Johninvitedhismotheroverfordinner
Duringthemeal,hismothercouldn'thelpnoticinghowbeautifulJohn'sroommatewas
ShehadlongbeensuspiciousofarelationshipbetweenJohnandhisroommate,andthisonlymadehermorecurious
Overthecourseoftheevening,whilewatchingthetwointeract,shestartedtowonderiftherewasmorebetweenJohnandtheroommatethanmettheeye
Readinghismom'sthoughts,Johnvolunteered,"Iknowwhatyoumustbethinking,butIassureyou,JulieandIarejustroommates
"Aboutaweeklater,JuliecametoJohnandsaid,"Eversinceyourmothercametodinner,I'vebeenunabletofindthebeautifulsilvergravyladle
Youdon'tsupposeshetookit,doyou
"Johnsaid,"Well,Idoubtit,butI'llwriteheraletterjusttobesure
"Sohesatdownandwrote"DearMother,I'mnotsayingyoudidtakeagravyladlefrommyhouse,andI'mnotsayingyoudidnottakeagravyladle
Butthefactremainsthatonehasbeenmiss