Comrades, Teraloyna, and The Moment Before the Gun Went Off Summary

"Comrades"

While Mrs. Telford gets in her car parked on a university campus, a group of four young black men ask for a ride. Though she is intending on going in the wrong direction for taking the youths into town, she agrees to take them to the nearest bus stop. While driving, Mrs. Telford learns that the youths have not eaten recently, so she invites them to her house for a meal before she takes them to the bus stop.

At Mrs. Telford's house, Mrs. Telford and her maid prepare sandwiches and coffee for the young men. While the young men eat, Mrs. Telford tries to make polite conversation, but she discovers that only one in the group speaks English.

"Teraloyna"

A remote island is...