They had waited their whole lives for this moment, just as their medieval predecessors had longed for the end of the world, and just as my grandmother waited for the Oprah Winfrey Show to come on Channel 8 every day at 4 o'clock.
De hade väntat hela sitt liv på detta ögonblick, precis som deras medeltida föregångare hade väntat på jordens undergång och precis som min mormor väntade på Oprah Winfrey Show på kanal 8 varje dag kl 16.00.