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I don't know if some- one brought him; or, attracted by the light and noise, he landed in our midst. He was tall, but his scholar's stoop almost hid that fact. In contrast to our tans, he ap- peared pallid. Beyond that, he was totally forgettable. From that time on, he sat there night after night. Jonas rarely said a word. Occasionally, from his direction, a hesitant cough, a sigh or mumbled word was his only contribution. The only time Jonas reacted was when we were joined by my friend Horty. Horty was one of my five or six W Thelma Rosenbaum is "rebbetzin emeritus" of Temple manu- El. "best friends." She swayed when she walked; and her naturally blond, straight hair, a novelty in that society, floated softly down her back. Except for her hair, the rest of Horty was average or be- low; and I knew she was flattered by Jonas' hot stares. Once in a while, she would toss him a phrase and he'd mumble a re- sponse. Mostly, however, she ig- nored him. We didn't date much in those days. We were a crowd and Jonas seemed content to remain on the fringe as long as he could admire Horty. And so the summer passed. Horty and I drifted apart. She called once to tell me that Jonas had called her before he went off to college. He coughed out an in- vitation; but when she failed to re- spond, he quickly hung up. Sometime later, Horty married and we lost track of each other. Thus, I was unprepared for her voice over the phone the day after the Salk vaccine was announced. "Have you read the papers?" she panted. "Should I write him a let- ter of congratulations?" "Of course," I replied. "I'm sure he'll remember you." Some years later, Horty and I bumped into each other. I asked her whether she had ever heard from Jonas. "Not a word!" she replied, "I guess he was too famous for us. After all we had been to each oth- er, he never even replied!" I commiserated with her po- litely, but I knew why Jonas had ignored her letter. Even a genius likes revenge. l I