofthestillswayingrockinghseeventhehsebendinghiswoodenchampingheadheardit.Thebigdollsittingsopinksmirkinginhernewpramcouldhearitquiteplainlyseemedtobesmirkingallthe
12、meselfconsciouslybecauseofit.Thefoolishpuppytoothattooktheplaceoftheteddybearhewaslookingsoextradinarilyfoolishfnoassertion.Thisangeredhimsomewhatmadehimwanttocompelherattention.Hewentoffbyhimselfvaguelyinachildishwaysee
13、kingftheclueto“l(fā)uck.“Absbedtakingnoheedofotherpeoplehewentaboutwithastofstealthseekinginwardlyfluck.Hewantedluckhewantedithewantedit.Whenthetwogirlswereplayingdollsinthenurseryhewouldsitonhisbigrockinghsegingmadlyintospa
14、cewithafrenzythatmadethelittlegirlspeerathimuneasily.Wildlythehsecareeredthewavingdarkhairoftheboytossedhiseyeshadastrangeglareinthem.Thelittlegirlsdarednotspeaktohim.Whenhehadriddentotheendofhismadelittlejourneyheclimbe
15、ddownstoodinfrontofhisrockinghsestaringfixedlyintoitsloweredface.Itsredmouthwasslightlyopenitsbigeyewaswideglassybright.“Now!“hewouldsilentlycommthesntingsteed.“Nowtakemetowherethereisluck!Nowtakeme!“hewouldslashthehseon
16、theneckwiththelittlewhiphehadaskedUncleOscarf.Heknewthehsecouldtakehimtowheretherewasluckifonlyhefcedit.Sohewouldmountagainstartonhisfuriousridehopingatlasttogetthere.Heknewhecouldgetthere.“YoullbreakyourhsePaul!“saidthe
17、nurse.“Hesalwaysridinglikethat!Iwishhedleaveoff!“saidhiseldersisterJoan.Butheonlyglareddownontheminsilence.Nursegavehimup.Shecouldmakenothingofhim.Anyhowhewasgrowingbeyondher.OnedayhismotherhisUncleOscarcameinwhenhewason
18、oneofhisfuriousrides.Hedidnotspeaktothem.“Halloyouyoungjockey!Ridingawinner“saidhisuncle.“ArentyougrowingtoobigfarockinghseYourenotaverylittleboyanylongeryouknow“saidhismother.ButPaulonlygaveablueglarefromhisbigratherclo
19、seseteyes.Hewouldspeaktonobodywhenhewasinfulltilt.Hismotherwatchedhimwithananxiousexpressiononherface.Atlasthesuddenlystoppedfcinghishseintothemechanicalgallopsliddown.“WellIgotthere!“heannouncedfiercelyhisblueeyesstillf
20、laringhissturdylonglegsstraddlingapart.“Wheredidyougetto“askedhismother.“WhereIwantedtogo“heflaredbackather.“Thatsrightson!“saidUncleOscar.“Dontyoustoptillyougetthere.Whatsthehsesname““Hedoesnthaveaname“saidtheboy.“Getso
21、nwithoutallright“askedtheuncle.“Wellhehasdifferentnames.HewascalledSansovinolastweek.““SansovinoehWontheot.Howdidyouknowhisname““HealwaystalksabouthseraceswithBassett“saidJoan.Theunclewasdelightedtofindthathissmallnephew
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