" (Her glance seemed to be the least bit
unsteady.) "But I ain't 'practical,' don't you know. Exactly what my
mother--peace upon her [this in Hebrew]--used to say. She, too,
did not think it was necessary to be in love with the man you
marry. But then she did not go to college, not even to school. Of
what good is education, then?"
It was evident that she spoke from an overflowing heart, and that
she could speak for hours on the subject. But she cut herself short
and took another tack
"You must not think her husband is a kike, though," she said. "He
is no fool and he writes a pretty good English letter. And he is a
very nice man."
She started to go
"Tell me some more about Dannie," I said, on our way to the
elevator
"He's going to college. Always first or second in his class. And one
of the best men on the football team, too." She smiled, the first
radiant smile I had seen on her that morning
"He's all right," she continued. And in Yiddish, "He is my only
consolation." And again in English, "If it wasn't for him life
wouldn't be worth living.
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