“Don’t they sometimes call you Amelie in school?” I asked gently. “What are you saying? I go to a special mathematics school. The majority of my classmates are Jewish, understand?” “No. What kind of explanation is that? You want to say that young Jewish mathematicians don’t watch French comedies? And can’t tease a boy by the name of Emile with the girl’s name Amelie?” “Jewish mathematicians watch a lot and see a lot; they also know how to tease. But they don’t want to waste their valuable time and don’t use their highly developed brain on such idiocies.” I want to kill Emile Genadiyovych Polonsky. I definitely need to write that on my refrigerator. I pulled out my cell phone to get in touch with Sara. “Are you dialing Sara? She won’t answer till tomorrow. They went to a place where there’s
