"It's really an awfully simple operation, Jig," the man said. "It's not really an operation at all." 

The girl looked at the ground the table legs rested on.

"I know you wouldn't mind it, Jig. It's really not anything. It's just to let the air in." 

The girl did not say anything. 

You’ve heard the expression “the white elephant in the room.” Hemingway’s story “Hills Like White Elephants” addresses a topic that is taboo. This episode explores the ramifications of that topic. 

Ernest Hemingway' s writing style is definitely different.

Check out Episode 123 for another Hemingway story: "Old Man at the Bridge" https://open.spotify.com/episode/7ipyRwAnO5RoKNkrCIRHWl?si=sDsvcT2OSPCAL05IEFD-lw