Chapter 76

Upstairs in the shower, Charles said, “Those guys set a fast pace, considering that their legs are shorter than ours.”

“They’re also three or four years younger than we are.”

“There is that.”

Groomed and dressed for the closing, we met our hosts downstairs for a light breakfast and by ten thirty were walking to their office, briefcases in hand. The closing came off without a hitch, which was no surprise given that all the fine points had been agreed to in advance. B & D Properties, LLC was now the owner of one slightly run-down former factory building. After the other parties to the closing had departed, we had a brief meeting with our hosts, who wanted to know our plans for the weekend.

“This afternoon we have meetings with the architect and a couple of contractors, and tomorrow Charles is going to show me the Freedom Trail. I’ve never seen Cape Cod or P-town, and we’ve talked about going to an early service Sunday morning, then renting a car and making the drive.”