Sometimes I had to intervene in a situation that was becoming dangerous for him. Most of the plaques were old and difficult to read. The Muslims are described as barely human. That way, I could be sure of getting one or two of them. I make home visits, and visits to hospitals, nursing homes, and senior citizens apartments. I am impressed.”
“Actually, the people who work here are impressed,” I said. They were as grey as the fog outside. However, the old stories could be told in ways that conveyed contemporary messages. I removed an extra magazine from my belt, so that I could get to it in a hurry. We always knew she had a heart ailment. For good measure, I fixed my bayonet to the end of my rifle. That sounds heroic. “Professor Armington, how do you do?” I asked. Everyone here agreed the answer was better than my question.”
I walked with Laurel and her father to their car. I had been staring at her.
