Deep in the Valley (2000)
““You’d do better with a Nasty Cat in this stream. Fish are on the bottom here. It’s a little on the muddy side,” Stan said, casting out.
“I’ll take my chances,” Sam said, a competitive edge to his voice. Across the river a large trout jumped. “Not too close to the bottom, I reckon.”
“You just know everything, don’t you?”
“Not everything. Most things.” Then he laughed.
They fished in silence for a half hour. The morning sun was just making its mark on the valley, taking its time coming fully acr...oss the mountain range. It was Standard who spoke first. “Been so long, I hardly remember Peggy.”
“Forty-two years ago. She was twenty-eight.”
“I guess I forgot we had that in common. Both lost wives to cancer. Georgia was in her fifties, gave me five daughters before she died.”
“Georgia was a fine woman, don’t you think? She put up with the likes of you for a long time. Never complained.”
“Oh, she complained plenty,” Stan said. “But since she’s been gone she gets more perfect by the day.MoreLess
“I’ll take my chances,” Sam said, a competitive edge to his voice. Across the river a large trout jumped. “Not too close to the bottom, I reckon.”
“You just know everything, don’t you?”
“Not everything. Most things.” Then he laughed.
They fished in silence for a half hour. The morning sun was just making its mark on the valley, taking its time coming fully acr...oss the mountain range. It was Standard who spoke first. “Been so long, I hardly remember Peggy.”
“Forty-two years ago. She was twenty-eight.”
“I guess I forgot we had that in common. Both lost wives to cancer. Georgia was in her fifties, gave me five daughters before she died.”
“Georgia was a fine woman, don’t you think? She put up with the likes of you for a long time. Never complained.”
“Oh, she complained plenty,” Stan said. “But since she’s been gone she gets more perfect by the day.MoreLess
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