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Irealetter,writteninpaleinkonglassy,blue-liepaper,ahepostmarkofalittleNebraskavillage.Thisuni,wornandrubbed,lookingasthoughithadbeenedaysinacoatpocketthatwasoo,wasfrommyUncleHowardahiswifehadbeeasmalllegacybyabachelorrelativewhohadretlydied,andthatitwouldbenecessaryfotoBostohesettlie.HerequestedmetomeetheratthestationandreeverservicesmightbeneieiofherarrivalIfounditomorrow.Hehadcharacteristicallydelayedwritinguntil,hadIbeenawayfromhomeforaday,Imusthavemissedthegoodwomaher.

ThenameofmyAuntGeiaalure,atoidgrotesque,butopeagulfofresothat,astheletterdroppedfrommyhasuddenlyastraoallthepresentyexistence,whollyillateaseandoutofplaceamidthefamiliarsurroundingsofmystudy.Ibeshanglingfarmboymyaunthadknedwithsandbashfulness,myhandsdsorefr.Ifeltthekhumbtehoughtheywererawagain.Isatagainbeforeherparlan,fumblingthescaleswithmystiff,redhands,whileshe,besideme,madevasmittensforthehuskers.

&m,afterpreparingmylandladysomewhat,IsetoutforthestatiorainarrivedIhadsomediffifindingmyauhelastofthepasseoalight,anditwasnotuntilIgotherintethatsheseemedreallytnizeme.Shehadeallthewayinadaycoach;herlierhadbeeblackwithsoot,andherblaetgraywithdust,duringthejourney.WhenwearrivedatmybhousethelandladyputhertobedatondIdidnainu

Whateversherexperiemyaunt’sappearansideratelycealed.Asformyself,Isawmyaunt’smisshapehatfeelingofaectebeholdexplorerswhohavelefttheirearsahofFranzJosefLahstheUpperyAuntGeianahadbeenamusicteacherattheBostoory,somewherebathelattersixties.Onesummer,whilevisitilevillageamoainswhereheraorshaddweltfeions,shehadkiheostidleandshiftlessofallthevillagelads,andhadceivedforthisHoehantpassionswhidsometryboyoftweimesinspiresinanangular,speanofthirty.WheoherdutiesinBoston,Howardfolloshotofthisinexplifatuationwasthatsheelopedwithhim,eludingthereproailyaicismsofherfriendsbygoingwithhimtotheNebraskafrontier.ter,who,ofcourse,hadakeeadinRedWillowty,fiftymilesfromtherailroad.Theretheyhadmeasuredofftheirquarterseselvesbydrivingacrosstheprairieinawagon,tothewheelofwhichtheyhadtiedareddkerdgoffitsrevolutioadugoutintheredhillside,ohosecavedwelliessoofteoprimitives.Theirwatertheygotfromthelagoohebuffalodrank,andtheirsleockofprovisionswasalwaysatthemerdsIndians.Forthirtyyearsmyaunthadherthanfiftymilesfromthehomestead.

ButMrs.Sprihingofallthis,andmusthavebeensiderablyshockedatwhatwasleftofmykinswomahesoiledlierwhiherarrival,wasthemostspicuousfeatureofhere,sheworeablackstuffdress,whoseorioshehadsurrenderedherselfuioninglyintothehandsofatrydressmaker.Mypooraunt’sfigure,however,reseonishingdifficultiestoanydressmaker.inallystooped,hershoulderswerenowalmostbeheroverhersu.Sheworenostays,andhergown,whichtrailedunevenlybehind,roseinasortofpeakoverherabdomen.Sheworeill-fittih,andherskinwasasyellowasaMongolian’sfromtexposuretoapitilesswindandtothealkalierwhisthemosttraitoasortofflexibleleather.

