friendship, " I said

oo many people whove had such a long

L2 Actually "the driver went on, "I hadnt seen him more

than once or twice a year over the past 25 or 30 years because I

moved away from the old neighborhood and you kind of lose

touch even though you never forget. He was a great guy

ou sald was

Does that mean

14 He nodded, "Died a couple of weeks ago

12 Im sorry, I said. "Its no fun to lose any friend -and

losing a real old one is even tougher

Lo He didn' t reply to that, and we rode on in silence for a

few minutes. But I realized that Old Ed was still on his mind

when he spoke again, almost more to himself than to me: I

should have kept in touch. Yes, "he repeated, "I should have

kept in touch

1"Well, "I agreed, "we should all keep in touch with old

friends more than we do. But things come up and we Just

don't seem to find the time.

L8 He shrugged. "We used to find the time, "he said