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012、Kindness Pays 善心的報酬
One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry.
有一天，一個挨家挨戶賣東西來賺錢就學的窮小孩子，他發現他只剩一個銅板了，而且他肚子餓極了。
He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house.
他決定要到下一戶人家乞求吃頓飯。
However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door.
然而，當一個可愛的年輕女子打開門時，他失去了勇氣。
Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water.
他沒有討頓飯吃，而是要求喝一杯水。
She thought he looked hungry, so brought him a large glass of milk.
她覺得他看起來很餓，所以給他一大杯牛奶。
He drank it slowly, and then asked, "How much do I owe you?"
他慢慢喝了牛奶，然後問道：「我該付妳多少錢？」
"You don't owe me anything," she replied. "Mother has taught us never to accept payment for a kindness."
「你不用付我任何東西，」她回答說。「媽媽告訴我們做善事永遠不要接受報酬。」
He said, "Then I thank you from my heart."
他說：「那麼我由衷感謝妳。」
As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but his faith in God and man was strong also.
當窮小孩子霍華德•凱利離開那所房子時，他不僅感覺到身體更強壯了，而且他對上帝和人的信心也更強烈。
He had been ready to give up and quit.
他之前曾打算要放棄不幹了。
Years later that young woman became critically ill.
多年後，這年輕女子陷入病危。
The local doctors were baffled.
當地的醫生們都感到束手無策。
They finally sent her to the big city, where they called in specialists to study her rare disease.
他們最後把她送到大城市裡的醫院，在那裡院方召集了專業醫師們來研究她的罕見疾病。
Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation.
霍華德•凱利醫生被召集參加這場諮詢。
When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes.
當他聽到她來自的城鎮的名字時，一道奇特的光芒充滿了他的眼睛。
Immediately he rose and went down the hall of the hospital to her room.
他立刻站起來，沿著醫院的大廳走到她的病房。
Dressed in his doctor's gown, he went in to see her.
他穿著醫生的醫袍，走進去見她。
He recognized her at once.
他立刻認出了她。
He went back to the consultation room, determined to do his best to save her life.
他回到諮詢室，決定盡他最大努力來挽救她的生命。
From that day he gave special attention to the case.
從那天起，他特別關心注意這個案子。
After a long struggle, the battle was won.
經過長時間的治療，這場戰鬥獲得勝利了。
Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval.
凱利醫生叫院方將全數賬單轉交給他批准。
He looked at it, and then wrote something on the edge, and the bill was sent to her room.
他看了賬單，然後在帳單邊緣處寫了一些字，隨後這賬單被送到她的房間。
She feared to open it, for she was sure it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all.
要打開它，她感到害怕，因為她確信這將花費她的餘生來支付所有費用。
Finally, she looked, and something caught her attention on the side as she read these words: "Paid in full with one glass of milk." (Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly.
最後，她看了內容了。但是當她閱讀時，她注意到帳單邊緣處寫了一些字：「一杯牛奶已支付所有費用。」霍華德•凱利醫生（簽名）。
Tears of joy flooded her eyes as her happy heart prayed: "Thank You, GOD, that Your love has spread abroad through human hearts and hands."
當她持著快樂的心祈禱時，她的眼睛裡充滿了歡樂的淚水：「感謝上帝，祢的愛已經由眾人的心和手散播到各地。」
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