“Have you learned about the Long Island Compromise?” Beamer said. He had a way of smiling that was friendly but menacing if you knew that he was up to something. Jenny coughed her soup. “I don’t remember the Long Island Compromise,” Ruth said. “You probably didn’t learn it,” Beamer said. “It’s probably not something people learned when you were in school.” “I don’t know what that means,” Ruth said. Then, to Jenny, who was still clearing her throat, she said, “What’s with you?” “Wrong pipe,” Jenny said. “Hey,” Carl said. “That would be a great title for my memoir.” “I’m sorry, what?” Beamer
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