美國人物志:羅伯特·弗羅斯特 （二）（4/9)

Without ever having Silas speak, Frost has made the reader know this tired old man, who has come to die in the only home he has. In the final lines of the poem the story of Silas is completed. Mary says: 'I made the bed up for him there tonight. You'll be surprised at him, how much he's broken. His working days are done, I'm sure of it. Go, look, see for yourself. ' Warren returned, too soon, it seemed to her, Slipped to her side, caught up her hand and waited. 'Warren?' she questioned. 'Dead,' was all he answered. The poem tells of the understanding that Mary and Warren have for a man who has worked for them for many years. The poem also presents a sadness that Frost repeats many times.