He looked at us and said, “I __4__ you could have met my dad. He was a big man, and he was strong from pulling the nets and fighting the seas for his __5__. When you got close to him, he __6__ like the ocean. He would wear his old coat and his overalls. No matter how much my mother__7__ them, they would still smell of the sea and of fish.”

　　Frank's voice dropped a bit. “When the weather was bad, he would __8__ me to school. He had this old truck that was older than he was. __9__ he drove toward the school, I would shirk down into the seat hoping to disappear. He would __10__ right in front of the school gate, and it seemed like everybody __11__ be standing around and watching. Then he would __12__ over and give me a big kiss on the cheek and tell me to be a good boy. It was so __13__ for me. I was twelve years old, and my dad would lean over and kiss me goodbye！”

　　He __14__ and then went on, “I remember the day when I said ‘No.’”

　　“It was the first time Ihadevertalkedtohimthat __15__， and he had a surprised look on his face.

　　I said, ‘Dad, I'm too __16__ for a goodbye kiss.’

　　My dad looked at me for the longest time, and his eyes started to tear up. I had never seen him __17__. He turned and looked out of the windshield (挡风玻璃). ‘You're right，’ he said.

　　‘You are a big boy ... a man. I won't kiss you any more.’”

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