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and ‘college: girlé-walking areund in brown and white uniforms, They were se big.and pretty, like something coming at you out of a-mevie-scereens: A little yellew bus would pick me and all the other little Meunt Lebanon: bey and girles-up in the early mornings I weuld ride-dewn Morrison. Drive-and ail areund New Virginia MOMs "a wha the bus-would complete its — through the outer most wealthy area»it' would turn and travel'!all the way inte the-dirty citys’ Dani went on: at Linceln scheel so I-enly saw him em weekends:during these:tws years ef nuns: im black end’ white-and danty little plays and‘ parties: and walke-in the ceurtyard and talk of me beceming anpriest because-ift I didn't I was: going te end up in jail or something like-that;' Maybe-death behind the walls Or slaughter in the street after lewing a-nur who was only a girl in my dreames Roger Flenery The Third had a party ence-with servants: going te and areund me and a table as leng ax : bunches ef dreame-you are ‘trying te renenber'with little childrens: faces: munching: fantastic: food and everybedy with a white linen bib te laugh at. while-the birthday cake was: blown om and the icing went areund the table with our fingers-reaching fer a precious tastes School was: se proper all day leng and when I came home now there was a-maid and a little bebl under the dining reem table that I sat above and rang all! the time because she : was: asgeed German women and saw that I understeed the absurdity of it alle Even efter my mother’: operations: were over we kept the maid en and she lived on the third fleer- ina little roem and was allowed to go where she wanted en the weekends even though my mother and father had to ge te clubs and entertain ; on Friday ond Saturday nights when she could have-been asked to stay and baby sit for mes But no they leved me and wanted’ me to ge with them and so I | | _ oo |