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Irealetter，writteninpaleinkonglassy，blue-liepaper，ahepostmarkofalittleNebraskavillage.Thisuni，wornandrubbed，lookingasthoughithadbeenedaysinacoatpocketthatwasoo，wasfrommyUncleHowardahiswifehadbeeasmalllegacybyabachelorrelativewhohadretlydied，andthatitwouldbenecessaryfotoBostohesettlie.HerequestedmetomeetheratthestationandreeverservicesmightbeneieiofherarrivalIfounditomorrow.Hehadcharacteristicallydelayedwritinguntil，hadIbeenawayfromhomeforaday，Imusthavemissedthegoodwomaher.
ThenameofmyAuntGeiaalure，atoidgrotesque，butopeagulfofresothat，astheletterdroppedfrommyhasuddenlyastraoallthepresentyexistence，whollyillateaseandoutofplaceamidthefamiliarsurroundingsofmystudy.Ibeshanglingfarmboymyaunthadknedwithsandbashfulness，myhandsdsorefr.Ifeltthekhumbtehoughtheywererawagain.Isatagainbeforeherparlan，fumblingthescaleswithmystiff，redhands，whileshe，besideme，madevasmittensforthehuskers.
&m，afterpreparingmylandladysomewhat，IsetoutforthestatiorainarrivedIhadsomediffifindingmyauhelastofthepasseoalight，anditwasnotuntilIgotherintethatsheseemedreallytnizeme.Shehadeallthewayinadaycoach;herlierhadbeeblackwithsoot，andherblaetgraywithdust，duringthejourney.WhenwearrivedatmybhousethelandladyputhertobedatondIdidnainu
Whateversherexperiemyaunt’sappearansideratelycealed.Asformyself，Isawmyaunt’smisshapehatfeelingofaectebeholdexplorerswhohavelefttheirearsahofFranzJosefLahstheUpperyAuntGeianahadbeenamusicteacherattheBostoory，somewherebathelattersixties.Onesummer，whilevisitilevillageamoainswhereheraorshaddweltfeions，shehadkiheostidleandshiftlessofallthevillagelads，andhadceivedforthisHoehantpassionswhidsometryboyoftweimesinspiresinanangular，speanofthirty.WheoherdutiesinBoston，Howardfolloshotofthisinexplifatuationwasthatsheelopedwithhim，eludingthereproailyaicismsofherfriendsbygoingwithhimtotheNebraskafrontier.ter，who，ofcourse，hadakeeadinRedWillowty，fiftymilesfromtherailroad.Theretheyhadmeasuredofftheirquarterseselvesbydrivingacrosstheprairieinawagon，tothewheelofwhichtheyhadtiedareddkerdgoffitsrevolutioadugoutintheredhillside，ohosecavedwelliessoofteoprimitives.Theirwatertheygotfromthelagoohebuffalodrank，andtheirsleockofprovisionswasalwaysatthemerdsIndians.Forthirtyyearsmyaunthadherthanfiftymilesfromthehomestead.
ButMrs.Sprihingofallthis，andmusthavebeensiderablyshockedatwhatwasleftofmykinswomahesoiledlierwhiherarrival，wasthemostspicuousfeatureofhere，sheworeablackstuffdress，whoseorioshehadsurrenderedherselfuioninglyintothehandsofatrydressmaker.Mypooraunt’sfigure，however，reseonishingdifficultiestoanydressmaker.inallystooped，hershoulderswerenowalmostbeheroverhersu.Sheworenostays，andhergown，whichtrailedunevenlybehind，roseinasortofpeakoverherabdomen.Sheworeill-fittih，andherskinwasasyellowasaMongolian’sfromtexposuretoapitilesswindandtothealkalierwhisthemosttraitoasortofflexibleleather.
