"I think you must stay home with your nose in a book too much," she said, rising gracefully, "this shopping center has been here for nearly five years now, and so has this divider."I think you must stay home with your nose in a book too much," she said, rising gracefully, "this shopping center has been here for nearly five years now, and so has this divider." "Well, I'm sure a nice lady like you wouldn't lie about a thing like that. I don't suppose there is a restuarant nearby where we could have lunch together is there?" "I don't usually have lunch with strangers. But, since your caretaker is obviously on vacation, I suppose I could stick around for a while to see if you recover from this attack of senility you seem to be having. Or did you leave your white cane and guide dog at home by mistake?" "Your voice is a bit high, but you still seem like a nice man," I said, deadpan, taking her elbow as if I were in fact blind. |