To London and Rome
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DoyouknowwhatIwantmorethananythingelse?Alisonasked.
THEREWASABRIEFPAUSE
What?Isaid.
Asewing-machineAlisonsaid,withbuttonhole-makingattachments.
THEREWASALONGPAUSE
TherearesomanythingsIcoulddowithitforinstancefixinguplastyearsfalldressesandlotsofotherthings.
THEREWASATREMENDOUSPAUSEDURINGWHICHIBOUGHTHERANECCHISEWING-MACHINE
Wonderful!AlisonsaidsittingatthecontrolsoftheNecchiandmakingbuttonholesinacopyoftheNewYorkTimesSundayMagazine.Hereyesglistened.Ihadalsoboughtatwo-yearsubscriptiontoNecchiNewsbecauseIcouldnotbesurethatherinterestwouldnotbeheldforthatlongatleast.
THEREWASAPAUSEBROKENONLYBYTHEHUMMINGOFTHENECCHI
ThenIboughtherapurpleRollswhichwedecidedtoparkonthestreetbecauseourapartmentbuildinghadnogarage.AlisonsaidsheabsolutelylovedtheRolls!andgavemeanenthusiastickiss.IpaidforthecarwithacheckdrawnontheFirstCityBank.
THEREWASANINTERVAL
PeterAlisonsaid,whatdoyouwanttodonow?
OhIdontknowIsaid.
THEREWASALONGINTERVAL
WellwecantsimplysitaroundtheapartmentAlisonsaidsowewenttotheracesatAqueductwhereIboughtaracehorsethatwasrunningwelloutinfrontoftheothers.Whatahandsomeracehorse!Alisonsaiddelightedly.IpaidforthehorsewithacheckontheCapitalNationalBank.
THEREWASANINTERMISSIONBETWEENRACESSOWEWENTAROUNDTOTHESTABLESANDBOUGHTAHORSETRAILER
Thetrailerwasattachedbymeansofatrailerhitch,whichIboughtwhenitbecameclearthatthetrailercouldnotbehitchedupwithoutone,tothebackofournewRolls.ThehorsesnamewasDanandIboughtahorseblanket,whichhewasalreadywearingbutwhichdidnotcomewithhim,tokeephimwarm.
HeisbeautifulAlisonsaid.
Afront-runnertooIsaid.
THEREWASANINTERVALOFSEVERALDAYS.THENALISONANDIDROVETHECARWITHTHETRAILERUPTHERAMPINTOTHEPLANEANDWEFLEWBACKTOMILWAUKEE
AfterstoppingforlunchatHowardJohnsonswherewefedDansomefriedclamswhichheseemedtolikeverymuchAlisonsaid:Doyouknowwhatwevecompletelyforgotten?IknewthattherewassomethingbutalthoughIthoughthardIcouldnotimaginewhatitwas.
Theresnoplacetokeephiminourapartmentbuilding!Alisonsaidtriumphantly,pointingatDan.ShewasofcourseabsolutelyrightandIhastilyboughtalargethree-storyhouseinMilwaukeesbestsuburb.TomakethehousemorecomfortableIboughtaconcertgrandpiano.
ONTHEDOORSTEPOFTHENEWHOUSETHEPIANOMOVERSPAUSEDFORAGLASSOFCOLDWATER
HerearesomelittlematterswhichyoumustattendtoAlisonsaid,handingmeaboxofbills.Iwentthroughthemcarefully,notingtheamountsandthinkingaboutmoney.
WhatinthenameofGodisthis!Icried,holdingupabillfor$1600fromthehardwarestore.
GardenhoseAlisonsaidcalmly.
THEREWASANUNCOMFORTABLESILENCE
ItwasclearthatIwouldhavetoremovesomemoneyfromtheStateBank&TrustandplaceitintheMunicipalNationalandIdidso.ThepilotoftheairplanewhichIhadboughttoflyustoAqueduct,withhisfriendthepilotofthelargerplaneIhadboughttoflyusback,appearedatthedoorandaskedtobepaid.ThepilotsnameswereGeorgeandSam.IpaidthemandalsoboughtfromSamhisflightjacket,whichwaskhaki-coloredandpleasant-looking.Theysmiledandsalutedastheyleft.
WellIsaidlookingaroundthenewhouse,wedbettercallapianoteacherbecauseIunderstandthatwithoutusepianostendtofalloutoftune.
NotonlypianosAlisonsaidgivingmeanexcitinglook.
ASILENCEFREIGHTEDWITHSEXUALSIGNIFICANCEENSUED.THENWEWENTTOBEDFIRSTHOWEVERORDERINGAPIANOTEACHERANDAPIANOTUNERFORTHEEARLYMORNING
ThenextdayMr.WashingtonfromtheCentralNationalcalledtoreportanoverdraftofseveralhundredthousanddollarsforwhichIapologized.Whowasthatonthetelephone?Alisonasked.Mr.WashingtonfromthebankIreplied.OhAlisonsaid,whatdoyouwantforbreakfast?Whathave
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