Reply To: Twists and One Return From the Time Capsule

“The same thing happened to me when I was planting trees in  Normandy!” Nora laughed.

“Why am I not surprised,” replied Will with a smile.

It did seem to Nora that Will was less surprised that she was at all the similarities in their       stories.  The way the little anecdotes would bounce back and forth and spark another memory, and another, how many of them were unaccountably bizarre or unusual incidents, was enchanting to Nora.  Spellbound and quite giddy with the delight of it.  Will, on the other hand, seemed delighted but in a different kind of way.

Nora noticed, but didn’t think any more of it until much later.  The ping pong stories continued apace, and she was was gasping for breath by the end of a somewhat longer story, as they made the final ascent to the top of the hill.

“This is what I wanted to show you,” Will said.