“I went to the dentist the other day and he let me pick a prize out of the prize box.” Her eyes shown as she related the story, “They said I had the best teeth they had seen in years.”

“I know, I was there.”

“But he let me take something out of the prize box.”

“Did he?”

“Yes. And I’ve never been so happy about something in my life.”

“I can tell.”

Helen hadn’t stopped smiling since yesterday. Arguably her teeth seemed whiter even though she had only gone i...