Remembering the partially filled book shelves in the den I carried the two boxes of first editions up to the den and sat them there. Then I lugged the...boxes of book club editions up the stairs and set them near the front door planning to dispose of them later.This left an empty space next to a wall where I placed the other boxes after I went through them. I opened each box, scanned the items inside, repacked the items I decided to keep and labeled each with a summary of the contents. I sorted. . how would you say I dress, Ken?" She was having fun with it, this putting him on the spot. Especially so because his ears had reddened again. And his mouth now hung agape.Before he could speak, she said, "Like a tramp? A tart? A trollop? A hooker? Tell me, huh, Ken, I can take it." Oh, what fun! What delicious fun. He looked stunned. And dopey like."Oh, no, Lana, none of those. You dress... uh... like a... like a... a film star. Yeah, an actress, a gorgeous actress, like... uh... like. Monday, what had she worn that day? It took a momentfor her to remember, the green outfit, one of her favorites, which explainedhis choice of emeralds. But which earrings had she picked to go with it? She jumped up, grabbed the letter on the table and went into the bedroom.Opening her jewelry box she searched through her selection of earrings, tryingto remember which pair she'd worn that day. Large and garish was all she hadto go by, and that didn't tell her much. She picked out three. The next semester started on January 11. They had arranged before they had left for the semester break to meet the night before at 6:00 at the SU. He sat there waiting, would she remember, would his plan work?He had brought a gym bag and workout clothes and he planned to ask her to help him get into shape.His face lit up as he saw her enter the building. She smiled that wonderful smile of hers as she glided over to his table."John, it's so good to see you again. I missed you," she said giving.