After a light salad, Edna and I returned to the parsonage. She looked very respectable in her brown dress, and I felt like the ideal platonic companion in my sensible shoes. The road was very even and we walked at a steady pace. "I'm thinking of becoming a nun," Edna mumbled. "Because I am so plain and homely looking."
The family has gathered in father's study to play our regular Saturday night game of Monopoly. My counter is the small dog; Edna's is the old boot. Nobody has bought anything yet because we all prefer to save our funny colored dollars. Edna receives a "Go To Jail" card, but mother tells her that she doesn't have to penalized because she's really such a sweet and gentle person, and deserves to continue around the board and pass Go and collect whatever monetary rewards accrue from accomplishing that feat.
Edna darns socks all morning while I practice the popular art of spoon-bending without success. "I am told that the technique you employ only works with good silver," Edna informs me. "But we don't have any because we are but simple, unassuming folk."
Our barometer is broken and as a result I caught a slight chill after making a brief excursion to observe the laborers who are digging a hole at the end of the street. Edna concocts a non-alcoholic Hot Toddy to sooth my sniffles and I retire to bed. Despite feeling so wheezy I reflect that I do not have it so bad, comparing my relatively comfortable lot with those poor souls who suffered from chronic diarrhea in the days before indoor plumbing, especially in wintertime.
Edna confesses to me that she has been engaged in a lesbian affair for the past twelve years with old Mrs. Sappho from next door. But I have no interest in so-called "woman-on-woman action" and so I let the matter drop.
That's too bad, I am sorry you are giving up on this promising storyline.
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