Remembrance

Many years ago, in Switzerland, I was in the supermarket after work and arriving at the check out, found I had left my purse at work! It was near closing time and there was nobody at home to lend be money. Suddenly the lady behind me leaned forward and offered to lend me the money. "Do you know this lady?" asked the cashier. "No", she replied, but she has an English accent and I like English people." The cashier looked pityingly at her as she paid for my groceries. The next evening I went to see her to repay the money she had loaned me and gave her some red roses as well. I hadn't thought about this incident for 30 years. Many thanks for jogging my memory.