Charles McGrath recalls making a new friend at age 36, and a foolish risk they almost took together.
.” Or else there’s just silence. I’ve been rereading the Aeneid lately, and have been struck by the character of Achates—or, as he’s always called, faithful or trusty Achates, Aeneas’s right-hand man. That’s practically all we know about him: that he’s dog-loyal. In the whole poem I don’t think he speaks more than half a dozen lines. That’s partly because Aeneas is meant to be the star here, and the poem is at pains to emphasize the solitary nature of his quest.
Mostly our friendship consisted of just doing stuff together—sailing, hauling boats around on trailers, going to the dump, playing a lot of golf. We used to make a point every June of getting in as many holes as possible on as many nine-hole courses as we could get to. A couple of times we managed a full fifty-four, which is about as much golf as the middle-aged body can withstand. But the first important thing we ever did together, and the most memorable, was jump off the bridge.
Chip went home and got his bathing suit. I changed into mine, loaded Nancy and the kids into the car, and drove to a little parking area just before the bridge, where Chip was waiting. Foolishly, I made a point of shaking hands with each of the children, thus planting the notion that I might never come back. We walked up to the bridge. Chip pointed out a good spot, and, just like that, he was gone. Without hesitation he’d climbed over the railing and leaped out into the dark.
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