Chapter 16: competition

"Francis, are you recovered from your illness?" Aunt Mehar asked impatiently. "Yes." Francis smiled and said, "Do you think I still look like a fool now?" There was a big difference between a fool and a normal person. It was possible for a normal person to pretend to be a fool, but it was obviously impossible for a fool to pretend to be a normal person. "Oh, your stupidity is really cured." Aunt Mehar asked again, "I heard that you are also buying fruits, two a pound?" ...