&hiswomanmostofthegoodthatevercamemywayinmyboyhood,andhadarevereitheyearswhenIwasridingherdformyu,aftergthethreemeals—thefirstofwhichwasreadyatsixo’them—andputtingthesixtobed,wouldoftenstanduntilmidnightatherironingboard,withmeatthekittablebesideher,heariindesandjugatiolyshakingmewhenmydrowsyheadsankdeularverbs.Itwastoher,atherir,thatIreadmyfirstShakespeare,aextbookonmythologywasthefirstthateverptyhamemysdexercises,too—oleparlan,whichherhusbandhadboughtherafterfifteenyears,duringwhichshehadnotsomuanyianathatbeloooheNianfarmhands.ShewouldsitbesidemebythehandgwhileIstruggledwiththe“JoyousFarmer”

,butsheseldomtalkedtomeaboutmusidIuoodwhy.Sheiouswomahesolatiionaleast,hermartyrdomwasnotwhollysordid.OnIhadbeeingoutsomeeasypassagesfromanoldscoreof“Euryanthe”

Ihadfoundamonghermusicbooks,sheeand,puttingherhandsovermyeyes,gentlydreonhershtremulously,“Dosowell,aybetakenfromyou.Oh,dearboy,praythatwhateveryoursacrificemaybe,itbenotthat.”

&appearedafterherarrivalshewasstillinasemisomnambulantstate.Sheseemedhatshewasiywhereshehadspeh,theplagedfrilyhalfalifetime.Shehadbeerainsickthroughoutthejourshehadionofanythingbutherdisfort,and,toallisaherewerebutafewhhtmarebetweenthefarminRedWillowdmystudyoreet.Ihadplalepleasureforherthatafternoon,torepayherforsomeofthegloriousmomentsshehadgivenmewheomilktogetherihatcheddshe,becauseIwasmorethanusuallytired,orbecauseherhusbandhadspokensharplytome,wouldtellmeofthesplendidperformahe“Huguenots”

shehadseeninParis,ih.Attwoo’clocktheSymphorawastogivearogram,aakemyaunt;though,asIversedwithherIgrewdoubtfulabouthere.Indeed,forherownsake,Ilywishhertasteforsugsquitedead,arugglemerdedatlast.Isuggestedtheservatoryandtheonbeforelunch,butsheseemedaltogethertootimidtowishtove.Shequestiolyaboutvariousthecity,butshewaschieflyedthatshehadfotteionsaboutfeedinghalf-skimmedmilktoaweaklingaggie’scalf,youknow,Clark,”

sheexplailyhavingfottenhowlongIhadbeenaway.Shewasfurthertroubledbecauseshehadellherdaughteraboutthefreshlyopeofmathecellar,whichwouldspoilifitwerely.

Iaskedherwhethershehadeverheardanyoftheerasandfoundthatshehadnot,thoughsheerfectlyfamiliarwiththeirrespectivesituations,andhadohepiaheFlyingDut”

.IbegantothinkitwouldhavebeeherbacktoRedithoutwakingher,aedhavihecert.

1.Discussthefollowiions.

1)HowdidIlearnaboutAuntGeiana’svisittoBoston?

2)WhydidAuntGeiahecityaftersomanyyearsliviry?

3)WhatwasAuntGeiana’sjobbefe?

4)HowdidAuntGeiaUncleHo>

5)Hoerceivetheromaweenhisu?

6)WhydidAuntGeialedownintheNebraskafrohherhusband?

7)HowwasAuntGeiana’sjourney?

8)HowdidAuntGeianalookaftersomanyyearsoffarmlife?

9)WhydidClarkhaveadeepaffedrespectforhisaunt?

10)WhatdidClarksuggesttoeai?Whydidheregretdoingso?

2.OralWork:RetellAuntGeiaoryaoBostonfromherperspectiveorpointofview.

Youyournarratiohis:

Manyyearsago,Ileftthecitytostartaheprairiewithmypoorhusbaheyears,weexperielessdiffiourlife...

3.Sthroughthetextandlookforthewordsusedtodescribeaperson.

4.GroupWork:Let’swriteahestory!

&oryiBisobviouslyunfinished.Pleaseanddiscusswhatmighthappe.Theinalstoryandcheckifyuessesarethesameastheinalstoes.

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