Bliss, Remembered
“Horst went back inside and settled up. When he came back, I thanked him and kissed him. Then I said, “You spent too much.”
“No, I didn’t, Sydney. And don’t ever bring it up again.” So I let that slide, Teddy, even though that gown was terribly expensive. It was the most expensive present I’d ever had in my life.
But Horst wasn’t done, because then he took me to the Rot-Weiss Club for dinner. Everyone was elegant, dressed to the nines. It must’ve been obvious how impressed I was, for after dinne...r, when we were strolling on the veranda, Horst asked me, “Do you really like it here?”
“Of course I do. Can’t you tell?”
“It’s important to me,” he said.
“Come on, Horst.” I swung my arms wide and whirled around. “This place is absolutely beautiful.”
“No, no, Sydney, I don’t mean just here. I mean Berlin. I mean us—Germans. Have you liked us?”
“Yes, I have.”
It had started to get chillier again. The beautiful day before had been the exception.MoreLess
“No, I didn’t, Sydney. And don’t ever bring it up again.” So I let that slide, Teddy, even though that gown was terribly expensive. It was the most expensive present I’d ever had in my life.
But Horst wasn’t done, because then he took me to the Rot-Weiss Club for dinner. Everyone was elegant, dressed to the nines. It must’ve been obvious how impressed I was, for after dinne...r, when we were strolling on the veranda, Horst asked me, “Do you really like it here?”
“Of course I do. Can’t you tell?”
“It’s important to me,” he said.
“Come on, Horst.” I swung my arms wide and whirled around. “This place is absolutely beautiful.”
“No, no, Sydney, I don’t mean just here. I mean Berlin. I mean us—Germans. Have you liked us?”
“Yes, I have.”
It had started to get chillier again. The beautiful day before had been the exception.MoreLess
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