Eggs

The next day, David bikes to the address on the card that Primrose gave him and finds the home and business of Madam Dufee, a fortune-teller. The street is sparsely populated with dilapidated buildings that David mistakes for garages. He also sees a junker van in the yard.

Madam Dufee invites David inside, reassuring him that he doesn’t need an appointment. David asks if a girl lives here, and the woman confirms this while ushering him inside.

The interior is covered in carpets and curtains, but there is no furniture. Madam Dufee has David sit on the floor of the dark room. David is afraid of the dark. As he listens to Madam Dufee’s humming, he recalls how his mother used to hum while setting the dinner table. Madam Dufee lights a candle. David notices all the gold jewelry she’s wearing, including her many toe rings.

She instructs David to show her his bare foot. She runs her fingers over his foot and prods it in many places, then says that she sees bread pudding. She declares that David will like bread pudding if he puts cinnamon on it. She also predicts a picturesque future for David, with a white picket fence and grandchildren.