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165.Old Tom's Tavern
165.老湯姆客棧
Once in a while people came by the tavern to ask about Old Tom!
偶爾會有人到酒館來問老湯姆的情況！
One by one they asked how he died, if he had any children, etc.
他們一個一個地問他是如何死的，他是否有孩子，等等。
And every time Gavin answered each question one after another.
每次加文都一個接一個地回答所有提問。
He's not opposed to it-he never tired of talking about Old Tom!
他從不反對——因為他就是喜歡說老湯姆的事！
Old Tom had been a friend to everyone-he was one in a thousand!
老湯姆一直是大家的朋友——他真是千里挑一的好人！
And he had opened everyone's eyes to how to truly enjoy life!
他使大家明白如何真正享受生活！
It was amazing how many people he had affected.
他影響了那么多人，真是令人驚奇。
If you opened a savings account and put a penny in for each person he helped, you'd have enough money to buy a yacht!
如果你開了一個儲蓄賬戶，為他幫助過的每一個人存一便士，你將有足夠的錢買一艘游艇！
But no one opened an account; they just passed on Old Tom's wisdom.
可是沒有人開立賬戶，他們只是傳遞老湯姆的智慧。
And the tavern was where they all came to talk about him!
而酒館便是大家來談論他的地方！
Old Tom had married once or twice, but no one knew if he had ever had children!
老湯姆結過幾次婚，但沒人知道他是否有過孩子。
Once in a blue moon a person would say he was one of his long lost children, but then he would confess that he just wished he was.
難得有一次會有人說他是他失散的孩子之一，但過后他會承認他只是希望他是。
And they talked about his death. It was an open and shut case!
他們還談論他是怎樣死的！這件事一然！
He had fallen off a building while helping a person fix his roof.
他在幫一個人修屋頂時從樓上掉了下來。
He had been warned to go one step at a time. But he had slipped and fallen!
曾經有人提醒他慢慢來。可他還是滑了一下摔了下來！
As the townsfolk consoled one another at his funeral, they became more and more open to sharing the advice he had given!
當鎮上的人們在他的葬禮上互相安慰的時候，他們變得越來越愿意接受他曾經提過的建議！
Then someone wrote a memoir about him. It was a bestseller.
后來有人為他寫了一本回憶錄。這本書很暢銷。
In it people could once more hear Old Tom's voice as people recalled what he had said to them!
人們回憶他說過的話的時候，可以從書中再一次聽到老湯姆的聲音！
After that Gavin changed the tavern's name to Old Tom's Tavern. People still come by to this day!
在那之后，加文把這家酒館的名字改成了老湯姆酒館。直到今天還有人到這里來！
