Unit1FriendshipMaryAllenwasmybestfriend—likeasisterIneverhad
Wedideverythingtogether:pianolessons,movies,swimmingandhorsebackriding
WhenIwas13,myfamilymovedaway
MaryandIkeptintouchthroughlettersandwesaweachotheronspecialoccasions(场合)—likemyweddingandMary’s
Soonwewerebusywithchildrenandmovingtonewhomes,andwewrotelessoften
OnedayacardthatIsentcamebackstamped“AddressUnknown”
话题导入Overtheyears,IthoughtofMaryoften
Iwantedtosharestoriesofmychildrenandthengrandchildren
AndIneededtosharemysadnesswhenmybrotherandthenmotherdied
TherewasanemptyplaceinmyheartthatonlyafriendlikeMarycouldfill
OnedayIwasreadingthenewspaperwhenInoticedaphotoofayoungwomanwholookedalotlikeMaryandwhoselastnamewasWagman—Mary’smarriedname
“TheremustbethousandsofWagman,”Ithought,butIwrotetoheranyway
Shecalledassoonasshegotmylett