richard appeared unconscious of his wife . he had settled in to enjoy himself - which he showed every indication of doing . he and nathan had moved on to a detailed discussion of hedge fund the twins were concentrating on thier ice cream , and i was behaving myself .
poppy seemed restless and had disappeared more than once into the kitchen . she jumped up to refill my water glass . " daddy and richard are boring for england ." her eyes rested indulgently on them as she cast around for some point of contact between us ." how are your friend , minty ?"
"my friends ? oh , paige is fine . about to have her third baby ."
poppy replaced the jug on the mat and wiped away a minute spot of water from the table ." she gave up her very high powered job , didn't she , to look after the children ?"
"she made the sacrifice ." i spoke lightly .
poppy 's long eyelashes beat down over her eyes ." women just don't know which way to go ."
"isn't that just sloppy thinking ? all we have to do is to choose ."
"but t's so complicated ."
true , but i was reluctant to yield a point to poppy . furthermore , she was spoiling for a confronttation . nathan was watching me . please , he begged silently . no arguments . why poppy should escape censure for some of her sillier staements , i would never fathom , but i did the right thing and , conversationlly , ducked ." how are things at work ?"
poppy used to work in pulishing but recently had astonished her family by taking a job in a firm that imported exotic candles from china and sold them through up-market shops ." fine , fine , fine . the mad christmas push is still going on .
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