“A maid’s daughter helped an old man every day — until a general suddenly walked in with five military officers…”

Yes, sir. Waste of time. No one uses long division. You got a calculator? What about that nurse Jacobs? He’d ask. She’s a dragon, isn’t she? She’s just very strict, Emma would say. Hymph.

She’s wound too tight. Needs a cookie. Emma learned things about him in little pieces. She learned he hated the color green. He liked baseball, but only the old games.continue reading …