desirable, an exotic and magical creature with an air of mystery. We had all thought of Big Earl as a father figure and a friend. But hadn’t he been a man, like any other? Maybe when he saw Minnie, he didn’t see the spiteful old woman who now sat on the front porch greeting guests with “Thank you for coming. Did you know I’ll be dead in a year?” Maybe Big Earl looked at her and saw a gorgeous, smiling showgirl freeing a squirming rabbit from a hat. Maybe seeing Minnie that way had helped him get through those lonely years until he was back with Miss Thelma. I hoped that was the way it had been
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