The Real Skinny: "I really wish we had kept that shirt"

The real skinny (according to Boy): I think it is great that Evie didn’t remember my awkward moment. It’s funny how one of us recalls certain aspects of a memory, while the other puts the whole matter into a different context. I think I’m going to work on co-opting more of Evie’s memories—they just seem to be more fun than some of mine. Now I really wish we had kept that shirt.

I’m not sure that Evie was correct in her account of our having purchased the ruffled shirt at Barney’s. She might be right, but I think it more likely that we found it in the Village. Remember, this book is more about comparative mnemonics than fact. At any rate, I do know that we bought my pin stripped suits at Barney’s. They were great suits. I wore them for fifteen years.