I wanted to thank him with something expensive.

Warren laughed when I mentioned it.

“Put a fence around the pond behind the elementary school if you’re feeling generous.

My granddaughter nearly fell in there last year.”

I promised to look into the neighborhood safety committee.

Before I left, he took an envelope from his porch table.

“I found this in my mailbox three weeks ago.

I didn’t think much of it until the police asked when I’d noticed trouble.”