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第2章 一只狗的遗嘱The Last Will and Testament of2（第1页）

第2章一只狗的遗嘱TheLastWillaof……（2）

IaskmyMasteraoremembermealways，butnottogrieveformetoolong。Iriedtobeaintimeofsorrow，andareasonforaddedjoyintheirhappiispainfulformetothinkthatevehIshouldcausethempain。

&hemrememberthatwhilenodoghaseverhadahappierlife（andthisIowetotheirloveande），nowthatIhavegrownblindanddeafandlame，andevenmysenseofsmellfailsmesothatarabbitchtundermynoseandImightnotknow，mypridehassunktoasick，bewilderedhumiliation。Ifeellifeistauhhavingeredmywele。ItistimeIsaidgoodbye，beforeIbeetoosickaburdenonmyselfandonthosewholoveme。

Itwillbesorrowtoleavethem，butnotasorrowtodie。Dogsdohasmeitasapartoflife，notassomethierriblewhichdestroyslife。Whatmayeafterdeath，ouldliketobelievethatthereisaParadisewhereoneisalwaysyoungandfull-bladdered;hereallthedayonedilliesahanamorousmultitudeofhouris，beautifullyspotted;wherejack-rabbitsthatrunfastbutnottoofast（likethehouris）areasthesa;whereeachblissfulhourismealtime;whereihereareamillionfireplaceswithlogsfandoneeselfupandblinksintotheflamesandnodsanddreams，rememberingtheoldbravedaysoh，andtheloveofoerandMistress。

Iamafraidthisistoomuchforevensutoexpect。Butpeace，atleast，is。Peagrestforwearyoldheartandheadandlimbs，aerheearthIhavelovedsos，afterall，thisisbest。OIearlymake。IhaveheardmyMistresssay，“WhenBlemiedieswemustherdog。IlovehimsomuchIeverloveanotherone。”

NowIwouldaskher，forloveofme，tohaveaoortributetomymemoryohaveadogagain。

WhatIwouldliketofeelisthat，havingohefamily，livewithoutadog！Ihaveneverhadanarroirit。Ihavealwaysheldthatmostdood（aheblaeIhavepermittedtosharetheliving-rtheeveniioedinakindlyspirit，aimentalmoods，eveedatrifle）。Somedogs，ofcourse，arebetterthaians，naturally，aseveryonek。

SoIsuggestaDalmatianasmysuccessor。Hehardlybeaswell-bred，oraswell-manneredorasdistinguishedandhandsomeasIrime。MyMasteranotasktheimpossible。Buthewilldohisbest，Iamsure，andeveabledefectswillhelpbyparisontokeepmymemreen。TohimIbequeathmydleashaandraioorderin1929atHermesinParis。HeeverwearthemwiththedistinIdid，walkingaroundthePlae，ParkAvenue，alleyesfixedonmeinadmiration;butagainIamsurehewilldohisutmostnottaucialdog。

&heranch，hemayprovehimselfquiteworthyoferespects。Hewill，Ipresume，eclosertojack-rabbitsthanIhavebeeoiyears。And，forallhisfaults，IherebywishhimthehappinessIknowwillbehisinmyoldhome。

&wordoffarewell，dearMasterandMistress。

Wheneveryouvisitmygrave，saytoyourselveswithregretbutalsoinessiheremembranylonghappylifewithyou：“Hereliesonewholovedusandwhomweloved。”

NomatterhowdeepmysleepIshallhearyou，andnotallthepowerofdeathkeepmyspiritfromwaggiail。