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When I was 9 years oldꎬI used to cut grass for Mrs. Long. The elderly lady paid me very littleꎬfor she
hadnt much money. But she did promise meꎬ“When Christmas comesꎬI shall have a present for you. ” I spent
much time wondering what it would be. The boys I played with had baseball gloves and bicycles and ice
skatesꎬand I was so eager to acquire any one of these that I convinced myself that Mrs. Long intended choosing
from among them.
“It would hardly be baseball glovesꎬ” I reasoned with myself. “A woman like Mrs. Long wouldnt know
much about baseball. ” Since she was old and weakꎬI also ruled out the bicycleꎬfor how could she handle
such a large item.
On my last Saturday at workꎬMrs. Long saidꎬ “ At Christmas you come to the door and collect the
present. ” These words clinched(确定) my guess. Since she was going to have the present in her house and
handle it herselfꎬunquestionably she was giving me a pair of ice skates.
I became so convinced of this that I could imagine myself upon the skates and the excitement they
brought me. As the cold days of November arrived and ice began to form on the pondsꎬI began to try my luck
on the ice. “Get away from that ice!” a man shouted. “Its not strong enough yet. ”
As Christmas approachedꎬit was with difficulty that I restrained(抑制) myself from reporting to Mrs.
Long and demanding my present. On the 21st of Decemberꎬicy weather froze all the ponds so that boys who
already had ice skates were able to use them. My longing to possess mine became overpowering.
So the next day I could control myself no longer and presented myself at Mrs. Longs door. “ Ive been
waiting for youꎬ” she said with a smile.
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She set me in a chair and handed a package to me.