The Widow's Children by Paula Fox

Author:Paula Fox
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 1986-08-14T16:00:00+00:00

In the restaurant, Peter Rice was defending himself against Desmond’s sullen accusations.

“I didn’t do anything,” he protested angrily. “You know that I didn’t. You also know how Laura interrupts her own boredom—of course, she doesn’t pay any mind to anything but her own mood. That’s why she’s our darling. It’s that girl you ought to be concerned about—”

“That girl can take care of herself!” exclaimed Desmond. “What are you babbling about her for? She’s used to it. She’d better be. But I’m the one that will have a night of it. Laura won’t cool off till I get her in that cabin tomorrow. I’m the one that sees to Laura. All of you just sit around and watch her.”

“All of what? There’s hardly one of us left alive!” Peter erupted into outraged, noisy laughter. Clapper shook his arm.

“Stop it. Please stop it!” he begged. “My life with Laura absolutely exhausts me!”

Without liking Clapper any better, Peter felt a faint touch of sympathy for him. Then Desmond saw the bill the waiter had left. He snatched it up and held it close to his face, his eyes narrowed, his mouth tight with suspicion as he added up the figures.

“Let me take care of half of it,” Peter offered. Desmond shot him a glance of utter derision.

“Come off it,” he grunted. “This is my party.”

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