T e water moved against my body as my arms swung and my legs kicked. I waved to John in the hot tub and ducked my head underwater. We toweled off and dressed, then walked arm in arm to the St.
Vincent de Paul store next door. T e thriſt in that store called to me as inexorably as the yarn had. John did not even try to argue. For an hour we explored an enchanted wonderland of pre-owned CDs and dented fridges and second-hand cotton t-shirts and surprisingly, a meticulously organized library of books for sale. Books! Books were neck-and-neck with yarn in both allure and the critical mass of them we had achieved in the Execuvan. Books! I came away with an armload. “Look what I scored,” I told John at the checkout. “A biography
of Marie Antoinette by Antonia Fraser! I’ve spent tomorrow’s gas on books, but I love Antonia Fraser.” I stopped and looked at my husband. “Let’s go out for lunch,” I
told him. “Can I have meat?” John asked. His voice was plaintive. “You may, darling,” I told him. If I am wiser than Darnley, I might last longer. F
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Darling, Call the Coast Guard, We’re on Fire Again ($15.95) and Damn the Torpedoes ($16.95)
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