Overnight to Many Distant Cities
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ry.OurassignmentwastofiletheslotsinAmericanjukeboxessothattheywouldacceptthebig,thickMexicancoins.Alldaylong.Nogloves.
AfteraboutaweekofthiswewerewalkingonedayonthestreetonwhichtheHotelReformaistobefoundandthereweremyfatherandgrandfather,smiling."Theboyshaverunaway,"myfatherhadtoldmygrandfather,andmygrandfatherhadsaid,"Hotdamn,letsgogetem."Ihaverarelyseentwogrownmenenjoyingthemselvessomuch.
Ny-twothisafternoon,thestockmarketupinheavytrading.
InBerlineveryonestared,andIcouldnotblamethem.Youwerespectacular,yourlongskirts,yourlongdarkhair.Iwasupsetbythestaring,peoplegazingathappinessandwonderingwhethertocredititornot,wonderingwhetheritwastobetrustedandforhowlong,andwhatitmeanttothem,whethertheywereinsomewayhurtbyit,insomewaydiminishedbyit,insomewaycriticizedbyit,goodGodgetitoutofmysight——
IcorrectlyidentifiedaMatisseasaMatisseeventhoughitwasanuncharacteristicMatisse,youthoughtIwasknowledgeablewhereasIwasonlylucky,westaredattheSchwittersshowforonehourandtwentyminutes,andthenlunched.Vitellotonnato,asIrecall.
WhenHermanwasdivorcedinBostonCarolgotthegoodbarbequepit.IputitintheBlazerforher.InthebackoftheBlazerwerecartonsofbooks,tableware,sheetsandtowels,plants,andoddly,twodozenwhitecarnationsfreshintheirbox.Ipointedtotheflowers."Herman,"shesaid,"henevergivesup."
InBarcelonathelightswentout.Atdinner.Candleswereproducedandtheshinylangoustinesplacedbeforeus.WhydoIloveBarcelonaabovemostothercities?BecauseBarcelonaandIshareapassionforwalking?Iwashappythere?Youwerewithme?Wewerecelebratingmyhundredthmarriage?Illstandonthat.ShowmeamanwhohasnotmarriedahundredtimesandIllshowyouawretchwhodoesnotdeservetheworld.
LunchingwiththeHolyGhostIpraisedtheworld,andtheHolyGhostwaspleased."WehavethatlittleprobleminBarcelona,"Hesaid,"thelightsgooutinthemiddleofdinner.""Ivenoticed,"Isaid."Wereworkingonit,"Hesaid,"whatawonderfulcity,oneofourbest.""Agreattown,"Iagreed.Inanecstasyofadmirationforwhatisweateoursimplesoup.
Tomorrow,fairandwarmer,warmerandfair,mostfair
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