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Show invite offense from a bully, just as a vicious dog is said to "smell" fear in frightened human beings. However, why some crackpot or dope addict did not dream up a myth of Father's having a fortune or a fragment of one stashed away under his mattress or in the dugout, or a hidden stock of drugs because of his M.D. diploma, I've sometimes wondered. But although he and Mother lived that quarter century, often isolated for years except for chance callers, Nada post office and store never suffered even attempted theft. Even in his 70's, there was not even a threat of attack. That must say something creditable about human nature, or about Father's courage. |
