Filled with sorrow, I didn’t notice the hardness of the chair I was sitting on. I was at the funeral of my21. The sadness was so great that I found it hard to 22_ at times.
Suddenly, I heard a23open and shut at the back of the church. Quick24hurried along the floor. A young man looked around in a25and then sat next to me. His eyes were full of tears.
“I’m26,” he explained, though no explanation was27. After several eulogies (悼文), he leaned over and commented, “ Why do they keep28Mary by the name of ‘Margaret’?” “Because that was her name, Margaret. Never Mary,” I29. “No, that isn’t correct,” he insisted. “Her name is Mary, Mary Peters.” “That isn’t30this is,” I replied. “Isn’t this the Lutheran church?” “No, the Lutheran church is across the street. I believe you’re at the31funeral, sir.”
The solemnness (庄严) of the occasion32with the realization of the man’s mistake amused me and I could not help 33. I looked at the man seated beside me. He was laughing，34. I imagined Mother laughing. At the35“Amen”, we ran out of the door and into the parking lot.
“I do believe we’ll be the36of the town,” he smiled. He said his name was Rick and that 37he had missed his aunt’s funeral, he asked me out for a cup of coffee. That afternoon began a lifelong38for me with this man who attended the wrong funeral. A year after our meeting, we were39at a country church. This time we both arrived at the same church, right on time.
Whenever anyone asks us how we40, Rick tells them, “Her mother and my aunt Mary introduced us.”
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