The Great Switcheroo

The Great SwitcherooThere were about 40 people at Jerry and Samantha's cocktail party that evening. It was the usual crowd, the usual discomfort, the usual appalling noise. People had to stand very close to one another and shout to make themselves heard. Many were grinning, showing capped white teeth. Most of them had a cigarette in the left hand, a drink in the right.I moved away from my wife, Mary, and her group. I headed for the small bar in the far corner, and when I got there, I sat down on...