第42章爱在不言不语中（13）
Ipullediparkinglotandgrabbedafivepoundbagofdogfood，aerofwateray-dollarbillfrommypurse。Iapproachedtheragged-lookingmanandhisunhappydogswarily。Ifthismathesecreaturesorwasusingthemase-ons，Iknewmyangerwouldquicklytakeover。Theatthesky，whiningpitifully。JustbeforeIreachedthem，atruckpulledupalohemandaskedhowmuwahe。
"Fiftybuanontheerreplied，thenaddedquickly，"butIreallydon'twanttosellhim。"
"Ishepapered?"
"No。"
"Ishefixed?"
"No。"
"Howoldishe?"
"Five。ButIreallydon'twanttosellhim。ijustofeedhim。"
"IfIhadfiftybucks，I'dbuyhim。"thelightturhetruckspedoff。
Themanshookhisheadandueddejectedlypagtheside>
&iingiiooppedwalkingandwatchedmeapproach。Thepupbeganwagginghistail。
"Hi。"Ioffered，asIdrewheyoungman'sfatleandfriendly，andIsejustbylookingihewassomeoneinrealcrisis。
"Ihavesomefoodherefs。"Isaid。DumbfouhebagasIsetdowerinfrontofthem。
&quhtwater，too?"heaskedincredulously。Webothkdowhe，andthepuppygreetedmeenthusiastically
"Thato。dthisone'sDog。I'mWayhesad，stenoughtoseewhatwasiainer。
"e;Iasked。Ifeltabitihealyandsimply。"Well，IjustmovedoutherefromArizonaabeeofindwork。I'matthepointwhereI'tevehedogs。"
"Whereareyouliving?"
"Inthattruckrightthere。"Hepoioadilapidatedoldvehiclethatarkedcloseby。Ithadaralohashell，soatleasttheyhadshelterfromtheelements。
Thepuphadylapaledin。Iaskedeofworkhedid。"I'mamedawelder，"hesaid，"Butthere'snothingouthereforeither。I'velookedahesedogsaremyfamily;Ihatetohavetosellthem，butIjust'taffordtofeedthem。"
&sayingitoverandover。Hedidn'twahem，buthe'tfeedthem。Anawfullookcameoverhisfaceeverytimeherepeatedit。Itwasasifhemighthavetogiveupachild。
&imeseemedrighttocasuallypassoverthetwenty-dollarbill，hopingIwouldn'tfurtherdamagehisalreadyshakypride。"Here。Usethistobuyyourselfsomethi;
"Well，thanks。"heslowlyreplied，uolookmeihiscouldgetusarht，too。"
"Howlonghaveyoubee;
"Allday。"
"Hasn'taopped?"
"No，you'rethefirst。"Itwaslateafternoonandquicklygettingdark。Herei，whenthesuemperaturewoulddipiies。
Mymiofast-foricturedthethreeofthemgoingwithouteveoday，perhapsforseveraldays，andspendingmanylong，coldhourscoopedupintheirie，makeshiftshelter。
Seeingpeoplebegforfoodisn'tahiscity。Butthismanstoodoutbecausehewasn'taskingforfoodforhimself。Hewasmoreedwithkeepinghisdogsfedthanwithhisownarentofnineassionatelyloveddogsofmyown，ithitadeepe。
Idon'tthinkI'lleverreallyknowwhateatthatmoment，inspiriodowhatIdidIjustkwassomethingIhadtodo。Iaskedhimifhe'dwaitthereforafewmiilIreturned。Henoddedhisheadandsmiled。
Mycarflewtrocerystwithurgency，Iradtookholdofacart。Istartedoaisleanddidn'tquituheothersideofthestore。Theitems'tbepulledofftheshelvesfastenough。Justtheessentials，Ithought。Justfoodthatleofweeksandsustaintheirmeagerexisteerandjelly。Bread。edfood。Juice。Fruit。Vegetables。Dogffood（fortypou）。Aheyshouldhavesometreats，too。Afewotherhejobwasdone。
"Thetotalesto$102。91。"saidthechecker。Ididn'tbatahepeblaerthanIcouldlegiblywrite。Itdidn'tmatterthatthemewasduesoonorthatIreallydidn'thavetheextrahundreddollarstospend。Nothingmatteredbesidesseeingthatthisfamilyhadsomefood。Iwasamazedatmyowyandthemotivationthatetospendahundreddollarsonater。Yet，atthesametime，IfeltliketheluckiestpersoobeabletogivethismanandhisbelovedpanionsatinybitofsomethingofwhichIhadsomuedthefloodgatesofgratitudeinmyo>
TheithecakewasthelookonWayne'sfaIreturhallthegroceries。"Herearejustafewthings。。。"Isaidasthedogslookedoi。Iwaoavoidanyawkwardness，soIhastilypettedthedogs。
"Goodlucktoyou。"Isaidamyhand。
"ThankyouandGodblessyou。NowIwon'thavetosellmydogs。"Hissmileshhtlyinthedeepeningdarkness。
It'struethatpeoplearemoreplianimals，butsometimestheybeaseasytoread。Wayneerson，someonewholookedatadogandsawfamily。Inmybook，amadeservestobehappy。
Later，onmywayhome，Ipurposelydrovepastthatsameer。Wayhedoheyhavestayedftimeiandmind。PerhapsIwillrunintothemagainsomeday。Iliketothinkthatitallturhem。