不明白，”卡爾說，“你為什麼現在願意幫助我？”
年輕人挪了挪腳，看上去局促不安。“我從你身上學到了點東西，”他說，“我和那夥人混在一起，傷害像你這樣的人。但是每次我們過來欺負你的時候，你都沒有大喊大叫，也沒有還手，而是試圖給我們水喝。我們討厭你，但你並沒有因此而懷恨在心。你總是以德報怨。”
那年冬天聖誕節之後，卡爾在一個寒冷的日子裡離開了人世。儘管天氣惡劣，很多人還是出席了他的葬禮。牧師特別注意到一個他素不相識的高個子青年，隻見他靜靜地坐在教堂稍遠的一個角落裡。
牧師提起卡爾的花園，說這是人生的一堂課。他強忍著淚水，嘶啞著嗓子說：“請大家各儘所能，把你們的花園收拾得漂漂亮亮。我們永遠不會忘記卡爾和他的花園。”
在隨後的那個春天出現了一份傳單。上麵寫著：“需要人料理卡爾的花園。”
教區的居民們都很忙，沒有注意到這個傳單，直到有一天有人敲響了牧師辦公室的門。
牧師打開門，看到了一雙帶著傷疤並刺有文身的手拿著傳單。
牧師認出來他就是向卡爾歸還被搶手表和錢包的年輕人。他知道是卡爾的善良改變了這個人的一生。
Shillings between friends
朋友之間的先令
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The builder of our home lived in the same street as our house and he allowed us to move in and pay rent until our loan came through. The rent was one pound and ten shillings per week, which we thought fair. As we got to know our neighbors, several told us to watch our landlord as he was “sharp” and may cheat us in some way. We always replied that he had given us no cause for complaint.
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