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Part 3 Many years later , when I was forty-five and in a cold earlyspring-drizzle' mood , I went into Standard Records and Hi-Fi feeling the need for some new music to match the time I wanted to spend writing . In one of the floor-worn aisles still narrow with record bins , I stopped for the passage' of an Elder " . Her 4 thin body , shoulder-stooped and year-wrinkled , slipped sprightly past me . She smiled at my having 1 slightly' bowed with hand gesturing for her to have right of way ' . A warm rush flooded over me . I watched her bending toward a customer , her slight hands softly bridging the width of a record as she placed it on a turntable . She had not been in the store the other times I had come since growing up . I waited until she was behind the counter again , then stood before her , feeling shy . Mrs . Smith asked me if there was anything else I wanted other than the Billie Holiday I'd chosen . I took in deep air and said , "I want to thank you for all the times you listened to my poetry as a kid and for your patting my head . " A puzzled face turned up toward me , a broad smile cresting her mouth . I told her about her gift . She grinned more widely and said , "How nice that I could be there for you to save some beauty . The world needs people like you in it . Well , I'll pat your head again . " Bcioser Reading Answer in your notebook . 1 Why did the narrator go back to the store many years later ? What does this tell us about the narrator as an adult ? ( paragraph 7 ) 2 Which words show that the music lady had gotten older ? Which words show that her personality had not changed ? 3 Why did the narrator thank Mrs . Smith ? ( paragraph 8 ) Explain Mrs . Smith ' s reaction . ( paragraph 9 ) Thinking About What You Have Read Explain how Mrs . Smith " made a mark" on the lifeof the narrator and could be considered a personal hero . Additional activity on 1 drizzle —a light rain . 2 passage — movement from one place to another . Elder —an older person who has a special position within a group ( e . g . a Native American tribe ) 1 sprightly — with energy . ' sli ghtl y —a little bit . " right of way —to go first . cresting — turning up the edges .
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