Summary

After spending an hour viewing the art, Serena and Tom had lunch at the gallery café. He talked about poetry which was something that did not interest Serena. She felt embarrassed that she knew so little poetry, especially with her love of writing.

Serena confessed that her degree wasn’t in English; it was in mathematics. He was impressed and told her she should be proud of that. They went by a book shop where he found a poem he wanted her to read. He thought she read it too fast to understand it, but she recited it back to him almost word for word. He asked her what her feelings were when she read the poem.

On their walk to her place, they talked about their families. His sister was quite accomplished and had a brilliant future. There was no comparing Serena’s...