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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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　　“It’s no use, Mum,”said Johnny．“I’m just no good at dancing．”

　　“You’ve got to keep trying．Tonight will be 　　1　　, dear．Try a turn with that pretty Lisette．”

　　Johnny 　　2　　．Every Saturday night used to be the best of the week．He and his parents went to the 　　3　　 at the Club, where his hero, Alcide, played the accordion(手风琴)with the band．But lately everything had changed．Now that Johnny was older, he was 　　4　　 to dance with a girl!

　　　　5　　 Johnny and his parents arrived at the Club, music had already started．Johnny got up his 　　6　　 to approach Lisette．“May I have this dance?”Johnny asked．“That’s all right,”said Lisette．Johnny struggled to keep up with Lisette’s 　　7　　 steps, but he was always one beat behind her．Then Johnny heard his friend Pierre say,“Look!Johnny has two left feet!”　　8　　 burst from the crowd．Johnny 　　9　　 and ran outside, determined never to go to another dance．

　　The next Saturday, Alcide 　　10　　 to Johnny’s house for some potatoes．He happened to hear Johnny playing the accordion．Alcide’s eyes 　　11　　．“Bring that accordion and play some songs tonight,”Alcide said．Then he drove off, leaving Johnny staring open-mouthed 　　12　　 him．

　　At the Club, Johnny scanned the crowd for Lisette and 　　13　　 her．The band played for a long time before Alcide said,“Dear friends, I got a 　　14　　 for you tonight．Young Johnny is going to join us!”　　15　　, Johnny stepped up on the platform, his eyes on the floor．He began to play, and the band 　　16　　 behind him．When the song ended, he heard cheers．Johnny kept playing until the dance was 　　17　　．“You did a fine job tonight．Play with us again next Saturday night,”Alcide said．“Yes, sir!”said Johnny．　　18　　 he went outside, Johnny saw Lisette and her friends near the door．Lisette stepped 　　19　　, smiling．“You played really good tonight!”she said．

　　“Thank you,”Johnny blushed(脸红)．As he walked on, Pierre 　　20　　 moved out of the way for him to pass．

　　Johnny patted his accordion．Come to think of it, in his whole life, he had never once seen Alcide out on the dance floor．

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