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“Who’s to say in advance whether it’s the right thing or the wrong thing?” says Fred. “It just means a fresh start in some other place.”<\/p>\n
“How do you know it’ll be different anyplace else?” asks Pat. “There’s a need here for fellas like yourself that fought and won the war.”<\/p>\n
Fred laughs, dismissively.<\/p>\n
“I know you haven’t had the best of breaks since you got back,” says Pat. “but — you ought to stick here and slug it out a while longer on your own home ground.”<\/p>\n
“You’re all right, Pop,” says Fred. “But I know when it’s time to bail out.”<\/p>\n
Fred picks up his bag. “I gotta get going,” says Fred.<\/p>\n
“Here are your clean socks, Fred,” says Hortense, holding out laundry.<\/p>\n
“Just put ’em in here,” says Fred. “Take good care of the old man.”<\/p>\n
“I’ll do my best,” says Hortense. “But we’ll miss you, Freddy.”<\/p>\n
“You ought to be used to that by now,” says Fred. He turns to his father. “So long, Pop.”<\/p>\n
Pat says nothing, but holds Fred’s hand.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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