The author writes about two of her favorite people. "Sister" was Katherine, who lost her son, 2nd Lieutenant Dunbaugh, her only child (who had to be delivered by Caesarian without anesthesia), in the Korean War. A sturdy octogenarian, Katherine traveled to Europe with the author to attend opera. After Katherine's death, the author was given possession of her papers and letters. Among the stories, was a description of a visit with General Pershing. "Brother": was a cab driver named Harrington Shorthall (born 1895). He was the son of the man who in 1871 rescued courthouse files during the Chicago fire and later founded The Chicago Title and Trust Company. He was Harvard educated and a musical composer of note (following his death), but his family had lost their fortune. He studied music under Rossiter Cole, and in France, with Nadia Boulanger. Upon his death, the author made sure his trunk of compositions went to the University of Chicago.