"Ballingrud-SheFoundHeaven" - читать интересную книгу автора (Ballingrud Nathan)

"Oh, it's a lovely place. I was only there once, a long time ago. But this just
brings it all back. I remember a house on the beach, and there were big gray
rocks all around, and it was always raining. And there was fog every- where. It
was really quite beautiful."

"It sounds desolate to me."

"Well, it's all a matter of perspective, isn't it?"

"Yes. I suppose so."

"But the winds of Ireland are gray and chalk-colored, not green." "You don't
smell the lilacs?"

"No, I'm afraid I don't."

"Well."

"I'm sorry, Ruth."

"That's . . . that's all right. It was silly of me to begin with. I'm sorry I
wasted your time."

"Oh, you di --"

Click.

And later:

"Hello?"

"Hello, my name is Sally Baxter, I'm calling for Lance Washington."

"Who's this?"

"This is Sally Baxter. Is Mr. Washington there, please?"

"This is his wife."

"Oh, you must be Alice!"

"Why don't you tell me what the hell this is all about before you go usin' my
first name."

"Didn't he tell you? I'm the one who placed the ad in the paper."

"I don't read no paper. Lance is the reader in the house. What ad are you
talkin' about ?"