Chapter 3 Disappearing Like a spring Dream .
My own memories of Tianjin are not very clear. I started at Joseph's school in 1941. Lydia and I went there together each day. I remember Lydia as a rather frightening figure. Six and a half years separated us in age. We were in different worlds. Lydia liked to show her power over me. She questioned me on my homework, especially religion. When I did not know the answer to a question, she hit me hard with her powerful right hand and called me stupid.