A Tale Of Two Sisters

December, 1974

A Tale of Two SistersLeon, or Haim Leib, Bardeles, poured cream into his coffee. He put in a lot of sugar, tasted it, grimaced, added more cream and took a bite of the macaroon the waiter had brought him.He said, "I like my coffee sweet, not bitter. In Rio de Janeiro they drink tiny little cups of coffee that's as bitter as gall. They serve it here, too--espresso--but I like a glass of coffee like you used to get in Warsaw. When I sit here with you, I forget that I'm in Buenos Aires. It see...