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24 A sentimental story, she thought, one that an older person would find
enjoyable. The thought came to her that Mr. Linden must indeed be lonely
and that’s why he spent his evenings reading. She placed the book carefully
down where it had lain before and quickly picked another from the shelf to
borrow. When she brought it downstairs, Mr. Linden took it in his hands

carefully, almost lovingly, and read the title.
25 “Dahomey and the Dahomians?” he asked, turning the book over in his
hands. “A surprising choice, but that is the pleasure of reading, isn’t it? Books
have the ability to take the mind to strange places and in strange ways. Well,
enjoy it, young lady.”
26 That evening, over dinner, Carol mentioned that she had expected Mr.
Linden’s library to be stranger.
27 “You mean with little ivory carvings of mermaids?” her mom asked, smiling.
28 “I don’t know, just the way he goes on about books. He kind of glows when
he talks about them. And did you see the way he handled the book I
borrowed?”
29 “Book lovers love books!” her mother announced. “There’s a romance
about the books—even having them seems to have a kind of excitement.”

30 The book on Dahomey, especially the story about the little African girl
brought to England, had been quite interesting, and Carol was eager not only
to find another interesting story but also to see what other kinds of books
Mr. Linden liked.
31 It took four calls to Mr. Linden before they found him in.
“He seemed pleased that you liked the book,” Carol’s mother said. “He
asked if we would prefer tea or coffee. I insisted that we didn’t need either,
of course.”

32 “Oh, I wouldn’t mind discussing books over a cup of tea,” Carol said. “It fits
my image.”

33 “Today’s image,” her mother teased. “Tomorrow we’ll go see Mr. Linden,
you’ll make a selection, and we’ll be out of his hair. Agreed?”

34 Carol agreed.
35 During the night she wondered if Mr. Linden missed going to sea, and
by the time she and her mother started off for his place she was convinced that
he did miss the adventures of his youth.

sentimental If something is sentimental, it has to do with feelings, often about the past.
prefer If you prefer something, you like it better than something else.

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