THE IMPORTANCE OF THE LITTLE ‘EXTRAS’
We had just moved into a new apartment and were besieged by salesmen for everything from laundry sevice to life insurance. One busy day a dairyman came to the door. “No,” I said firmly. “My husband and I don’t drink milk.” “Be glad to deliver a quart every morning for cooking.” “That’s more than I need,” I replied, starting to close the door. “Well, ma’am, how about some cream? Berries comin’ in now, and . . .” “No,” I said curtly, “we never use cream.” The dairyman retired slowly, and I congratulated myself on my sales resistance. The truth was that I had already ordered from a dairy, and this seemed to be the easiest way out. The following morning, however, the same dairyman appeared at the door, a bowl of dewy strawberries held carefully in one hand and a half-pint bottle of cream in the other. “Lady,” he said, as he poured the cream over the berries…
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