“He called Eddie Kaspbrak next, but Eddie sounded even more depressed than Bill - his mother had gotten them each a full-day bus pass, he said, and they were going to visit Eddie’s aunts …
‘They’ll all pinch my cheek and tell me how much I’ve grown,’ Eddie said.
‘That’s cause they know how cute you are, Eds - just like me. I saw what a cutie you are the first time I met you.”