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“她在结婚半年后回去看望她的父母，在回来的路上，也就是六月的一个星期六晚上，印第安人抓住了她。此后再也没有人看到过她。亨利疯了。他一直认为她还活着。每当六月来临时，他就认为她去看望她的父母，于是他就等待着她回来。他拿出那封信，我们来看他，他向我们朗读她的来信。在预计她回来的星期六晚上，我们来到这里和他在一起，于是在以后的一年中他就能够平安度过。19年来，每年的六月，我们都这么做。第一年，我们才27岁。”WhenIwasyoung,IwentlookingforgoldinCalifornia.Ineverfoundenoughtomakemerich.ButIdiddiscoverabeautifulpartofthecountry.Itwascalled“theStanislau.”TheStanislauwaslikeHeavenonEarth.Ithadbrightgreenhillsanddeepforestswheresoftwindstouchedthetrees.Othermen,alsolookingforgold,hadreachedtheStanislauhillsofCaliforniamanyyearsbeforeIdid.Theyhadbuiltatowninthevalleywithsidewalksandstores,banksandschools.Theyhadalsobuiltprettylittlehousesfortheirfamilies.Atfirst,theyfoundalotofgoldintheStanislauhills.Buttheirgoodluckdidnotlast.Afterafewyears,thegolddisappeared.BythetimeIreachedtheStanislau,allthepeopleweregone,too.Grassnowgrewinthestreets.Andthelittlehouseswerecoveredbywildrosebushes.OnlythesoundofinsectsfilledtheairasIwalkedthroughtheemptytownthatsummerdaysolongago.Then,IrealizedIwasnotaloneafterall.Amanwassmilingatmeashestoodinfrontofoneofthelittlehouses.Thishousewasnotcoveredbywildrosebushes.Anicelittlegardeninfrontofthehousewasfullofblueandyellowflowers.Whitecurtainshungfromthewindowsandfloatedinthesoftsummerwind.Stillsmiling,themanopenedthedoorofhishouseandmotionedtome.Iwentinsideandcouldnotbelievemyeyes.Ihadbeenlivingforweeksinroughminingcampswithothergoldminers.Wesleptonthehardground,atecannedbeansfromcoldmetalplatesandspentourdaysinthedifficultsearchforgold.Hereinthislittlehouse,myspiritseemedtocometolifeagain.Isawabrightrugontheshiningwoodenfloor.Pictureshungallaroundtheroom.Andonlittletablestherewereseashells,booksandchinavasesfullofflowers.Awomanhadmadethishouseintoahome.ThepleasureIfeltinmyheartmusthaveshownonmyface.Themanreadmythoughts.“Yes,”hesmiled,“itisallherwork.Everythinginthisroomhasfeltthetouchofherhand.”Oneofthepicturesonthewallwasnothangingstraight.Henoticeditandwenttofixit.Hesteppedbackseveraltimestomakesurethepicturewasreallystra