Borrowed Finery: a Memoir
“We took the Long Island Rail Road to Pennsylvania Station in New York City, and as we carried our suitcases along the side of another train, nearly hidden by a rolling cocoon of steam, she told me that Tía Luisa owned the last car.
How could one person own a railroad car?
An elderly man hurried toward us. “Good morning, Señora de Sola,” he said, bowing slightly. “Let me take your luggage.” He looked down at me and smiled.
Before he boarded a car with our suitcases, I glimpsed his pale blue eyes... and white hair. My grandmother said his name was Prince and he was an English butler who was the head of Tía Luisa’s staff of servants. Among them, she told me, were Tía Luisa’s own seamstress, known as La Gallega to the staff because she had been born in Galicia, Spain, and her personal physician, Dr. Babito.
I thought to myself that Prince’s smile was a sign that he forgave us for being poor.
We stepped onto the platform. The entrance to the private car was partly screened by pots of palm trees reaching to the ceiling.MoreLess
How could one person own a railroad car?
An elderly man hurried toward us. “Good morning, Señora de Sola,” he said, bowing slightly. “Let me take your luggage.” He looked down at me and smiled.
Before he boarded a car with our suitcases, I glimpsed his pale blue eyes... and white hair. My grandmother said his name was Prince and he was an English butler who was the head of Tía Luisa’s staff of servants. Among them, she told me, were Tía Luisa’s own seamstress, known as La Gallega to the staff because she had been born in Galicia, Spain, and her personal physician, Dr. Babito.
I thought to myself that Prince’s smile was a sign that he forgave us for being poor.
We stepped onto the platform. The entrance to the private car was partly screened by pots of palm trees reaching to the ceiling.MoreLess
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