There once lived alad（少年，小伙子）who was deeply in love with a girl, but disliked by the girl's father, who didn't want to see any further development of their love.

The lad was eager to write to the girl, yet he was quite sure that the father would read it first.

So he wrote such a letter to the girl:My love for you I once expressedno longer lasts, instead, my distaste for youis growing with each passing day.

Next time I see you,I even won't like that look yours.

I'll do nothing butlook away from you.

You can never expect I'llmarry you.

The last chat we hadwas so dull and dry that you shouldn't think itmade me eager to see you again.

If we get married, I firmly believe I'lllive a hard life, I can neverlive happily with you, I'll devote myselfbut notto you.

No one else is moreharsh and selfish and leastsolicitous and（热切期望的） considerate than you.

I sincerely want to let you knowwhat I said is true.

Please do me a favor byending our relations and refrain fromwriting me a reply.

Your letter is always full ofthings which displease me.

You have nosincere care for me.

So long!

Please believeI don't love you any longer.

Don't thinkI still have a love of you!

Having read the letter, the father felt relieved and gave it to his daughter with a light heart.

The girl also felt quite pleased after she read it carefully, her lad still had a deep love for her.

Do you know why?

In fact, she felt very sad when she read the letter for the first time.

But she read it for a few more times and , at last, she found the key – only every other line should be read, that is the first line, the third, the fifth and so on to the end.

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