Ask the Right Question
“A Monday harbinger of winter. Another winter, a thirty-seventh winter. Not good weather for the soul.
About eleven o’clock I was at Mrs. Forebush’s door. Coffee hour. My former father-in-law once explained that eleven is a proper time to visit someone with whom you don’t want to stay a long time. To fulfill social obligations.
The yellow flower was gone from Mrs. Forebush’s hair. So too much of the smile which I had hoped for, even expected.
When she opened the door to me she said. “This mornin...g I had a call from Leander Crystal. For various reasons he has asked me not to speak with you again. I don’t know what you’ve been up to, Mr. Albert Samson, but this is most unlike Mr. Leander Crystal.”
“I’m sorry if I have been causing trouble for you, Mrs. Forebush. It was not my intention.”
“I’m glad you feel that way. I’ve decided that I shall speak to you anyway, as long as you will answer some questions for me as well. Come in, Mr. Albert Samson.”
As we sat down she said, “First, young man, you must tell me what it is that you are really doing.MoreLess
About eleven o’clock I was at Mrs. Forebush’s door. Coffee hour. My former father-in-law once explained that eleven is a proper time to visit someone with whom you don’t want to stay a long time. To fulfill social obligations.
The yellow flower was gone from Mrs. Forebush’s hair. So too much of the smile which I had hoped for, even expected.
When she opened the door to me she said. “This mornin...g I had a call from Leander Crystal. For various reasons he has asked me not to speak with you again. I don’t know what you’ve been up to, Mr. Albert Samson, but this is most unlike Mr. Leander Crystal.”
“I’m sorry if I have been causing trouble for you, Mrs. Forebush. It was not my intention.”
“I’m glad you feel that way. I’ve decided that I shall speak to you anyway, as long as you will answer some questions for me as well. Come in, Mr. Albert Samson.”
As we sat down she said, “First, young man, you must tell me what it is that you are really doing.MoreLess
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