Then clatter, clatter up the stairs. Johnnie knocked at her door.
Granny, granny, he shouted, Ive got your post.
He gave her four envelopes. Three were unsealed cards from old friends. The fourth was sealed, in Myras writing. The old lady felt a pang of disappointment.
No parcel, Johnnie?
No, granny.
Maybe the parcel was too large to come by letter post. That was it. It would come later by parcel post. She must be patient.
Almost reluctantly she tore the envelope open. Folded in the card was a piece of paper. Written on the card was a message under the printed Happy Birthday Buy yourself something nice with the cheque, Myra and Harold.
The cheque fluttered to the floor like a bird with a broken wing. Slowly the old lady stooped to pick it up. Her present, her lovely present. With trembling fingers she tore it into little bits.
operate
vi. cut the body in order to set right or remove a diseased part 开刀,动手术
operating table
n. a special table in a hospital, where operations are done 手术台
funeral
n. 葬礼
efficient
a. able to plan and work well 效率高的
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