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APlateofPeas原文欣赏APlateofPeas原文欣赏2022-03-3119:00:01小编：adminThis,then,wasmygrandmotheratthetimeoftheinfamouspeaincident.IttookplaceattheBiltmoreHotel,which,tomyeight-year-oldmind,wasjustaboutthefanciesplacetoeatinallofProvidence.Mygrandmother,mymother,andIwerehavinglunchafteramorningspentshopping.Igrandlyorderedasalisburysteak,confidentintheknowledgethatbeneaththatfancynamewasagoodoldhamburgerwithgravy.Whenbroughttothetable,itwasaccompaniedbyaplateofpeas.Idonotlikepeasnow.Ididnotlikepeasthen.Ihavealwayshatedpeas.Itisacompletemysterytomewhyanyonewouldvoluntarilyeatpeas.Ididnoteatthemathome.Ididnoteatthematrestaurants.AndIcertainlywasnotabouttoeatthemnow."Eatyourpeas,"mygrandmothersaid."Mother,"saidmymotherinherwarningvoice."Hedoesn'tlikepeas.Leavehimalone."“Mygrandmotherdidnotreply,buttherewasaglintinhereyeandagrimsettoherjawthatsignaledshewasnotgoingtobe14)thwarted.Sheleanedinmydirection,lookedmeintheeye,andutteredthefatefulwordsthatchangedmylife:"I'llpayyoufivedollarsifyoueatthosepeas."Ihadabsolutelynoideaoftheimpendingdoom.Ionlyknewthatfivedollarswasanenormous,nearlyunimaginableamountofmoney,andasawfulaspeaswere,onlyoneplateofthemstoodbetweenmeandthepossessionofthatfivedollars.Ibegantoforcethewretchedthingsdownmythroat.Mymotherwaslivid.Mygrandmotherhadthatself-satisfiedlookofsomeonewhohasthrowndownanunbeatabletrumpcard."IcandowhatIwant,Ellen,andyoucan'tstopme."Mymotherglaredathermother.Sheglaredatme.Noonecanglarelikemymother.IftherewereaglaringOlympics,shewouldundoubtedlywinthegoldmedal.I,ofcourse,keptshovingpeasdownmythroat.Theglaresmademenervous,andeverysinglepeamademewanttothrowup,butthemagicalimageofthatfivedollarsfloatedbeforeme,andIfinallygaggeddowneverylastoneofthem.Mygrandmotherhandedmethefivedollarswithaflourish.Mymothercontinuedtoglareinsilence.Andtheepisodeended.OrsoIthought.MygrandmotherleftforAuntLillian'safewweekslater.Thatnight,atdinner,mymotherservedtwoofmyall-timefavoritefoods,meatloafandmashedpotatoes.Alongwiththemcameabig,steamingbowlofpeas.Sh
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