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　　My husband, Bob, died in January 2004．His death was unexpected as well．I 　　1　　 condolences(哀悼)from people I hadn't heard from in years：letters, cards, flowers, calls, and visits．I took a bad knock with 　　2　　．I was so struggling to 　　3　　 the whys and hows of this terrible thing that had happened to my family, knowing in my heart that there really were no 　　4　　．It's just all so sad．

　　One message 　　5　　 me deeply．I received a letter from my best friend from sixth 　　6　　 through high school．We had drifted somewhat since 　　7　　 in 1959, as she stayed in our home town and I did not．　　8　　 it was the kind of friendship that could quickly resume even if we 　　9　　 touch for five or ten years．

　　Her husband, Pete, had died perhaps 20 years ago at a young age, 　　10　　 her with deep sorrow and heavy 　　11　　：finding a job and raising three young children．She and Pete, 　　12　　 Bob and I, had shared one of those rare, close, “love－of－your－life－you－can－never－forget”　　13　　．

　　In her letter she 　　14　　 an anecdote about my mother who had passed away years ago．She wrote, “When Pete died, your dear mother 　　15　　 me and said, ‘Trudy, I don't know what to say…so I'll just say I love you．'”

　　She closed her letter to me repeating my mother's words of so long 　　16　　, “Bonnie, I don't know what to say．．．so I'll just say I love you．”

　　I felt I 　　17　　 almost hear my mother speaking to me now．What a 　　18　　 message of sympathy!How dear of my friend to cherish it all those years and then 　　19　　 it on to me．I love you．　　20　　 words．A gift．A legacy(遗赠物)．

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　　The house next door had been empty for so long that we had quite forgotten what it was to have neighbors．One day, 　　1　　, a great furniture lorry drew up near our front gate and in a short time, all kinds of furniture were 　　2　　 on the pavement．A small car arrived, out of which came seven people, a man, a woman and five children of 　　3　　 ages．The children hurried out and began laughing 　　4　　 as the whole family moved into the house．Windows were 　　5　　 opens furniture was put into 　　6　　; and little faces looked curiously at us over the fence and disappeared．It was our first 　　7　　 to the Robinsons．

　　Though we became firm 　　8　　 with our new neighbors, we often had causes to be made angry by them．Our garden became an unsafe place：little boys 　　9　　 as cowboys or Indians would jump up from behind bushes, 　　10　　 wooden guns at us and 　　11　　 us to put our hands up．Sometimes our lives were 　　12　　; at others, we were killed with a 　　13　　“Bang!Bang!”．Even more dangerous were the arrows that occasionally came sailing 　　14　　 the garden fence．

　　But we did not 　　15　　 go in fear for our lives．The Robinsons were friendly and helpful and when we left for the holidays, we knew we had nothing to fear 　　16　　 our neighbors were around．We understood what it was like to have 　　17　　 in the long, friendless, winter evenings 　　18　　．Mr．Robinson would 　　19　　 in for a cup of tea and chat;or when Mr．Robinson would 　　20　　 over the fence and talk endlessly with father about gardening problems．

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