&hiswomanmostofthegoodthatevercamemywayinmyboyhood，andhadarevereitheyearswhenIwasridingherdformyu，aftergthethreemeals—thefirstofwhichwasreadyatsixo’them—andputtingthesixtobed，wouldoftenstanduntilmidnightatherironingboard，withmeatthekittablebesideher，heariindesandjugatiolyshakingmewhenmydrowsyheadsankdeularverbs.Itwastoher，atherir，thatIreadmyfirstShakespeare，aextbookonmythologywasthefirstthateverptyhamemysdexercises，too—oleparlan，whichherhusbandhadboughtherafterfifteenyears，duringwhichshehadnotsomuanyianathatbeloooheNianfarmhands.ShewouldsitbesidemebythehandgwhileIstruggledwiththe“JoyousFarmer”
，butsheseldomtalkedtomeaboutmusidIuoodwhy.Sheiouswomahesolatiionaleast，hermartyrdomwasnotwhollysordid.OnIhadbeeingoutsomeeasypassagesfromanoldscoreof“Euryanthe”
Ihadfoundamonghermusicbooks，sheeand，puttingherhandsovermyeyes，gentlydreonhershtremulously，“Dosowell，aybetakenfromyou.Oh，dearboy，praythatwhateveryoursacrificemaybe，itbenotthat.”
&appearedafterherarrivalshewasstillinasemisomnambulantstate.Sheseemedhatshewasiywhereshehadspeh，theplagedfrilyhalfalifetime.Shehadbeerainsickthroughoutthejourshehadionofanythingbutherdisfort，and，toallisaherewerebutafewhhtmarebetweenthefarminRedWillowdmystudyoreet.Ihadplalepleasureforherthatafternoon，torepayherforsomeofthegloriousmomentsshehadgivenmewheomilktogetherihatcheddshe，becauseIwasmorethanusuallytired，orbecauseherhusbandhadspokensharplytome，wouldtellmeofthesplendidperformahe“Huguenots”
shehadseeninParis，ih.Attwoo’clocktheSymphorawastogivearogram，aakemyaunt;though，asIversedwithherIgrewdoubtfulabouthere.Indeed，forherownsake，Ilywishhertasteforsugsquitedead，arugglemerdedatlast.Isuggestedtheservatoryandtheonbeforelunch，butsheseemedaltogethertootimidtowishtove.Shequestiolyaboutvariousthecity，butshewaschieflyedthatshehadfotteionsaboutfeedinghalf-skimmedmilktoaweaklingaggie’scalf，youknow，Clark，”
sheexplailyhavingfottenhowlongIhadbeenaway.Shewasfurthertroubledbecauseshehadellherdaughteraboutthefreshlyopeofmathecellar，whichwouldspoilifitwerely.
Iaskedherwhethershehadeverheardanyoftheerasandfoundthatshehadnot，thoughsheerfectlyfamiliarwiththeirrespectivesituations，andhadohepiaheFlyingDut”
.IbegantothinkitwouldhavebeeherbacktoRedithoutwakingher，aedhavihecert.
1.Discussthefollowiions.
1）HowdidIlearnaboutAuntGeiana’svisittoBoston?
2）WhydidAuntGeiahecityaftersomanyyearsliviry?
3）WhatwasAuntGeiana’sjobbefe?
4）HowdidAuntGeiaUncleHo>
5）Hoerceivetheromaweenhisu?
6）WhydidAuntGeialedownintheNebraskafrohherhusband?
7）HowwasAuntGeiana’sjourney?
8）HowdidAuntGeianalookaftersomanyyearsoffarmlife?
9）WhydidClarkhaveadeepaffedrespectforhisaunt?
10）WhatdidClarksuggesttoeai?Whydidheregretdoingso?
2.OralWork:RetellAuntGeiaoryaoBostonfromherperspectiveorpointofview.
Youyournarratiohis:
Manyyearsago，Ileftthecitytostartaheprairiewithmypoorhusbaheyears，weexperielessdiffiourlife...
3.Sthroughthetextandlookforthewordsusedtodescribeaperson.
4.GroupWork:Let’swriteahestory!
&oryiBisobviouslyunfinished.Pleaseanddiscusswhatmighthappe.Theinalstoryandcheckifyuessesarethesameastheinalstoes.
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