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afteranintervalofmorethan40years,IheardfromRachelagain。Herhusbandhaddied。Shewasassingthroughtownandhadlearnedofmywhereaboutsthroughamutualfriend。Weagreedtomeet。
Ifeltbothcuriousandexcited。Inthelastfewyears,Ihadntthoughtabouther,andhersuddencallonemorninghadtakenmeaback。Theactualsightofherwasashock。Thiswhite-hairedmatronattherestauranttablewastheRachelofmydreamsanddesires,thesulemermaidofthatsnashot?
Yettimehadgivenusacommonreferenceandresect。Wetalkedasoldfriends,andquicklydiscoveredwewerebothgrandarents。
“Doyourememberthis?”Shehandedmeasliofwornaer。ItwasaoemIdwrittenherwhilestillinschool。Iexaminedthecrudemeterandallidrhymes。Watchingmyface,shesnatchedtheoemfrommeandreturnedittoherurse,asthoughfearfulIwasgoingtodestroyit。
Itoldheraboutthesnashot,howIdcarrieditallthroughthewar。
“Itwouldnthaveworkedout,youknow。”shesaid。
“Howcanyoubesure?”Icountered。“Ah,colleen,itmighthavebeengrandindeed-myIrishconscienceandyourJewishguilt!”
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