She sat on the sagging steps and whittled endpieces for our cots, and I broiled shad and shad roe over fragrant coals, and French-fried potatoes, and found I had the ingredients for Tartar sauce.

她坐在下垂的台阶上，为我们的婴儿床削平床尾，我在香煤上烤鳕鱼和鳕鱼子，还有法式炸土豆，我发现我有做塔塔酱的原料。