to
start a new life。
She had been paralyzed for weeks after the previous January's debacle。
The thought of a future without Jeff was still alien。 They had been
married for seven years； though it had seemed forever。 Anne was a
sophomore in college； a language major； when she had met him during a
summer of study in France。 He was one of the few Americans she had seen
during her three month stay with a family in a small village west of
Limoges。 His means of transportation had been a bicycle； his means of
munication a brilliant smile； until he discovered she spoke English。
From then on they were inseparable。 He revised his touring plans to
acmodate her； and when they returned to the States at the end of
August； friendship became courtship。 He was also from New York； his
family home an hour's drive from her own。 By January she had transferred
to his midwestern university； they were married the following summer。
Only two years apart in age； they grew up together； passing through the
college years of flux and idealism with hours of carefree camaraderie
and first love。 Both had e from hard…working； upwardly mobile
families that helped them financially until they were on their own feet。
But money hadn't mattered； even when Jeff became a successful investment
consultant。 What mattered had always been Jeff and Anne； Anne and Jeff。
Then； abrup