Hundreds and Thousands - The American Scholar

Hundreds and Thousands - The American Scholar

“I probably have a thousand memories,” my friend from Albuquerque said. He was talking about our five days together in Madrid over Easter week. “Really?” “Yes. Easily a thousand.” I said that I didn’t have that many, I was certain. I couldn’t prove it though, not even to myself, because I didn’t know how you could inventory memories. I might search for a particular one, bring it up, dust it off. But how to count five days’ worth? Especially when…