The priest asked Mom whether there was anything she wanted to be forgiven for. She reached over and placed an open hand on Lola＇s head. She didn’t say a word.
这样生动的描写紧跟在＂We were all persons of consequence. Lola was incidental.＂ 之后，特别能显示出作者Catholic家传的最后救赎．
He died the day that The Atlantic's editorial staff decided the article would be featured on the magazine's front cover, but before they could tell him of their decision