I stayed out of it, not wanting to get too into it for fear that I might bring up Jack, which would ruin the entire evening. So instead, I began talking with Violet. “How long have te and Charles been married?” she asked me, her voice being much più mature than she appeared to be. “Oh, going on four months now,” I replied graciously, noticing how she was sizing me up, as if I were competition of some sort. Maybe I was just a little impaired from the wine I’d had while eating in the sitting room, but then again… “Well I think that that is just splendid,” she said, smiling with...
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