《秋之湖》流露 的是对别离的一种心折骨惊，《如果你爱我》表现的是对爱情的纯真企盼。那么，这篇《爱的代价》则可以说是一篇洋溢着亲情的小品文，某一期的读者杂志曾刊出过中译文。

The Cost of Love 爱的代价

      One day my daughter wanted to get paid for doing some routine household ;

      chores, so she gave me the following list:

      For washing the car………………………….$5.00

      For making my own bed this week……………….$1.00

      Going to the provision shop…………………..$0.50

      Playing with little sister …………………..$0.25

      Taking out the rubbish……………………….$1.00

      Getting a good report card……………………$5.00

      And for sweeping the common corridor…………..$2.00

      Total …………………………………….$14.75

      I looked at her standing there expecting payment. A thousand memories lashed through my mind. So I picked up a pen and turning the paper over,  this is what I wrote:

  For 9 months I carried you, growing inside me………………No Charge .

For the nights I sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you….No Charge

      For the toys, food and clothes and wiping your nose………… .No Charge.

      When you add it all up, the full cost of my love……………. No Charge.

      Well, when she finished reading, she had great big tears in her eyes.

She looked at me and said;"Mummy, I love you."

Then she took the pen and in great big letters, she wrote,;"PAID IN FULL".

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