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Who Do You Think You Are?
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Who Do You Think You Are?
There were some things Rose and her brother Brian could safely talk about, without runningaground on principles or statements of position, and one of them was Milton Homer. They bothremembered that when they had measles1 and there was a quarantine notice put up on the door—this was long ago, before their father died and before Brian went to school—Milton Homer camealong the street and read it. They heard him coming over the bridge and as usual he wascomplaining loudly. His progress through town was not silent unless his mouth was full of candy;otherwise he would be yelling at dogs and bullying2 the trees and telephone poles, mulling over oldgrievances.
“And I did not and I did not and I did not!” he yelled, and hit the bridge railing.
Rose and Brian pulled back the quilt that was hung over the window to keep the light out, sothey would not go blind.
“Milton Homer,” said Brian appreciatively.
Milton Homer then saw the notice on the door. He turned and mounted the steps and read it. Hecould read. He would go along the main street reading all the signs out loud.
Rose and Brian remembered this and they agreed that it was the side door, where Flo later stuckon the glassed- in porch; before that there was only a slanting4 wooden platform, and theyremembered Milton Homer standing5 on it. If the quarantine notice was there and not on the frontdoor, which led into Flo’s store, then the store must have been open; that seemed odd, and couldonly be explained by Flo’s having bullied6 the Health Officer. Rose couldn’t remember; she couldonly remember Milton Homer on the platform with his big head on one side and his fist raised toknock.
“Measles, huh?” said Milton Homer. He didn’t knock, after all; he stuck his head close to thedoor and shouted, “Can’t scare me!” Then he turned around but did not leave the yard. He walkedover to the swing, sat down, took hold of the ropes and began moodily7, then with mounting andferocious glee, to give himself a ride.
“Milton Homer’s on the swing, Milton Homer’s on the swing!” Rose shouted. She had run fromthe window to the stairwell.
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measles
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n.麻疹,风疹,包虫病,痧子 | |
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leftover
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dribble
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