The next night I come down, I says, ‘Frank, I hope we are not making a mistake. I’ve been thinking we are already too old.’ Frank said, ‘Really Dora? I already made plans for our old age, an apartment, but then came to my mind if I make a home Harry will move in with the two children. You worked so hard in your life I want to free you. I want you to have a little bit of easier life. Thank G-d, I have a dollar now. I’m not a millionaire; I want just to be me and you. Herman is not going to stay with us too long. He is going to be married.’ ‘I want to give you all the pain so you can decide.’ I said, ‘Frank, you’re still getting older. How about if you can find a way to make a place downstairs, it’s very important, G-d forbid me, or you will get sick, and you can’t climb the steps? What do you do then? A parlor down- stairs is a big convenience.’
Herman introduces himself to the owners of Dora’s old home. “This is the house my father built...”
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