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第7章 狗狗们的心事 7（第2页）

我要继续前行，学会如何爱得真切、爱得深沉，我会将我的一切都献给我所关爱的人。

许多人都希望自己能够更加富有、更加成功。

&iohingsbihalifespeheireffeUgly。

bih：与……结合（或联合，混合，组合）

。。。togivemytotaltothoseIcaredfor。

carefor：关心（喜欢，介意）

主人，再见

&WillaofainguishedDog

尤金·奥尼尔EugeneO'Neill

ISilverdeneEmblemO'Neill（familiarlyknowntomyfamily，friendsandacesasBlemie），becausetheburdenofmyyearsisheavyuponme，aheendofmylifeisnear，doherebyburymylastwillahemindofmyMaster。HewillnotknowitisthereuntilIamdead。Then，rememberingmeinhisloneliness，hewillsuddenlyknowofthistestament，andIaskhimthentoiasamemorialtome。

Ihavelittleinthewaystoleave。Dogsarewiserthasetgreatstoreuponthiwastetheirtimehproperty。Theydonotruintheirsleepwaboutobjectstheyhave，andtoobtaiheyhavenot。

&hingofvalueIhavetobequeathexyfaith。TheseIleavetothosewhohavelovedme，tomyMasterandMistress，illmouroFreemanwhohasbeensogoodtome；todRoyandWillieandNaomiandbutifIshouldlistallthosewhohavelovedmeitwouldforcemyMastertoerhapsitisinvaiwhenIamsoh，whisallbeastsa，butIhavealwaysbeeremelylovabledog。

IaskmyMasteraoremembermealways，butnottogrieveformetoolong。Iriedtobeaintimeofsorrow，andareasonforaddedjoyintheirhappiispainfulformetothinkthatevehIshouldcausethempain。

&hemrememberthatwhilenodoghaseverhadahappierlife（andthisIowetotheirloveande），nowthatIhavegrownblindanddeafandlame，andevenmysenseofsmellfailsmesothatarabbitchtundermynoseandImightnotknow，mypridehassunktoasick，bewilderedhumiliation。Ifeellifeistauhhavingeredmywele。ItistimeIsaidgood-by，beforeIbeetoosickaburdenonmyselfandonthosewholoveme。

Itwillbesorrowtoleavethem，butnotasorrowtodie。Dogsdohasmeitasapartoflife，notassomethierriblewhichdestroyslife。Whatmayeafterdeath，whoknows？

IwouldliketobelievethatthereisaParadisewhereoneisalwaysyoungandfull-bladdered；hereallthedayonedilliesahanamorousmultitudeofhouris，beautifullyspotted；wherejack-rabbitsthatrunfastbutnottoofast（likethehouris）areasthesa；whereeachblissfulhourismealtime；whereihereareamillionfireplaceswithlogsfandoneeselfupandblinksintotheflamesandnodsanddreams，rememberingtheoldbravedaysoh，andtheloveofone'sMasterandMistress。

Iamafraidthisistoomuchforevensutoexpect。Butpeace，atleast，is。Peagrestforwearyoldheartandheadandlimbs，aerheearthIhavelovedsowell。Perhaps，afterall，thisisbest。

&requestIearlymake。IhaveheardmyMistresssay，"WhenBlemiedieswemustherdog。IlovehimsomuchIeverlovea;

NowIwouldaskher，forloveofme，tohaveaoortributetomymemoryohaveadogagain。

WhatIwouldliketofeelisthat，havingohefamily，livewithoutadog！Ihaveneverhadanarroirit。Ihavealwaysheldthatmostdood（aheblaeIhavepermittedtosharetheliving-rtheeveniioedinakindlyspirit，aimentalmoods，eveedatrifle）。Somedogs，ofcourse，arebetterthanothers。Dalmatians，naturally，aseveryonek。

SoIsuggestaDalmatianasmysuccessor。Hehardlybeaswell-bred，oraswell-manneredorasdistinguishedandhandsomeasIrime。MyMasteranotasktheimpossible。Buthewilldohisbest，Iamsure，andeveabledefectswillhelpbyparisontokeepmymemreen。TohimIbequeathmydleashaandrainadetoorderin1929atHermesinParis。HeeverwearthemwiththedistinIdid，walkingaroundthePlae，ParkAvenue，alleyesfixedonmeinadmiration；butagainIamsurehewilldohisutmostnottaucialdog。