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1.WhenIwasaboygrowingupinNewJerseyinthe1960s,wehadamilkmandeliveringmilkto

ourdoorstep.HisnamewasMr.Basille.Heworeawhitecapanddroveawhitetruck.Asa5-year-

oldboy,Icouldn’ttakemyeyesoffthecoinchangerfixedtohisbelt.Henoticedthisoneday

duringadeliveryandgavemeaquarteroutofhiscoinchanger.

Ofcourse,hedeliveredmorethanmilk.Therewascheese,eggsandsoon.Ifweneededtochange

ourorder,mymotherwouldpenanote—“Pleaseaddabottleofbuttermilknextdelivery”—and

placeitintheboxalongwiththeemptybottles.Andthen,thebuttermilkwouldmagically(魔术般)

appear.

Allofthiswasaboutmorethanconvenience.Thereexistedacloserelationshipbetweenfamilies

andtheirmilkmen.Mr.Basilleevenhadakeytoourhouse,forthosetimeswhenitwassocold

outsidethatweputtheboxindoors,sothatthemilkwouldn’tfreeze.AndIrememberMr.Basille

fromtimetotimetakingabreakatourkitchentable,havingacupofteaandtellingstoriesabouthis

delivery.

Thereissadlynohomemilkdeliverytoday.Bigcompaniesallowedtheproductionofcheapermilk,

thusmakingitdifficultformilkmentocompete.Besides,milkisforsaleeverywhere,anditmay

justnothavebeenpracticaltohaveadeliveryservice.

Recently,anoldmilkboxinthecountrysideIsawbroughtbackmychildhoodmemories.Itookit

homeandplanteditonthebackporch().Everysooftenmyson’sfriendswillaskwhatitis.

门廊

SoIstarttellingstoriesofmyboyhood,andofthemilkmanwhobroughtusfriendshipalongwith

hismilk.

1.Mr.Basillegavetheboyaquarteroutofhiscoinchangerto__________.

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