Rose looked up at the young baker, remembered what Pearl had said, and tried very hard to suppress a smile, succeeding only partially. "Two of the loafs over there please," she pointed. "It's quiet today." Another pleasant thing about shopping was the opportunity to make small talk. Rose didn't really have the opportunity to speak to anyone in the house, for she wouldn't dare speak more to the Meijers than absolutely necessary, and she avoided Benny as much as she could.