Marcel Proust
Marcel Proust
Image Attribution: Otto Wegener (1849-1924) derivative work: Morn (talk) (Public domain)

When New Year’s Day came round, my first occupation was to accompany Mama on visits to family. So as not to tire me, she had my father map out an itinerary for us; and she arranged our calls according to which part of town our relatives lived in, rather than in any order of family precedence.

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