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第7章 梦想之舟（第2页）

"itsalloverricedjunk。Iftheyhadanythinggoodtheywouldntbegoingoutofbusiness。

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"But，itssortinggoods，

"Iwheedled。

"couldbesomegooddealsforthegrandkids。And，youlikeboatsandfishingstuff。Iveutuwiththathotoofyourdream-canoestuckonthebathroommirrorforyearsnow。Maybeyoudenjoyjustlookingaround？

"

"Areyoucrazy？

"hiseyesgotfunnyandhesaidsomethinglike。

"TheboatIwantistheSuremoNumero-Unoblah，blah。SoonasIfinishsavingu6000bucksforthatbabyImgoingtoorderrightfromthemanufacturer。Custom。Insilver。ThisloserstorewouldntcarrysomethinglikeTHAT。AndImsurenotgoingnearthosesuckercrowds。

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"Youresodarnnegativeandboring！

"Iretorted。

"Ihaentolikecrowds。TheymakemefeellikeImartofsomething。IromiseIwontbuyanythingbutImgoingtolookaroundforfunanyways。YougoforcoffeeandIllmeetyoubackhereinhalfanhour。

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"Dontmakeromisesyoucantkee，oldgirl。

"Hechuckledinthatself-satisfied

"IllbelieveitwhenIseeit

"waythatalwaysgetsmeriled。

"Iknowyouregoingtocomeoutoftherewithuselessjunk。Youalwaysdo。

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Hiswordsmadememad。Howdareheaccusemeofbeingfrivolous！Iridedmyselfonbeingawiseshoer。Ihadadarngoodnoseforbargainsandstretchedouroldageensionslikenobodysbusiness。NowIhadamadon，thatsforsure。

"Boy，Illshowhim。

"IromisedmyselfIwouldnotbuyadarnthing，nomatterwhat。Ha！IwouldntgiveMr。Know-It-Allsmarty-antsreasontogloat。

Isquaredmychinandmarchedintothecrowdedstore。Aislesandaislesofhockeyequiment，basketballs，golfclubs，exerciseequiment，fishinggear，boytoysgalorewerestrungwithhugeblaringsigns。CLOSINGOUTSALE—Uto80%OFF。NOREFUNDS。

UanddowntheaislesIstrolled，duckedanddodged，hummingtomyselfandenjoyingthefreneticenergyandexcitementofasale。

Allofasudden，there，atthebackofthestore，ingleamingsilver，fulloflifejackets，addlesandfishingstuff，sattheexactcanoeofmyhusbandsicture。Igasedandblinkedthreetimes。Yu。Itwasstillthere。TheSuremoNumero-Unoblah，blah。Myheartbeatwildly。Ielbowedmywaythroughthecrowds，scrambledoverjunkintheaislesanddarnednearfellintothecanoelookingforthericetag。

Thereitwasalittletattered，withthemanufacturerssuggestedretailriceat$6750lustaxcrossedoutandahandwrittenTOCLEAR$750ASIS。NORETURNS。Mustbeamistake。$6000off？Salesman。Ihadtotalktoasalesman。

Isottedayoungfellowwitha

"Hi。ImMathew

"tagtryingtohideoutfromthemobofbargainhunters。Iclutchedhissleeve。