Chapter 33

“I don’t know, a little, I guess.”

“Well, I only had a small salad for lunch, so I have an advantage over you in that department. However, if you’re up to it, there’s someone I would like very much for you to meet. We’ll make it a quick visit, and then I thought you might enjoy a truly happy place for an early dinner.”

He asked me what I meant, and when I told him, he said, “Sure, that’s one of my favorite spots.”

“Great, but first, you have to meet Gran. Andrew said she called him Saturday because she was worried about me, and he filled her in on where I was and why. I promise it’ll be a quick visit this time.”

“Sounds like I’m being inspected. Will I pass, do you think?”

“Actually, I’m the one being inspected. Andrew says that I look like ‘my old self’, and he thought she ought to see that for herself. She’ll understand instinctively that you’re responsible for the change in me, and consequently it wouldn’t matter if you were hunchbacked and had warts.”