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Abie,” she said, her voice softening, “Malka is my baby, too. She’s been my baby since she was six years old”

And as she watched her children — no, her young men — she came to a decision. There was something she had to do. And it had to be done soon

“Because obviously I’m totally incapable of doing any serious job on my own,” she muttered

“Listen, when the doctor comes, I want you to call me. I want to speak to him or her. Okay, Ma? Don’t forget”

“So Mama, we got to talking with Marjorie on the subway,” he began, “and would you believe she doesn’t have a place for the Sedorim?”

I will ask Dr. Samuels. I can’t live with this for months, and I can’t… I just can’t tell anyone else, not even Abe