lyandreassuringway
”rsfortescuesayinghere”
”oh,shesaid,allright,iuldhaveanybodyipleased””sheitthen”
”notexactlyniceian,shesaid”
”yes,elsedidshesay”
againelaineflushed
”oh,sothingstupidaboutbeingabletodoalotbetterforselfnohesortofthingadelewouldsay””ah,oeelesoothingly,”relationssaythesesortofthings””yes,yes,theydobutpeopleoftenfinditdifficulttotoappreciategeraldproperlyhesanintellectual,yousee,andhesgotalotofunnventionalandprogressiveideasthatpeopledontlike””thatsgetonhyourfather”
elaineflushedhotly
”fatheryfathersattitudethathehiorweeks”andprobablyhiooney,inspectoeelethoughtaloudhesaid:”orenversationbetrsfortescue”
”nono,idontthinkso”
”andthatinutestosixyoudidntretutotheroouringthathalfhour””no”
”wereyoudoing”
”iioutforashortwalk”
”tothegolfhotel”
”igeraldin”
inspeeissiveeffectelainefortescuegotupandsaid:”isthatall”
”thatsall,thankyoussfortescue”
asshegotuptogo,neelesaidcasually:
”youcanttellanythingaboutblackbirds,canyou”shestaredathi
”blaeantheonesinthepie”
theyselfherelysaid,”whenhis”
”ohthreeorfouthsagoandthereeonfathersdesk,toohewasfurious””furious,ofquestions”
”yesofursebutthere”
”haveyouanyideawhyhewassoangry”
”herahorridthingtodo,it”
neelelookedthoughtfullyatherbuthedidnotseeanysignsofevasioninherfacehesaid:”oh,justonerethingssfortesadeae”
elaineshookherhead
”ivenoideaisupposesopeopleusuallydo,dontthey””theyshoulddobutitdoesntaladeaissfortescue””nonoihaventuptonohadanythingtoleavenoourse”hesaeintohereyes
”yes,”hesaid”fiftythousandpoundsisquitearesponsibilityitissfortescue”ii
forsonutesafterelainefortesinspethoughtfullyhehad,indeed,neentthatshehadseenaninthegardenatapproxitely4:35openedupentasheght,heuldseenorealreasonaninthegardenitanuldnothavebeenlaningthatitstananabouttheheightandbuildoflananinthegardenatthatpartianvingfurtively,asitseed,tojudgefrohebehindtheyehenthatcertainlyopenedupalineofthoughtaddedtothisstatentofhers,therehadbeenthefurtherstatentthatshehadheardsoonevingaboutupstairsthat,initstu,tiedupethingelsethesllpieudhehadfoundonthefloorofadelefortesinddalldaintydeskinthatrooprettylittleshantiqueanylovelettersofonekindoranotherhadpassedthroughinspeyfoot”thoughttheinspeetheinquestionadeitfairlyethereghthavebeenincitentofaspokenkind,butvivianduboisoocautioustoputanythingofthatkinddownonpaperinspeisedashehaddoneso
eant,orshouldan,thatadelefortescuehadnotkilledherhusbandunless,thatisinspeed,perhaps,thatrexfortesedtobeselfthathestlookintothatquestionhehadasubnsightbeiortantinsoeaspoisoning,andtherreedsupposingthatadelefortescueandvivianduboishadbeenguilty,statehey



