"You're welcome, dearie. Can I get you any more?" she replied in her usual upbeat tone. "Say, um...you're a Mrs. yet you are alone, what happened to your husband?" I inquired. "Oh, he's gone," she said. "Fairly recently, actually. Took me by surprise just the other week." "I'm so sorry," I said, feeling rude for asking. "Don't worry about it sweetheart, you didn't know. You just keep eating up that pie," she smiled at me. "I forgot to ask, what's in this pie?" I questioned. "Not much really, carrots, a bit of spice, gravy...and meat. It's just a normal pie." I asked her what she found so funny.