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　　My name is Toby．I'm eighty－three years old now．I once knew the greatest man in England．William Shakespeare was his name．I first met William near a big field of apple trees in the town named Stratford in October, 1579．He told me he was 15 years old．He was two years older than me．He had a sister, Joan, and two younger brothers, Gilbert and Richard．And the next year he had another brother, Edmund．After William's parents died, he and his sister lived with his mother's brother．I became his friend from that day until he died．We met nearly every day．We were friends for thirty years．

　　I once worked with him in the theatre, through the good times and the bad times．William was good at acting．He could make all kinds of people pleased．By 1592, he became very famous．He was always busy day and night．I don't know when he slept．He not only acted in plays, but also wrote his own plays．In his whole life, William wrote 37 plays in all．He was the best playwright in England．

　　He wrote a play about love in 1595．It was Romeo and Juliet．He once used my name, Toby, in his play－Twelfth Night．In this play, Sir Toby Belch was a big fat man, who liked drinking too much and having a good time．Queen Elizabeth the First watched this play on the 6^th of January, 1601．She liked it．

　　William Shakespeare is dead now, of course．He has been dead for more than thirty years．There's no singing, no dancing, no plays．It isn't like that in my young days．But I can still think－and remember when William and I were young, we had a good time in London, William and I…

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　　One afternoon I toured an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting．I was looking forward to a quiet view of the art works．

　　A young couple viewing the paintings ahead of me chatted nonstop between themselves．I watched them a moment and decided the wife was doing all the talk．I admired the husband's patience for putting up with her continuous talk．Distracted by their noise, I moved on．

　　I met with them several times as I moved through the different rooms of art．Each time I heard her constant burst of words, I moved away quickly．

　　I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a purchase when the couple came near to the exit．Before they left, the man reached into his pocket and pulled out a white object．He extended it into a long stick and then tapped his way into the coatroom to get his wife's jacket．

　　“He's a brave man．”The clerk at the counter said,”Most of us would give up if wewere blinded at such a young age．During his recovery he made a promise that his life wouldn't change．So , as before, he and his wife come in whenever there's a new art show．”

　　“But what dose he get out of the art?”I asked,“He can't see．”

　　“Can't see? You're wrong．He sees a lot．More than you or I do．”The clerk said,“His wife describes each painting so he can see it in his head．”

　　I learned something about patience, courage and love that day．I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without sight and the courage of a husband who would not allow blindness to change his life．And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away hand in hand．

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　　One afternoon I visited an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a meeting．I was looking forward to a quiet view of the wonderful paintings．

　　A young couple were watching the paintings in front of me and chatting 　　1　　 each other without stop．I watched them for a moment and 　　2　　 the man's wife was doing all the talking．I was surprised to see that the man was so patient and could stand(忍受)his wife's 　　3　　 , but I still moved on．

　　I met them several times 　　4　　 I moved through the different rooms of art．Each time I heard she continued talking about paintings, I moved away 　　5　　．

　　I was 　　6　　 some gifts in the museum shop when the couple came near to the gate．Before they left, the man reached into his pocket and pulled out something brown．He turned it into a long stick and then tapped(轻敲)his way into the coatroom to get his wife's 　　7　　．

　　“He's a 　　8　　 man, ” the clerk(店员)said．“Most of us would 　　9　　 if we were blind at such a young age．During his treatment, he made a promise that his life wouldn't 　　10　　．So, as before, he and his wife come in 　　11　　 there's a new art show．”

　　“But what does he get out of the art? ” I asked．“He can't see．”

　　“Can't see? You’re wrong．He sees a lot, more than you or I do, ” the clerk said．“His wife describes each painting 　　12　　 he can see it in his head．”

　　I learned 　　13　　 about patience, courage and love that day．I saw the patience of a young wife 　　14　　 paintings to a person who was blind and the courage of a husband who would not allow blindness to make his life different．And I saw the love 　　15　　 by two people as I watched this couple walk away hand in hand．

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