第9章一只矶鹞会带给你快乐（1）
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ShewassixyearsoldwhenIfirstmetheronthebeaearwhereIlived。Shewasbuildingasahingandlookedup，hereyesasblueasthesea。
“Hello！”shesaid。Iahanod，hemoodtobotherwithasmallchild。“I’mbuilding，”shesaid。“Iseethat。Whatisit？”Iasked，n。“Oh，Idon’tknow，Ijustlikethefeelofthesand。”Thatsoundsgood，Ithought。Asandpiperglidedby。“That’sajoy，”thechildsaid。“It’swhat？”“It’sajoy。Mymamasayssausjoy。”Thebirdglideddownthebeach。“Good-byejoy，”Imutteredtomyself，“hellopain，”aowalkon。Iressed；mylifeseemedpletelyoutofbala’syourgiveup。“Robert，”Ianswered，“I’mRobertPeterson。”“Mine’sWendy。。。I’msix。”“Hi，Wendy。”Shegiggled。“You’refunny，”shesaid。InspiteofmygloomIlaughedtooandwalkedon。Hermusicalgigglefollowedme。“eagain，Mr。P，”shecalled。“We’llhaveanotherhappyday。”
Thedaysafollowedbelohers：PTAmeetings，andanailihesunwasshiningasItookmyhandsoutofthedishwater。“Ineedasandpiper，”Isaidtomyself。Thebreezewaschilly，butIstrodealtorecapturetheserenityIneeded。
Ihadfottenthedwasstartledeared。“Hello，Mr。P，”shesaid。“Doyoulay？”“Whatdidyouhaveinmind？”Iasked，withatwingeofannoyan’tknow，yousay。”“Howaboutcharades？”Iaskedsarcastically。Thetinklifain。“Idon’tknowwhatthatis。”“Thewalk。”Lookiicedthedeliessofherface。“Wheredoyoulive？”Iasked。“Overthere。”Shepoiowardarowofcottages。“Wheredoyougotoschool？”“Idon’tgotosysayswe’reonva。”Shechatteredlittlegirltalkaswestrolledupthebeach，butmymiherthiforhome，Wendysaidithadbeenahappyday。Feelingsurprisier，Ismiledatherandagreed。
Threeweekslater，Irushedtomybeaastateofnearpanic。IwasinnomoodtoeveWendy。“Look，ifyoudon’tmind，”Isaidcrosslywhenwithme，“I’dratherbealooday。”Sheseemedunusuallypaleandoutofbreath。“Why？”sheasked。Ituroherandshouted，“Becausemymotherdied！”andthought，“MyGod，whywasIsayingthistoalittlechild？”“Oh，”shesaidquietly，“thenthisisabadday。”“Yes，”Isaid，“aerday，andthedaybeforeandohjustgoaway！”“Didithurt？”sheinquired。“Didwhathurt？”Ieratedwithher，withmyself。Istrodeoff。
Amonthorsoafterthat，wheothebeach，shewasn’tthere。Feelingguilty，ashamedandadmittingtomyselfImissedher，wentuptothecottageaftermywalkahedoor。Adrawnlookingehedoor。