In the Presence of the Enemy by Elizabeth George

Author:Elizabeth George [George, Elizabeth]
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
ISBN: 9780553385502
Publisher: Bantam
Published: 2010-05-30T09:57:51.875000+00:00

“Rwanda,” she said. “The Sudan, Ethiopia. I trifle away my life in London—in circumstances helpfully financed by my father—while all those people starve to death or die from dysentery or cholera.” She glanced his way. Her eyes were very bright, but not with happiness. “Fate’s ugly, isn’t it? I’m here, with all this. They’re there, with nothing. I can’t justify it, so how do Ifind a balance?”

She went to the wardrobe and pulled out the plum dressing gown that matched the nightgown. She laid it carefully on the bed, tied its belt in a bow, and began to fold it.

He said, “What are you doing, Helen? You can’t possibly be thinking of—” When she looked up, her bleak expression stopped his words.

“Going to Africa?” she said. “Offering someone my help? Me? Helen Clyde? How completely absurd.”

“I didn’t mean—”

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