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第1章 心中的暖流（第2页）

而这位老人却没有这样做，他拖着衰弱的身体在这样寒冷的早晨出来，让人感觉好像是没有明天了。

可能真的没有明天了，他已经很老了。

当罗伯塔算出总额，老人把僵硬的、干枯的手伸进大衣兜里，摸出一个像老人一样老的装硬币的钱包。

几个硬币和皱巴巴的一美元散落在柜台上，而罗伯塔收起这些钱就像拿到宝贝一样兴奋。

松饼和香蕉被装进塑料袋里后，接下来发生的事使我震惊了。

老人没说话，他僵硬干枯的手慢慢地伸过柜台，他的手在颤抖，接着稳定下来。

罗伯塔把塑料袋的手柄撑开，套到老人的手腕上，他伸在空中的手指长满了说明他年龄的老人斑。

罗伯塔笑得更亲切了。

她握起老人另一只僵硬干枯的手，接着她把老人的双手捧在她褐色的脸颊前，她上下左右地暖和着老人的手。

他的围巾几乎从他宽阔、弯曲的肩膀上掉下来了，她帮他围在脖子上，但他仍然没说话，他站在那儿，好像是在把刚刚发生的一切装进自己的记忆里，而这种记忆至少要持续到明天。

当然，明天他还会冒着严寒来这儿。

罗伯塔为他扣上了被他忽略的扣子，她看着他的眼睛，竖起一根纤细的手指，开玩笑地责怪他，“约翰逊先生，我希望你以后多注意哟。”

接着为了强调，她稍稍停顿了一下，很认真地说：“我明天还要在这儿看到你。”

罗伯塔说的最后一句话在他耳边回响，他记下了叮嘱。

犹豫了一下，转过身，他前脚紧挨着后脚，挪动着，向寒冷的丹佛的早晨走去。

这时，我意识到他不是来买香蕉和松饼的，他来这儿，是为了获得心灵上的慰藉。

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