ep slope of loose s, and I  of breatapped  and told me to be quiet and listen. e ill and ed. Otains, it .

    quot; am I supposed to ;

    quot;Concentrate,quot; she said.

    I tried, but save for tcwigs and branching reached my ear. I shrugged my shoulders.

    quot;try ;

    I listened so intently t a fierce ing of , and a far-off rion t at first sounded like t soon took on a more fixed cer. A ernating speeds, a lo, and I realized ening to distant traffic.

    quot;Neat,quot; I told ;Cars.quot;

    quot;Pay attention.  do you ;

    My ting, but I focused. quot;Lots of cars?quot; I guessed.

    quot;Rig; S;Lots and lots of cars. traffic in t;

    I still didnt get it.

    quot;People going to y. Scs of cars in t means its a  a Sunday. Sundays are quiet and not so many cars speeding by.quot;

    So tasted it in ant. quot;I ts a Monday,quot; she said.

    quot;Ive seen t trick before. ell?quot;

    quot;All tories make smoke. But t so many cars on tories are closed on Sundays. You aste any smoke at all. Monday, a bit more. By Friday nigastes like a mout; S;Definitely a Monday. No me see your letter.quot;

    I ine and envelope, ing to tmark over tamp. quot;Do you remember ines Day?quot;

    quot;February fourteent; I felt proud, as if I  anse, ing numbers on a chalkboard.

    quot;ts rig; Sed to te on tmark, s  in t means Monday morning is .quot;

    quot;So, today is Valentines Day? ines Day.quot;

    quot;No, Aniday.