“My friend can pay,” he said.
“I just came into a pile of money,” I said. “You want to eat the stuffed peppers? I’ll get another order.”
He didn’t want them, so I finished my soup and moved on to the peppers while he considered his next move. Walter was, as always, right. The peppers were terrific.
“What’s your friend’s problem and who is he?” I asked, feeling in a good mood.
“Someone is trying to convince the United States government that he is a spy,” the young man said, looking around the restaurant to see if anyone was listening or watching.
“Who is he?” I asked, finishing off the second and last stuffed pepper.
“Albert Einstein,” the man whispered.
“I think I’ll have dessert,” I said. “They make a great rice pudding.”
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