But, as I told Fred, that was probably not necessary. But after all, I realized, he was the postal professional. I can put mail in your box as long as the lid closes. That way nobody will know that you're gone. Whatever doesn't fit in the box, I ll put between the screen door and the front door.
Nobody can see it there.
And if that area becomes too full of mail, I'll just hold the rest of it for you until you come back into town. Maybe this neighborhood had its own private mail delivery service. Still, Fred s suggestions sounded like a terrific plan to me, so I agreed to them. Two weeks later I returned home from a trip. As I put the key in my front door lock, I noticed that my doormat was missing.