The other day when we returned home from shopping in Newport, the dogs greeted us with their usual exuberance, bouncing up and down like a couple of out of control yo-yos. We carried in the groceries and gave them a treat for being such good doggies.
It was then that I saw the books on the coffee table... the brand new Clive Cussler and James Lee Burke books that had just come into the library the day before we'd checked them out. They looked like a giant rat had been chewing on them.
As soon as I picked the books up to inspect the damage, Squeak crawled under the table with her head between her paws and a very guilty look on her face. She was the rat!
The next day we took the books back to the library along with our checkbook. The librarian looked at them and told us that Jill, (the head librarian,) would let us know how much they would have to charge us. A couple of days later we received this email:
Carol:
I hope your dog did not get indigestion on Cussler’s book The Wrecker. I much prefer the flavor of Rain Gods by Burke. Sorry to say I have billed you for the replacement of the two books. I ordered replacements today. I did give you a BIG break on the cost since you were so direct about the problem. And because you two are great patrons.
So the bill is $20 for the two books. Would you like to have the books??? I will keep them here on reserve for a week.
Thank you again for being good patrons.
Jill Tierce
Waldport Public Library
So now we're the proud owners of two brand new, slightly chewed books.
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