He thought: I must read that Grasshopper book. Patriotic duty, from the sound of it.
Betty said softly to him, "Robert, you're not eating. Is the
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At once he took a forkful of salad. "No," he said. "It is virtually the most delicious meal I have had in years."
"Thank you," she said, obviously pleased. "Doing my best to be authentic. . . for instance, carefully shopping in teeny-tiny American markets...