The Merchants of Zion
“Roof Party The Felkins kept me on, with misgivings on the part of Robert and abject sympathy from Helen. Elly told me her father had asked if she thought I was a bad person, and she had said I was her favorite person in the world. One of the Expert's minions was taking over the bulk of Elly's summer tutoring, but the busy family still needed supplemental education, i.e. a babysitter, from time to time. As in every single day. The Expert was trying her hardest, I was sure, to undermine me, but w...ithout my supervision Elly's test scores dropped precipitously. She must have kept her mouth shut about our innovative pedagogical practices, and I continued to have as significant a part in her upbringing as I did before. Children are cleverer than we give them credit for.I didn't call Ruth or see her the weekend after she abandoned me in Rockford, but the following week she texted me, unsolicited, that she would like to meet Elly, if that was okay with both myself and her. Elly agreed it was okay—as did I—and on Wednesday instead of taking her home after violin class we arranged a lunch rendezvous near City Hall Park.On our ascent from the subway we were hit with the metallic grinding of the enormous pumps that kept southern Manhattan above water.MoreLess
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