...to say that in the 1940s, when she was young, it was very important to have the correct stance on a train, while one held on to a leather strap; one did not want to adopt the pose of a gold sigger d (she had a special name for it I can't recall). I was delighted by this anecod dote ote. "How was that? " I ask- ed. Instantly she adopted an exagh er gerated stance, unbalanced,