Then four more years passed and yet another letter came．This time he explained that after he got his bachelor’S degree，he decided to go alittle further．The letter explained that she was still the best and favoriteteacher he ever had．But now his name was a little longer，the letter was signed，Theodore F．Stoddard，M．D．The story doesn’t end there．You see，there was yet another letter that spring．Teddy said he’d met this girl and was going to be married．
He explained that his father had died a couple of years ago and he was wondering if Mrs．Thompson might agree to sit in the place at the wedding that was usually reserved for the mother of the groom．Of course，Mrs．Thompson did．And guess what？She wore that bracelet，the one with several rhinestones missing．And she made sure she was wearing the perfume that Teddy remembered his mother wearing on their last Christmas together．
They hugged each，and Teddy Dr．Stoddard whispered in Mrs．Thompson’S ear，“Thank you，Mrs．Thompson，for believing in me． Th
u so much for mal（ing me feel impOrtant and showing me that I could make a difference．”Mrs．Thompson，with tears in her eyes，whis—pered back．She said，“Teddy，you have it all wrong．You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference．I didn’t know how to teach until I met you．”
slump n．暴跌；不景氣；下降；消沉，萎靡
V．倒下，陷落；衰落；下跌；下降
constantly adv．不斷地；時常地
delight n．高興，愉快
V．高興；取樂；喜愛；使高興，樂於
ribbon n．緞帶，帶狀物，色帶
rhinestone n．水晶之一種，人造鑽石