第9部分(第1/6 頁)

d　decided　to　send　him　to　a　private　preschool　for　two　days　a　week。　The　school　was　expensive；　but　it　offered　great　teachers　with　small　classrooms　and　produced　good　results。 Knowing　they　would　have　difficulty　paying　the　tuition　alone；　they　had　requested　a　partial　scholarship。　The　director　assured　them　this　was　a　mon　practice　and　that　they　had　several　alumni　who　helped　out　from　time　to　time。　No　one　had　dreamed　someone　would　pay　the　whole　amount　of　Greg’s　tuition。　。。

禮物（3）

Rhonda；　still　holding　the　note　from　the　school　in　her　hand；　said。“I　just　wish　I　knew　who　was　so　generous。”

“Rhonda；　I　think　that；　whoever　the　benefactor　is；　it　must　be　important　to　them　to　keep　their　identity　private。　“Giving　her　a　hug；　I　continued；　“Count　your　blessings。　And　someday　you　can　do　the　same　for　someone　else。　”

“Mom；　you’re　such　a　Pollyanna！But　I　sure　would　like　to　know。　That’s　a　lot　of　money。　I　wrote　a　thank…you　note　and　asked　Mrs。　Perkins　to　see　that　the　donor　receives　it。　”

Several　months　later；　near　the　end　of　the　school　year；　Rhonda　was　dropping　Rebekah　off　at　my　house　to　spend　a　couple　of　hours　while　she　ran　some　quick　errands。　We　said　our　good…byes　as　Rhonda　hunted　through　her　purse　for　her　misplaced　keys。

“Shoot；　I　forgot　to　sign　and　return　this；”　she　said；　retrieving　an　envelope。　Greg　had　brought　home　a　permission　slip　to　attend　a　field　trip。　When　she　opened　the　enve…　lope；　a　small　piece　of　pink　paper　fell　to　the　floor。

“What’s　this？”　I　asked；　picking　up　the　paper　and　handing　it　to　Rhonda。

Rhonda　scanned　the　paper。　“Mom；　look；”　she　said　as　tears　rolled　down　her　face。 “It　was　Christie；　Christie　Leeks。　Someone　in　the　Saint　Francis　office　must　have　put　this　receipt　in　Greg’s　envelope　by　mistake。”　Christie　was　making　monthly　pay