Ешь, молись, люби

Chapter 34

           

           Notimetoroastatwenty-poundturkey,obviously,butLucasautesupsomelovelycutsofturkeybreastandIpresideoverawhirlwindgroupefforttomakeaThanksgivingstuffing,asbestasIcanremembertherecipe,madefromthecrumbsofsomehigh-endItalianbread,withnecessaryculturalsubstitutions(datesinsteadofapricots;fennelinsteadofcelery).Somehowitcomesoutgreat.Lucahadbeenworriedabouthowtheconversationwouldproceedtonight,giventhathalftheguestscan’tspeakEnglishandtheotherhalfcan’tspeakItalian(andonlySofiecanspeakSwedish),butitseemstobeoneofthosemiracleeveningswhereeveryonecanunderstandeachotherperfectly,oratleastyourneighborcanhelptranslatewhentheoddwordgetslost.

           IlosecountofhowmanybottlesofSardinianwinewedrinkbeforeDeborahintroducestothetablethesuggestionthatwefollowaniceAmericancustomheretonightbyjoininghandsand-eachinturn-sayingwhatwearemostgratefulfor.Inthreelanguages,then,thismontageofgratitudecomesforth,onetestimonyatatime.

           DeborahstartsbysayingsheisgratefulthatAmericawillsoongetachancetopickanewpresident.Sofiesays(firstinSwedish,theninItalian,theninEnglish)thatsheisgratefulforthebenevolentheartsofItalyandforthesefourmonthsshe’sbeenallowedtoexperiencesuchpleasureinthiscountry.ThetearsbeginwhenMario-ourhost-weepsinopengratitudeashethanksGodfortheworkinhislifethathasenabledhimtohavethisbeautifulhomeforhisfamilyandfriendstoenjoy.

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