David Guterson Quote
As soon as he was gone, we opened, Baucis and Philemon. An elderly couple living in a cottage, they're granted a wish by Jove. They confer in private before Philemon asks, May one hour take us both away; let neither outlive the other. The wish is granted. I said, Simultaneous deaths? Why didn't they wish for eternal happiness instead? What else would anyone wish for? They did wish for that, answered Jamie.
David Guterson
As soon as he was gone, we opened, Baucis and Philemon. An elderly couple living in a cottage, they're granted a wish by Jove. They confer in private before Philemon asks, May one hour take us both away; let neither outlive the other. The wish is granted. I said, Simultaneous deaths? Why didn't they wish for eternal happiness instead? What else would anyone wish for? They did wish for that, answered Jamie.