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TothisdayIremembermymumsletters。ItallstartedinDecember1941。EverynightshesatatthebigtableinthekitchenandwrotetomybrotherJohnny,whohadbeendraftedthatsummer。WehadnotheardfromhimsincetheJaaneseattackedPearlHarbor。
IdidntunderstandwhymymumketwritingJohnnywhenheneverwroteback。
“Waitandsee-wellgetaletterfromhimoneday,”sheclaimed。MumsaidthattherewasadirectlinkfromthebraintothewrittenwordthatwasjustasstrongasthelightGodhasgrantedus。ShetrustedthatthislightwouldfindJohnny。
Idontknowifshesaidthattocalmherself,dadorallofusdown。ButIdoknowthatitheledussticktogether,andonedayaletterreallydidarrive。JohnnywasaliveonanislandinthePacific。
Ihadalwaysbeenamusedbythefactthatmumsignedherletters,“CeciliaCauzzi”,andIteasedheraboutthat。“Whydontyoujustwrite‘Mum?”Isaid。
IhadntbeenawarethatshealwaysthoughtofherselfasCeciliaCauzzi。NotasMum。Ibeganseeingherinanewlight,thissmalldelicatewoman,whoeveninhigh-heeledshoeswasbarelyoneandahalfmeterstall。
Sheneverworemake-uorjewelryexcetforaweddingringofgold。Herhairwasfine,sleekandblackandalwaysutuinaknotintheneck。Shewouldnthearofgettingahaircutoraerm。Hersmallsilver-rimmedince-nezonlylefthernosewhenshewenttobed。