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I am hoping someone can help me. Several years ago, I read a short story (or novellette) that had the most wonderful ending. The main character (I will call him Henderson) has just been invited to join the 'Immortals,' a group whose name says it all. He has also met a young woman and fallen in love. The ending, as I remember it, goes something like this:

Henderson looked at the girl standing several yards away. She would not meet his eyes.

The Immortal's own implacable gaze never left Henderson's face. After a moment it spoke. "Once made, the invitation is never revoked. Come and see me three days after this is over."

It was 'over' forty-five years later, when she died, and in the next three days he was able to sit among his grandchildren and decide what to do next.

Okay, can anyone help me out here?
Last edited by Cattleman on Sun Nov 25, 2012 10:17 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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