9 Chickweed Lane by Brooke McEldowney for June 13, 2007

Transcript:

"I wanted to be a dancer, you know," said the woman in the lethal high heels. Edda did not know, but she considered the advisability of saying, "No, I don't know," to a woman in lethal high heels, and chose an appreciative, if bland, smile instead. "I wish I'd tried harder." The woman looked at Edda with an expression of regret and longing; and Edda suddenly recognized in the woman's eyes the most soul-ravaging of emotions - envy. It was a sad moment, a wistful moment, a moment that made Edda feel very, very good. With a supreme effort, she wrestled the smile from her lips.