"minty , i'm sorry it's such bad manners but if i'm not on tap for roger he gets into a state ." she didnot , i noticed , turn off the phone .
i twirled my glass . " can i ask you something ? how did you cope with richmond 's first wife ?"
"ah ." gisela tapped my hand ." i didn't think about her , minty , that was the trick . there 's no safety in thinking . if one harps on all the difficult things . and i acknowledge that there are many , then you put your self at a disadvantage . her name was myra , and she rescued richmond when he was down on his luck , and they buil;t up the business together . but she made a mistake . she forgot to treat him as a husband . so ....." gisela looked thoughtful .it was simple for me . " after a moment , she added ." richmond wanted me , yes , he did . elderly as he was . so you see ...."
the phone rang for a second time . gisela picked it up ." roger ," she sounded sharp ." i am having lunch ." to my astonishment , a fluh flamed up into hetr cheeks ." marcus ? where are you ? no , not tonight . 'm entertaining . "she swiveled away from me ." i'm having lunch with a friend . no , yes . soon ."
niow , she did switch off the phone ." would you like some coffee ?" the color still danced in her cheeks , an hse made a show of dabbing her mouth with her napkin , and then an eye . " bit of mascara ," she declared , and consulted her handbag mirror .
" is everything all right ? i watched gisela smooth the tiniest of lines at the coner of her eye ." is marcus one of the hostilefamily ?
" marcus ...." gisela dropped the mirror back into her bag . she fixed her eyes on me thoughtfully , and it was evident .
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