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 당신 and Charles been married?” she asked me, her voice being much 더 많이 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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