To: Sidney Reilly who wrote (60782 ) 10/25/2001 11:37:41 AM From: Rambi Respond to They were very sweet letters- so innocent. Actually I used that whole scene in a book-- including the rabbit coat-The room was cold, the door to the attic open. She crossed to it and looked up. One of the lightbulbs was out on the stairs but the overhead one came on when she pulled the string. Attics have such an interesting smell, she mused. Not at all the odor of the rooms below, but their own dusty, woody, almost sweetish smell. She began to climb. To the left were the Christmas decorations. On a shelf, some old comic books and a Racko game sat frosted with dust. A box labeled “Taxes” sat under the eave. On the wire extending the length of the attic hung several dress bags, one containing Meg’s wedding gown, another a red velvet bridesmaid dress. Meg had been in seven weddings her senior year in college, one friend after the other, four of whom were now divorced from their
