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　　For years I was a lawyer．The promotion to judge had been my dream, and a dream Dad had for me , as well．I can’t tell you how many closing arguments I’ve made, and public speaking has never been my problem．However, as I sat at my desk for my speech of swearing in as judge, pen in hand, and paper in front of me, no words came．

　　I wished I could have consulted Dad, asking him for advice．He’d know the exact words to say, I thought．But Dad had died 16 months before．Just then the phone rang．It was my sister Annette．“You’ll never guess what I found today while looking through some old papers,” she said．

　　I half-listened as she talked about this and that．Time was growing short．I tried to think about my speech．I thought again of Dad．He was 51 when he became mayor—my age．At the time, his daughter, my sister, Annette was 14．I had a 14 - year- old daughter, too．

　　“Frances !” Annette shouted into the phone．“Frances, you’re not even listening !”

　　“Sorry,” I said, “I’m just so worried about what to say．I am going to swear in tomorrow, May 18．”

　　“That’s what I’m trying to tell you,” she said．Annette had called because while looking through Dad’s old papers, she discovered that the date of my swearing in was the same as the day when Dad was named mayor．

　　Dad was there with me, I thought．I thanked Annette and hung up the phone．I picked up my pen．It felt like that Dad was watching over my shoulder．The words began to come．I stopped worrying because I knew I’d do just fine．

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