The long and short of it
AlthoughIhadnevermethim ,Iknewthatmygrandfatherhadbeenfivefeet,sixinchestall, whilemystatelygrandmotherstoodfivefeet,eleveninches . Asateen-agerleafingthroughold photographswithGrandma , Ifinallyrealizedhowunusualtheymusthavelookedtogether .
" Grandma, "Iasked,:" howcouldyouhavefalleninlove withamanfiveinchesshorterthanyou ?"
Sheturnedtome ," Honey,"shesaid , "wefellinlovesittingdown,andwhenIstoodup, itwastoolate ."
来龙去脉
尽管我从未见过我的祖父，但我知道他身高5英尺6英寸，而我高贵的祖母身高5英尺11英寸，十几岁的时候我和祖母一页一页的翻着老照片，我终于意识到他们在一起是多么不同寻常。
“奶奶”我问到，“你怎么会爱上一个比你矮5英寸的人呢？”
她转过脸来看着我，“宝贝”，她说“我们是坐着相爱的，当我站起来的时候，已经太晚了。” |
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呵呵，我很博爱啊
