Part 1: What We Learned:
第十七章 父亲去世,Lucy来探望,John继承了父亲留下的硬币并委托父亲的律师出售房子。他离开的时候想——也许他再也不会回到这个地方了。为什么呢?因为父亲不在了吗?因为这里有太多他与父亲的回忆了吗?
第十八章 John日夜兼程地来到了Savannah的出生地,并且很顺利地找到了她。昔日的恋人再相见,却已经物是人非。原来Savannah已经结婚了,并且真的过着她向John描述过的生活,只是陪在她身边的人不是他……Savannah几次问John“你为什么会到这里来?”,他说“我也不知道”,“我好像没有别的地方可以去”,“除了你没有别的人可以找,我没有朋友”……是的,John生命中有两个最亲近的人,一个是他的父亲,另一个是Savannah。而现在,只有Savannah。
Part 2: Q&A
1. What decision did John’s father make according to the lawyer?
John’s father made a will according to the lawyer. His will, a list of every coin in the collection, including quality and the date of purchase, and all the arrangements for the funeral—which is prepaid. John finally had the coins and the estate in his possession.
2. Who visited John after the funeral? How did she know about John’s father’s death?
Lucy visited John after the funeral, because she read the obituary.
3. Did John tell Lucy his story with Savannah?
Yes, John told Lucy the story from beginning to end.
4. Where did John go the second day?
John went to Lenoir where Savannah was born.
5. What did John find out about Savannah?
Savannah was married.
6. What did they do together that day?
They fed the horses, cleaned hooves, cleaned up the manure, and talked about the past.