He rinsed her left arm, laid it back into the water, and began to wash her feet.
She murmured with pleasure as he massaged her feet with the sponge.
“But Roberto’s life was wonderful,” Larissa went on, after a moment.
“He had been an Instructor of Elevens—you know how important that is—and he’d been on the Planning Committee.
And— goodness, I don’t know how he found the time—he also raised two very successful children,
and he was also the one who did the landscaping design for the Central Plaza.
He didn’t do the actual labor, of course.” “Now your back. Lean forward and I’ll help you sit up.”
Jonas put his arm around her and supported her as she sat. He squeezed the sponge against her back and began to rub her sharp-boned shoulders.
“Tell me about the celebration.” “Well, there was the telling of his life. That is always first. Then the toast.
We all raised our glasses and cheered. We chanted the anthem.
He made a lovely good-bye speech. And several of us made little speeches wishing him well.
I didn’t, though. I’ve never been fond of public speaking. He was thrilled. You should have seen the look on his face when they let him go.”
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