“Is that so?” said Daddy, glaring right back at me. “What I told you was that we’d go if nothing else came up. Something came up. That storm knocked this tree into Dougal’s yard, and he said I could have it if I got there today. God knows we’ll need the wood and he done provided it and I went and got it. When God fills your needs you got to get yourself to the place of provision. Speaking of which, school starts in a couple weeks and I need to buy clothes for you kids and I’m going to work extra tonight so I can buy them without letting other bills go.”

＂就这些吗？＂爸爸径直地瞪着我说．＂我对你说的是，如果没有事做的话，我们就去．可是现在有事要做了．大风把这棵树吹进了Dougal家的院子，而且他说，如果我今天去他那里，他就把树给我．上帝知道我们需要木头，并且还把木头给送来了．我去了Dougal家，得到了那棵树．当上帝满足了你的愿望时，你必须自己去把上帝的恩赐给取回来．话说到这儿，俩礼拜之内，学校就要开学了，我得给你们这些孩子买校服，我准备今晚多干点活，这样，我就可以不必花其他的钱来给你们买校服了．＂