Magical coat
<p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="l">l</span>4-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="son">son</span>, <span word="John">John</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="spotted">spotted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coat">coat</span> <span word="simultaneously">simultaneously</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hanging">hanging</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rack">rack</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="secondhand">secondhand</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Northampton">Northampton</span> <span word="Mass">Mass</span>, <span word="crammed">crammed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="shoddy">shoddy</span> <span word="trench">trench</span> <span word="coats">coats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="assortment">assortment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sad">sad</span>, <span word="woolen">woolen</span> <span word="overcoats">overcoats</span> -- <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="thorns">thorns</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="coats">coats</span> <span word="drooped">drooped</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="thick">thick</span>, <span word="black">black</span> <span word="wool">wool</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="double">double</span>-<span word="breasted">breasted</span> <span word="chesterfield">chesterfield</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="soft">soft</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unworn">unworn</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="preserved">preserved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mothballs">mothballs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="Uncle">Uncle</span> <span word="Henry">Henry</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="steamer">steamer</span> <span word="trunk">trunk</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="coat">coat</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="velvet">velvet</span> <span word="collar">collar</span>, <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="tailoring">tailoring</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Fifth">Fifth</span> <span word="Avenue">Avenue</span> <span word="label">label</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unbelievable">unbelievable</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> $28. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="John">John</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="gleamed">gleamed</span>. <span word="Dark">Dark</span>, <span word="woolen">woolen</span> <span word="topcoats">topcoats</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="teenage">teenage</span> <span word="boys">boys</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="new">new</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="coat">coat</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="better">better</span>, <span word="bearing">bearing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="classic">classic</span> <span word="elegance">elegance</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bygone">bygone</span> <span word="era">era</span>.</p><p><span word="John">John</span> <span word="slid">slid</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="satin">satin</span> <span word="lining">lining</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sleeves">sleeves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="buttoned">buttoned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coat">coat</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="side">side</span>, <span word="eyeing">eyeing</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mirror">mirror</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="serious">serious</span>, <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smile">smile</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span>.</p><p><span word="John">John</span> <span word="wore">wore</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coat">coat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="grin">grin</span>. "<span word="Ho">Ho</span>. <span word="did">did</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="coat">coat</span>?" <span word="I">I</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>. "<span word="They">They</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="it">it</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="carefully">carefully</span> <span word="folding">folding</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chair">chair</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="smoothing">smoothing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="flat">flat</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="him">him</span> "<span word="Lord">Lord</span> <span word="Chesterfield">Chesterfield</span>" <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Gatsby">Gatsby</span>."</p><p><span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="John">John</span>. <span word="Agreement">Agreement</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="contrariness">contrariness</span>, <span word="quiet">quiet</span>, <span word="reasoned">reasoned</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="argument">argument</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="judicious">judicious</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="mannerly">mannerly</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="thoughtful">thoughtful</span>, <span word="eager">eager</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="please">please</span>. "<span word="Good">Good</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span>, <span word="Mom">Mom</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>.</p>
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