Resuming the journey, Sally tried in vain to make a bit of small talk with the old woman.
The old woman just sat silently, looking intently at everything she saw, studying every little detail, until she noticed a brown bag on the seat next to Sally.
‘What in bag?’ asked the old woman.
Sally looked down at the brown bag and said,
‘It’s a bottle of wine. I got it for my husband.’
The old woman was silent for another moment or two.
Then speaking with the quiet wisdom of an elder, she said:
‘Good trade…..’
