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Jackangrilythrewthepapersonmydesk."What''swrong?"Iasked.

"Nexttimeyouwanttochangeanything,askmefirst,"hesaid.

Howdarehetreatmelikethat,Ithought.Ihadchangedonelongsentence,andcorrectedgrammar–somethingIthoughtIwaspaidtodo.It''snotthatIhadn''tbeenwarned."He'sresponsiblefortwodifferentsecretariesleavingthefirm,"onesecretarytoldme.

Oneday,hisbehaviorreducedmetotears.Iwalkedangrilytohisoffice,"What?"hesaid.

"Jack,I'veneverhadanyonespeaktomethatway.It'sunprofessionalandit'swrongformetoallowittocontinue,"Isaid."Iwanttomakeapromise.Iwillbeafriend.Youdeservethat."Isaid."Everybodydoes."Imovedthechairsmoothlyandeasilyandclosedthedoorbehindme.

TherewerenootherepisodesfromJack.EverytimeIsawhiminthehall,Ismiledathim.Afterall,that'swhatfriendsdo.Afewweekslater,IdiscoveredIhadbreastcancer.Anditwasveryserious.Oneday,thedoortomysmallhospitalroomopenedandtherestoodJack.Iwavedhiminandovertomybed.Heputabundlebesideme."Tulips"hesaid.Ismiled,notunderstanding.Heclearedhisthroat.“Ifyouplantthemwhenyougethome,theywillcomeupnextspring.IjustwantyoutoknowthatIthinkyouwillbetheretoseethemwhentheycomeup.”"Thankyou!"Iwhispered.Jackreplied:"Youarewelcome.NextspringyouwillseethecolorsIpickedoutforyou."

Ihaveseenthoseredandwhitetulipseveryspringfortenyearsnow.ThispastSeptemberthedoctorsaidmycancerwasgone.JustatthemomentwhenIwasprayingfortherightword,amanwithfewwordssaidalltherightthings.Afterall,that'swhatfriendsdo.

WhenIwassixteen,Ileftschoolandwenttoworkinabutcher’sshop.Themanagerwasayoungman,onlytwoyearsolderthanI,buthewasnothonest.Whenpeopleaskedforgoodmeat,hewouldsellthemsomethingbad.Sometimes,hedidnotgiveenoughchange,andpeopledidnotnoticethat.

Oneday,justbeforeChristmas,wedecidedtostopworkingearlierbecausewehadsoldoutallourmeat,exceptonesmallturkey.WhenIwasgoingtoclosethedoor,awomanrushedinandsaidthatshewantedabigturkey.Themanagertriedtosellherthesmallone.“It’stoosmall.”Shesaid.Themanagersaidhewouldgetano