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　　I ran across an old photo of him－my pet dog－the other day, thinking of some old things．He’s been dead for 25years．His name was Rex．

　　　　1　　 was his favorite recreation．He had so much 　　2　　 in the water as any person I have known．You didn’t have to throw a stick in the water to 　　3　　 him to go in．Of course, he would bring back a stick to you if you 　　4　　 throw one in．

　　That 　　5　　 me of that night, when he brought back a small 　　6　　 that he found somewhere－how 　　7　　 nobody ever knew．Since it was Rex, it 　　8　　 easily have been half a race．The box wasn’t a good one．It was just a(n)　　9　　 old piece that somebody 　　10　　．Still it was something he wanted, probably 　　11　　 there was some difficulty in transportation．And that he thought could test his courage．We first knew about his achievement when, deep in the night, we 　　12　　 him trying to get the box up onto the porch．It sounded 　　13　　 two or three people were trying to tear the house 　　14　　．We came downstairs and turned on the 　　15　　 light．Rex was on the top step trying to pull the thing up, but it had 　　16　　 somehow．And he was just holding his own．I suppose he would have held his own 　　17　　 dawn if we hadn’t helped him．The next day we carried the box miles away and threw it out．If we had thrown it out in a 　　18　　 place, he would have brought it home again, as a small token(象征)of his strength in such matters．　　19　　, he had been taught to carry heavy wooden objects about and he was 　　20　　 of his skill．

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　　My husband, Bob, died in January 2004．His death was unexpected as well．I 　　1　　 condolences(哀悼)from people I hadn't heard from in years：letters, cards, flowers, calls, and visits．I took a bad knock with 　　2　　．I was so struggling to 　　3　　 the whys and hows of this terrible thing that had happened to my family, knowing in my heart that there really were no 　　4　　．It's just all so sad．

　　One message 　　5　　 me deeply．I received a letter from my best friend from sixth 　　6　　 through high school．We had drifted somewhat since 　　7　　 in 1959, as she stayed in our home town and I did not．　　8　　 it was the kind of friendship that could quickly resume even if we 　　9　　 touch for five or ten years．

　　Her husband, Pete, had died perhaps 20 years ago at a young age, 　　10　　 her with deep sorrow and heavy 　　11　　：finding a job and raising three young children．She and Pete, 　　12　　 Bob and I, had shared one of those rare, close, “love－of－your－life－you－can－never－forget”　　13　　．

　　In her letter she 　　14　　 an anecdote about my mother who had passed away years ago．She wrote, “When Pete died, your dear mother 　　15　　 me and said, ‘Trudy, I don't know what to say…so I'll just say I love you．'”

　　She closed her letter to me repeating my mother's words of so long 　　16　　, “Bonnie, I don't know what to say．．．so I'll just say I love you．”

　　I felt I 　　17　　 almost hear my mother speaking to me now．What a 　　18　　 message of sympathy!How dear of my friend to cherish it all those years and then 　　19　　 it on to me．I love you．　　20　　 words．A gift．A legacy(遗赠物)．

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