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第42章一起走过的日子（15）
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AblockawayIcouldseethelightsofalatenightcestore.Itwasstillopen.IboughtthreesofAlpoahemihercoat.IwaswetanduglyandtheclerklookedrelievedasIleft.Therace-typeexhaustsonmyoldHarleyDavidsohewindowsinthebarasIrodebacktothebar.
Thebarmaidopeheeandsaidthedog'sname.ShetoldmehewasaboutayearoldandthathisooGermahimoeallthreesofdogfoodiringsingleness.ofpurpose.Iethim，buthesmelledlikedeathandlookedeve;Goodluck."Isaid.Thengotonmybikeandrodea>
&dayIgotajadumptruallpavingpany.AsIhauledaloadofgravelthroughtheteroftostandingonthesidewalkhebar.IyelledtohimandthoughtIsawhistailwag.Hisreaefeelgood.
AfterwhtthreemoresofAlpoandacheeseburger.Mynewfriendaogetheronthesidewalk.Hefinishedhisfirst.
&night，whenIbroughthisfood，hewelewithwildenthusiasNowandthen，hismalnsbudhefelltothepavement.Otherhumaedhimaedhim，butnowhehadafriendandhisappreorethanobvious.
Ididn'tseehimthedayasIhauledloadafterloadupthemaihebar.Iwonderedifsomeoakenhimhome.
AfterworkIparkedmyblackHarleyoahesidewalklookingforhiIwasafraidofwhatIwouldfind.Hewaslyingonhissideinanalleynearby.Histoiandoipofhistailmoved>
Thelocalveterinarianwasstillathisoffice，soIborrotruployerahelimpmohecab."Isthisy？"thevetaskedaftergthepitifulspethatlayhelplesslyonhisexaminingtable.
"No，"Isaid，"he'sjustastray."
"He'sgotthebeginningsofdistemper，"thevetsaidsadly，"Ifhedoesn'thaveahome，thekihinguthimoutofhismisery."
Iputmyhandonthedog'sshoulder.Hismangytailthumpedweaklyagaiaiable.Isighedloudly."He'sgotahome."Isaid.
Forthesandtwodays，thedog—InamedhimShep—layonhissideinmyapartment.Myroommateahwaterinhismouthandtryiosscrambledeggs.He'tdoit，butwheouchedhim，histailwaggedslightlyattheverytip.
Atabout10：00a.ohirdday，Iweoopemeelephoaller.AsIsteppedthroughthedoor，Iwastenedbyajumping，wigglingmassofeuphoricmutt.Shephadrecovered.
Withtime，themangystarvingdogthatnearlydiedinmylivingroomgrewiy-poundblouscle，withamassivedasuperthickcoatofshinyblackfur.Manytimes，whenlonelinessanddepressioeofme，ShephasreturnedmyfavorbyshmewithhisunbridledfriendshipuntilIhadosmileandtrademymelanchameoffetch-the-stick.
WhenIlookbaseethatShepahelowpointofbothofourlives.Butwearen'tloersanymore.I'dsaywe'vebothe.
冰冷的倾盆大雨冲刷着小城酒吧前面的柏油马路。
与往常一样，我孤零零地坐在那里，凝望着雨中的昏暗。
穿过积满雨水的马路就是小城的公园，那里有5英亩的草坪，还有巨大的榆树，今晚，又增添了一片到脚踝那么高的冰冷雨水。
我在那间破旧的酒吧里停留了半个小时，一口一口地品着酒。
我沉思的目光终于停留在100英尺以外的一个绿色的水坑里的一团东西上。
有10分钟的时间，我一直穿过落满雨水的窗户向外看，我想看看那究竟是一只动物还是一堆被雨打湿的没有生命的东西。
前一天晚上，一只看上去很像德国牧羊犬的狗来到酒吧里讨土豆片吃。
他的身上长满了疥癣，肚子饿得咕咕叫，从大小来看，和那团湿乎乎的东西很相像。
我心想，这只狗为什么会冒着寒冷的雨水躺在冰冷的水坑里呢？很显然，或者他不是一只狗，要是狗的话，他一定是虚弱得没有力气站起来了。
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