Gram said, Sophia. Would that be an Italian name? It came from a great-aunt, Sophia told her, turning briefly in her direction. Was your great-aunt Italian? No, Scottish. Oh. I knew what Gram was aiming at here. She wanted to find out whether Sophia was Catholic. She poked her headful of pink curlers forward for a moment and looked at me. Presbyterian, I told her. Oh. She sat back again, Oh, well, you could see her thinking, her own daughter had married Episcopal and the sky hadn't fallen in. It's a pretty name, anyhow, she told Sophia. Thank you. I like names that end with an a, don't you? - - -.
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