I grieved. But Otto would not give her up so easily. He used her improved condition to reposition himself from the foot of her bed to her side. Her thin fingers found his soft coat.

• 我感到悲伤，但是奥托不愿让我妈妈就此轻易撒手人寰。它借她病情好转之机，从床脚转移到她身旁。我妈妈纤细的手指抚摸它的软毛。