Michael Malone - Weebly

through. And Joe. That Mrs. Troyes on Elizabeth Circle
had him over there at the crack of dawn because
somebody pawed up her sweet petunias and took a
knife to some fancy chairs that she just left out in her
backyard, if you can picture that. Anyhow, what time is
it?"
"Almost twelve. But that's horrible. How? Who did
it?"
"Listen, if that's the only thing that woman's got to
worry about in this world, who messed up her lawn
furniture, well, Lord love her, and vicey versa. Well, I
got to go, just came on lunch break to see how the
services went. I wish I could have gone, you made it
sound like it was real nice. Poor old Alf. Well, Joe and
I are going to go look at that house again. 'Dream the
impossible dream,' ta-da. How'd you say you were
feeling?"
"Fine, really. Sarah, remember you were telling me
about Maynard Henry's brother, the one who lives in
Newton, Massachusetts?"
"You remember him now? Real good-looking, took
algebra with us, sat in the back."