Harjit drafts a reply in her notebook. She begins with a polished observation about poetry, crosses it out, and asks about the unreadable tree label instead. Then she adds that she still remembers the football-boot poem. There is room for one more sentence, but she leaves the space. Her former pupil may have a new question. She places the draft inside the book beside the postcard. This time she has remembered to make room before supplying an answer.