Gildy Contemplates Early Retirement

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It's Evening, Evening in Summerfield. In Gilder's Leap's experience, there are two kinds of evenings. Those on which a man has either got to get out of the house or go crazy, and those on which wild horses couldn't drag him out.

This is one of the latter. Having stuffed himself comfortably at dinner, he settles into his easy chair, packs his tummy, and beams upon his niece and nephew. Leeroy, where are you going? Upstairs, I gotta do my homework.

Couldn't you do it down here? Well, sure, I guess so, only I thought you said... Well, ordinarily, I think it's better if you do your homework in your room by yourself. That's true, my boy.

But just this once. We're all very quiet. Marjorie, what do you think? Think you could concentrate down here? I guess so, why? Leroy? I can concentrate anywhere. Good. I just thought it'd be nice if we spent an evening together for a change.

After all, I've hardly seen you children lately except at mealtime. A man likes to feel his family around him sometimes. I thought we could have a fire, maybe? Oh, I think that'd be nice. You'll just spend the whole evening quietly together, concentrating.

Leroy, you do what you're doing? Margie, do what she's doing. I'll do what I'm doing. What's that? Makes no difference to me. Long as I get this done, that's all. You'll get it done. After all, if we're all concentrating, we won't interfere with each other, will we?