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IwasoeenwhengrandmaElsiedied.ShewasmylastlivinggraandIwasheronlygrandtilthelawyerreadherwill,Ineverfullyappreciatedthedepthoftheoldlady’slove.ItwasamomentIwill-adaythatmademetherichestkidintown.
Mom,Dad,AuntSophie,UncleBillandIsataroundasmallcetableiorney’soffice.Shewaersandtheirhusbandstosharewhatlittlemohsheleft-theproallinsurancepolitiquecameo,afewbraejewelryandherweddingband.Shealsobequeathedthemthedeedtoherhouse,herbankat,afewsharesofstothelodElepaheAmeriflagshereseGrandpaEdwin’smilitaryfuneral.
&oleave,theattorherearethreems.”
Hereatohisbriefdbroughtoutasmalljewelrybox,aletter,andastavelopeslyedintissuepaperahafadingpinkribbon.“Jeffrey,yrayouherdiamoring,hopingyou’llmakegooduseofitsoon.”
Everyonesmiled.
“Thesearealsoforyou,Jeffrey,”
hesaid.“Itmaybethemostpreciouslegacyofall-aletterandthisstackoflovenotes.”
Graerbegan,“DearJeffrey,Iamleavingyouoneofmymostprecioustreasures-mymemories.Thesememoriesarethelettersyraeayfromme.”
PleasereadtheTheyarebothpridvaluable-aguidebookthatwillteachyouhowtoloveawoman,howtouandpeople,andhowtorespedmaintainyrity.
“Whehemyouwillsharethelongingandpassionagoodmanfeelsfoodwoman,andyouwillalsodiscovertheempeheywillgiveyou.Youwillalsouhefearsandtearsofwar.Andyouwillrealizethediffereandwrong.Youwilllearntotrustthepeopleyouloveandkeepyourdistahoseyoumistrust.Youwilllearnaboutmaturefriendshipsandhowtrueloveethecoreofyourlife.”
“Ihavebeenfortunate,Jeffrey.Ilovedawonderfulman.Andhelovedme.Whilehisloveisisalsoarealdreamthatneverends.LoveislikeabeautifulphotographyoustoreinanalbuYoujoyitsbeautyeachtimeyoustareatitswoopstime.And,itmakesyouyoungagain-frandpaEdwinwasasoldier,aprofessionalArmyofficeranchoVillabaexicowithJ.HealsoservedunderGeneralPershirenFrangWorldWarI.Touandyrandfather’ssoul,readhisloviome.You’lllearnhowromantidbeautifularealmarulyuandGrandpa’scharacter,readthepersonalnoteJagwrotemewheEdwinwaskilledina.”
“Jeffrey,Isaidthispaotesridvaluable.I’vejustshownyouhowpricelesshislovenotesare.Pleaselearhegirltolovealy.Thislovewillenrichbothyourlivesahhappier.”
“Asfvaluable,savetheenvelopes.Aheby’ssaidtheoldstampsareworthfarmorethaofmyestate.And,thepersonalhaefromGeneralPershingisevenmorevaluablethaamps.Havealoving,bountifullife.Godblessyou.”
“Iloveyou,GrandmaElsie.”
外祖母埃尔西去世时,我只有17岁。
她是我最后一位在世的祖辈,而我是她唯一的外孙。
直到律师宣读她的遗嘱时,我才真正体会到她对我的爱有多深。
那一刻,我终生难忘——从那天起,我成了城里最富有的男孩子。
在外祖母的律师办公室里,我和妈妈、爸爸、索菲姨妈以及比尔姨夫坐在一张小会议桌旁。
她想让她的女儿女婿们分享她留下来的哪怕是一点点财富——有一小笔保险单收益、一块刻有浮雕的宝石古董、几只镯子、一些人造珠宝和她的结婚戒指。
她还把房契、银行存款,以及在当地天然气与电力公司的一点儿股份和出席外祖父埃德温的军事葬礼时获赠的一面美国国旗留给了他们。
我们起身准备离开时,律师说:“还有三样东西。”
他从公文包里拿出一个小首饰盒,一封信,一沓用纸巾仔细包着、用褪了色的粉红缎带扎着的信封。
“杰弗里,你外祖母把她的订婚钻戒留给你了,希望你早日派上用场。”
在场的每个人都笑了起来。
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