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sattention.

"

Now,boys,"

hesaid."

Iwanttoreadyouanessay.Thisistitled,'

TheArtofEatingSpaghetti.'

Andhestartedtoread.Mywords!

Hewasreadingmywordsoutloudtotheentireclass.What'

smore,theentireclasswaslistening.Listeningattentively.Thensomebodylaughed,thentheentireclasswaslaughing,andnotincontemptandridicule,butwithopen-heartedenjoyment.EvenMr.Fleaglestoppedtwoorthreetimestoholdbackasmallprimsmile.

Ididmybesttoavoidshowingpleasure,butwhatIwasfeelingwaspuredelightatthisdemonstrationthatmywordshadthepowertomakepeoplelaugh.Intheeleventhgrade,attheeleventhhourasitwere,Ihaddiscoveredacalling.Itwasthehappiestmomentofmyentireschoolcareer.WhenMr.Fleaglefinishedheputthefinalsealonmyhappinessbysaying,"

Nowthat,boys,isanessay,don'

tyousee.It'

s—don'

tyousee—it'

softheveryessenceoftheessay,don'

tyousee.Congratulations,Mr.Baker."

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Unit2

HemusthavebeencompletelylostinsomethinghewasreadingbecauseIhadtotaponthewindshieldtogethisattention.

Isyourcabavailable?

Iaskedwhenhefinallylookedupatme.Henodded,thensaidapologeticallyasIsettledintothebackseat,"

I'

msorry,butIwasreadingaletter."

Hesoundedasifhehadacoldorsomething.

minnohurry,"

Itoldhim."

Goaheadandfinishyourletter."

Heshookhishead."

vereaditseveraltimesalready.IguessIalmostknowitbyheart."

Lettersfromhomealwaysmeanalot,"

Isaid."

AtleasttheydowithmebecauseI'

montheroadsomuch."

Then,estimatingthathewas60or70yearsold,Iguessed:

"

Fromachildormaybeagrandchild?

Thisisn'

tfamily,"

hereplied."

Although,"

hewenton,"

cometothinkofit"

itmightjustaswellhavebeenfamily.OldEdwasmyoldestfriend.Infact,weusedtocalleachother'

OldFriend'

—whenwe'

dmeet,thatis.I'

mnotmuchofahandatwriting."

Idon'

tthinkanyofuskeepupourcorrespondencetoowell,"

IknowIdon'

t.ButItakeithe'

ssomeoneyou'

veknownquiteawhile?

Allmylife,practically.Wewerekidstogether,sowegowayback."

Wenttoschooltogether?

Allthewaythroughhighschool.Wewereinthesameclass,infact,throughbothgradeandhighschool."

Therearenottoomanypeoplewho'

vehadsuchalongfriendship,"

Isaid.

Actually,"

thedriverwenton,"

Ihadn'

tseenhimmorethanonceortwiceayearoverthepast25or30yearsbecauseImovedawayfromtheoldneighborhoodandyoukindoflosetoucheventhoughyouneverforget.Hewasagreatguy."

Yousaid'

was'

.Doesthatmean—?

Henodded."

Diedacoupleofweeksago."

msorry,"

It'

snofuntoloseanyfriend—andlosingarealoldoneiseventougher."

Hedidn'

treplytothat,andwerodeoninsilenceforafewminutes.ButIrealizedthatOldEdwasstillonhismindwhenhespokeagain,almostmoretohimselfthantome:

Ishouldhavekeptintouch.Yes,"

herepeated,"

Ishouldhavekeptintouch."

Well,"

Iagreed,"

weshouldallkeepintouchwitholdfriendsmorethanwedo.Butthingscomeupandwejustdon'

tseemtofindthetime."

Heshrugged."

Weusedtofindthetime,"

That'

sevenmentionedintheletter."

Hehandeditovertome."

Takealook."

Thanks,"

Isaid,"

butIdon'

twanttoreadyourmail.That'

sprettypersonal."

Thedrivershrugged."

OldEd'

sdead.There'

snothingpersonalnow.Goahead,"

heurgedme.

Theletterwaswritteninpencil.Itbeganwiththegreeting"

OldFriend,"

andthefirstsentenceremindedmeofmyself.I'

vebeenmeaningtowriteforsometime,butI'

vealwayspostponedit.Itthenwentontosaythatheoftenthoughtaboutthegoodtimestheyhadhadtogetherwhentheybothlivedinthesameneighborhood.Ithadreferencestothingsthatprobablymeantsomethingtothedriver,suchasthetimeTimSheabrokethewindow,theHalloweenthatwetiedOldMr.Parker'

sgate,andwhenMrs.Culverusedtokeepusafterschool.

Youmusthavespentalotoftimetogether,"

Isaidtohim.

Likeitsaysthere,"

heanswered,"

aboutallwehadtospendinthosedayswastime."

Heshookhishead:

Time."

Ithoughtthenextparagraphoftheletterwasalittlesad:

Ibegantheletterwith"

OldFriend"

becausethat'

swhatwe'

vebecomeovertheyears—oldfriends.Andtherearen'

tmanyofusleft.

Youknow,"

Isaidtohim,"

whenitsaysherethattherearen'

tmanyofusleft,that'

sabsolutelyright.EverytimeIgotoaclassreunion,forexample,therearefewerandfewerstillaround."

Timegoesby,"

thedriversaid.

Didyoutwoworkatthesameplace?

Iaskedhim.

No,butwehungoutonthesamecornerwhenweweresingle.Andthen,whenweweremarried,weusedtogotoeachother'

shouseeverynowandthen.Butforthelast20or30yearsit'

sbeenmostlyjustChristmascards.Ofcoursethere'

dbealwaysanotewe'

deachaddtothecards—usuallysomenewsaboutourfamilies,youknow,whatthekidsweredoing,whomovedwhere,anewgrandchild,thingslikethat—butneverarealletteroranythinglikethat."

Thisisagoodparthere,"

WhereitsaysYourfriendshipovertheyearshasmeantanawfullottome,morethanIcansaybecauseI'

mnotgoodatsayingthingslikethat."

Ifoundmyselfnoddinginagreement."

Thatmusthavemadeyoufeelgood,didn'

tit?

ThedriversaidsomethingthatIcouldn'

tunderstandbecauseheseemedtobeallchokedup,soIcontinued:

IknowI'

dliketoreceivealetterlikethatfrommyoldestfriend."

WeweregettingclosetoourdestinationsoIskippedtothelastparagraph.SoIthoughtyou'

dliketoknowthatIwasthinkingofyou.Anditwassigned，YourOldFriend,Tom.

Ihandedbacktheletteraswestoppedatmyhotel."

Enjoyedtalkingwithyou,"

IsaidasItookmysuitcaseoutofthecab.Tom?

TheletterwassignedTom?

Ithoughtyourfriend'

snamewasEd,"

WhydidhesignitTom?

TheletterwasnotfromEdtome,"

heexplained."

mTom.It'

saletterIwrotetohimbeforeIknewhe'

ddied.SoInevermailedit."

Helookedsortofsorrowful,orasifheweretryingtoseesomethinginthedistance."

IguessIshouldhavewrittenitsooner."

WhenIgottomyhotelroomIdidn'

tunpackrightaway.FirstIhadtowritealetter—andmailit.

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Unit3

Whetherwelikeitornot,theworldweliveinhaschangedagreatdealinthelasthundredyears,anditislikelytochangeevenmoreinthenexthundred.So