The Lesson

Query

— Did you ask the man to deliver that wing? asked Stan.

He sat on the floor and stared up at Loring, who sat in the chair. They were in the middle of talking about pawn formations.

— Of course, she said. I thought it would be good for you, once in your life, to open a package and find something that you could never predict. It will change how you open packages from now on. The delivery of the package: that was today’s lesson.