第15章你可听见我心动（1）
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Itwasafreezingday，afewyearsago，whenIstumbledohestreet。Therewasiohreedollars，andacrumpledletterthatlookedasifithadbeencarriedarouheonlythiorhereturnaddress。Iopeerandsawthatithadbeenwrittenin1944—almost6o。Ireaditcarefully，hopingtofiotheidentityofthewallet'sowwasa"DearJohhewriter，iescript，toldtheret，whosenamewasMichael，thathermotherforbadehertoseehimagaiheless，shewouldalwayslovehim。ItwassignedHannah。
Itwasabeautifulletter。ButtherewashenameMichael，toidentifytheowner。PerhapsifIformatioordthephoheaddressshownonthee;Operator，thisisanu。I&#tofindtheownerofawalletIfound。Isthereanywayyoucouldtellmethephonenumberforawasohewallet？"Theavemehersupervisor，whosaidtherehoheaddress，butthatsheethenumber。
However，shewoulddexplaiiohepartywaalk，shewoulde。Iwaitedaminuteandshecamebatheli;Ihaveaillspeakwithyou。"IaskedthewomanifsheknewaHannah。"Oh，ofcourse！WeboughtthishousefromHannah'sfamilythirtyyearsago。""Wouldyoukheycouldbeloow？"Iasked。"Hannahhadtoplacehermotherinanursingho。Maybethehomecouldhelpyoutrathedaughter。"Thewomahehenursinghome。
IdfoundoutthatHannah'smotherhaddied。TheokewithgavemeanaddresswhereshethoughtHannahcouldbereached。IphoheeredexplaiHannahherselfwasnowlivinginanursinghome。Shegavemethenumber。Idwastold，"Yes，Hannahiswithus。"IaskedifIcouldstopbytoseeher。Itwasalmost10p。m。。ThedirectorsaidHannahmightbeasleep。"Butifyouwanttotakeace，maybeshe'sinthedayroomwatgtelevision。"Thediredaguardgreetedmeatthedoorhome。
&othethirdfloorandsawtheoldusthatHannahwasigTV。Weehedayroom。Hannahwasasweet，silver-hairedold-timerwithawarmsmileandfrieoldheraboutfiaheletter。
Thesedshesawit，shetookadeepbreath。"Youngman，"shesaid，"thisletterwasthelasttactIhadwithMichael。"Shelookedawayforamoment，thensaidpe;Ilovedhimverymuch。ButIwasonlysixteenandmymotherfeltIwastooyoung。Hewassohandsome。Youknow，likeSeaheactor。"
&ortheusalo;Yes，MichaelGoldsteinwashisname。Ifyoufindhim，tellhimIstillthinkofhimoften。Ineverdidmarry，"shesaid，smilingthroughtearsthatwelledupi;Iguessichael？ "IthankedHannah，saidgood-byeandtooktheelevatortothefirstfloor。
AsIstoodattheduardasked，"Wastheoldladyabletohelpyou？"Itoldhimshehadgive;AtleastIhavealastIprobablywon'tpursueitfurtherforawhile。"IexplaiIhadspentalmostthewhtofi'sowner。
&alked，Ipulledoutthebrowhercasewithitsredlanyardladshowedittotheguard。Helookedatitdsaid，"Hey，I'dknowthata&#oldstein's。He'salwayslosingit。Ifounditileastthreetimes。""Who&#oldstein？"Iasked。"He'soimersohfloor。That'sMikeGoldstein'swallet，foesoutforawalkquiteoften。"Ithaheguardandranbacktothedirector'soffiwhattheguardhadsaid。Heaetotheeighthfloor。IprayedthatMr。Goldsteinwouldbeup。
"Ithinkhe'sstillinthedayroom，"thenursesaid。"Helikestoreadatnight。。。adarlingoldmaotheonlyroomthathadlightson，andtherewasamanreadingabook。Thedirectoraskedhimifhehadlosthiswallet。MichaelGoldsteinlookedup，felthisbackpodthensaid，"Goodismissing。""Thiskilemanfou。Coulditbeyours？"Thesedhesawit，hesmiledwithrelief。"Yes，"hesaid，"that'sit。Musthavedroppeditthisafternoon。Iwanttogiveyouareward。""Oh，nothankyou，"Isaid。"ButIhavetotellyousomethiheletterinthehopeoffindingoutallet。"Thesmileonhisfacedisappeared。"Youreadthatletter？""NotonlydidIreadit，IthinkIknowwhereHannahis。"
Hegrewpale。"Hannah？Youknowwheresheis？Howisshe？Isshestillasprettyasshewas？"Ihesitated。"Pleasetellme！"Michaelurged。"She'sfine，andjustasprettyaswhenyouk;"ewheresheis？Iwanttocallhertomorrow。"
Hegrabbedmyhandandsaid，"Youkhilettercame，mylifeended。Inevermarried。IguessI'vealwayslovedher。""Michael，"Isaid。"e。"Thethreeofustooktheelevatortothethirdfloor。ardthedayroomwhereHannahwassitting，stillwatgTV。