Susan, on the other hand, was not happy about getting rid of all the furniture; she had wanted to save some of it for the new house; for instance, this piece and that piece were irreplaceable. “Irreplaceable?” exclaimed Juan Lucas, picking up a magazine full of pictures of furniture. Bring out ice for a drink! I’m going to show you myself if those old pieces are irreplaceable! Seeing that he was agitated, Susan went for ice herself. She knew the matter would end up in jokes: let’s see who can make the other look more ridiculous. It was going to be a sarcastic duel of love and irony, in which a sharp comment or precise comparison would destroy the other’s preferred piece of furniture. It would be a duel without a winner or a loser, now they would begin by sitting down with their drinks, clinking them as they toasted each other and, as he put his arm over her shoulder, opening a magazine.
Alfredo Bryce Echenique, A World for Julius
Alfredo Bryce Echenique, A World for Julius
