The Human Stain
- Yeah.
- This you?
Yeah, that’s me.
I met her
when I was at N.Y.U.
And, it was in 1948 and I was on
the GI Bill with the Navy behind me.
At that time I used to live
in the Village in those days,
and I used to go into the library.
It was just like fishing. I’d go into
the stacks and come out with a girl.
Steena Paulsson.
Yeah, I almost married her.
Hi.
Hi.
This book will
change your life, I promise.
I can’t stay long.
Come on in. Just take me
a minute to find it.
Oh, this is beautiful.
I have two roommates
and we live in this dungeon at the bottom
of an air shaft on West 26th Street.
- Would you like some coffee?
- No. Thank you. I should get back.
It’s just one cup.
That’s all, I promise.
And the, uh, the library
stays open until ten.
- Sure. Why not?
- Good.
- How do you take it?
- Black is fine, thanks.
- So “Steena Paulsson.” That’s,
- what is that Swedish?
Close.
It’s Danish and Icelandic.
- So you’re not from New York?
- How could you tell?
Fergus Falls, Minnesota.
Well Miss Steena Paulsson
from Fergus Falls, Minnesota
this is my gift for you.
Tender is the Night.
F. Scott Fitzgerald.
He’s from the Midwest, too.
Thank you.
You’re welcome.
The coffee?
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