Ешь, молись, люби

Chapter 75

           

           "Iamveryhappytomeetyou,"hesays.

           HehasnoideawhoIam.

           "Come,come,"hesays,andI’musheredtotheporchofhislittlehouse,wherewovenbamboomatsserveasfurniture.Itlooksexactlyasitdidtwoyearsago.Webothsitdown.Withnohesitation,hetakesmypalminhishand-assumingthat,likemostofhisWesternvisitors,apalm-readingiswhatI’vecomefor.Hegivesmeaquickreading,whichIamreassuredtoseeisanabridgedversionofexactlywhathesaidtomelasttime.(Hemaynotremembermyface,butmydestiny,tohispracticedeye,isunchanged.)HisEnglishisbetterthanIremembered,andalsobetterthanMario’s.KetutspeakslikethewiseoldChinameninclassickungfumovies,aformofEnglishyoucouldcall"Grasshopperese,"becauseyoucouldinserttheendearment"Grasshopper"intothemiddleofanysentenceanditsoundsverywise."Ah-youhaveveryluckygoodfortune,Grasshopper…"

           IwaitforapauseinKetut’spredictions,theninterrupttoremindhimthatIhadbeenheretoseehimalready,twoyearsago.

           Helookspuzzled."NotfirsttimeinBali?"

           "No,sir."

           Hethinkshard."YougirlfromCalifornia?"

           "No,"Isay,myspiritstumblingdeeper."I’mthegirlfromNewYork."

           Ketutsaystome(andI’mnotsurewhatthishastodowithanything),"Iamnotsohandsomeanymore,lostmanyteeth.MaybeIwillgotodentistsomeday,getnewteeth.Buttooafraidofdentist."

           Heopenshisdeforestedmouthandshowsmethedamage.Indeed,hehaslostmostofhisteethontheleftsideofhismouthandontherightsideit’sallbroken,hurtful-lookingyellowstubs.

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