He worked in the shoe shops in Lawrence and Haverhill most of his adult life , I think as a cutter . He played the piano fairly well , did card tricks that were just good enough to fool credulous kids , had come to America from Nova Scotia as a teenager looking for work ( this would have been around WW I ) , got married to a second - generation Canuck girl and raised seven kids . And he was a union man .

A: Was the man good at card tricks ?

Let 's just say , coordination was not a priority as I was already running late . I felt like a total dork all day . To make the situation worse I was meeting up with Ayesha after work for dinner at Bathurst and College . The restaurant is only a few blocks away from my old university and is full of young trendy people .

A: If we base our answer on stereotypes of names , what is the most likely ethnicity of the narrator 's friend ?

When you 're in a foreign country , here 's a fun game to play . Speak English among yourselves , even if you know the local language . That way , when the locals start badmouthing you or saying rude things about Americans , you can give them a good scare .

A: What may be the reason for this advice ?

I received PT . My back became the problem . That was what was treated . It was considered the cause of my tilted pelvis . Well , today I have no pain .

A:
What may be curing the pain experienced by the narrator ?