She is large, but not fat, and maternal, around sixty years old, with short dark hair and a wide smiling face framing brown eyes that sparkle with gladness. One can only feel immediately at home, home with Mom, with this kind of person. Her voice is rich, full, melodious.
"I am so glad to finally meet you, Carl", she says. "And your friends. Hello, my name is Cynthia."
"Christopher", say I.
"Francois. The pleasure is mine."
"And you drove out here from the Valley?"
"We are staying right now in Chris's house", says Carl. "We just arrived here yesterday."
"Yes, Naomi mentioned you would be coming."
"You know each other?"
"By a happy coincidence. I was doing a presentation at her church in Abbotsford two years ago. And, well, Vancouvoerden is not even common for a Dutch name, so we both immediately started asking questions..."
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