At their emotional reunion, his wife, now ill with palsy and diabetes, got to ask the question she had pondered for decades: Why had it taken him so long to buy that bicycle?
Ajal, mil nad taas kohtusid, sai tema naine, kes kannatab nüüd värinate ja suhkurtõve all, küsida seda, mille üle oli mõelnud aastakümneid: kuidas küll jalgratta ostmine nii kaua aega võttis?