Chapter 35

           

           Icouldn’tholdout.Noneofmypants,afteralmostfourmonthsinItaly,fitmeanymore.NoteventhenewclothesIjustboughtlastmonth(whenI’dalreadyoutgrownmy"SecondMonthinItaly"pants)fitmeanymore.Ican’taffordtobuyanewwardrobeeveryfewweeks,andIamawarethatsoonIwillbeinIndia,wherethepoundswilljustmeltaway,butstill-Icannotwalkinthesepantsanymore.Ican’tstandit.

           Whichallmakessense,giventhatIrecentlysteppedonascaleinafancyItalianhotelandlearnedthatIhavegainedtwenty-threepoundsinmyfourmonthsofItaly-atrulyadmirablestatistic.AboutfifteenpoundsofthatIactuallyneededtogainbecauseIhadbecomesoskeletalduringtheselasthardyearsofdivorceanddepression.Thenextfivepounds,Ijustgainedforfun.Asforthefinalthree?Justtoproveapoint,Isuppose.

           ButsoitisthatIfindmyselfshoppingforanitemofclothingIwillalwayskeepinmylifeasacherishedsouvenir:"MyLastMonthinItalyJeans."Theyoungladyintheshopisniceenoughtokeepbringingmebiggerandbiggersizes,handingthemthroughthecurtainoneafteranotherwithoutcommentary,onlyaskingwithconcerneachtimeifthisisclosertoafit.Severaltimes,Ihaveneededtopokemyheadoutofthiscurtainandask,"Excuseme-doyouhaveapairthatisslightlybigger?"Untiltheniceyoungladyfinallygivesmeapairofjeanswithawaistmeasurementthatverilyhurtsmyeyestowitness.Istepoutofthedressingroom,presentingmyselftothesalesgirl.

           Shedoesn’tblink

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