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Rod slapped me on the back.

“You’re a good sport. Let’s all go get

an ice-cream, and yours is on me.”

“If I have my way,” I replied, “It

might just be on you.”

By the time we got to town and

purchased our ice-cream, I had cooled

off. And as we ate, Mort said

something that made it worth it.

“The main thing we’ll always

remember,” he said, “is that you kept

your promise, even when you were

afraid.”