“I am afraid – not.”
“You had great difficulty in pronouncing my name, Cousin Louise,” the relative went on. “I was devoted to your grandmother, and hardly a week went by when we did not meet and gossip together.”
“You must have missed her when she left,” Carmela replied.
“I not only missed her but I was deeply hurt that she did not reply to the letters I wrote to her.”
Carmela felt there was nothing she could say to this and therefore remained silent.
“When I learnt that she had died, and had not even left me a memento of what I believed was a deep affection we had for each other, I could hardly believe it!”
“I do not think Grandmama left mementoes to anybody,” Carmela said consolingly.
“I know that!” came the response. “You have had everything! You must consider yourself very luck
