151 wivesbehavingbadly

all the answers were to be a tease ." i married you , nathan , because you drove a lexus ."
"and ? what else , minty ? my looks , my wit ....?"
"naturally , your serious bank account . and , nathan , you married me because ?"
"oh , i married you , minty , because you were pregnant ."
in his hours of need , nathan had not defected to rose because he wished to talk over his options or to block out a new future . he would have done that with me and i would have given him better  advice . no , no , nathan had turned to rose because he craved her comfort , the long history , her sweetness in his hour of deepest trial , her reassurance .
behind me . rose entered the room and closed the window . she had gotten herself under control and spoke calmly .
"i opened it to allow his sprit to go . i think ...i believe it's customary ." she clicked the atch into place , and i had an almost irresistible urge to laugh at the notion . rose fiffled with the curtain , a calico thickly interlined and expensive , and i imagined nathan 's spirit forcing his way past it up into the dark somewhere .
"when the undertakers arrive , we shall have to make some decision ." rose nerved herself visible because once this quiet interlude was over a process would  begin ." when i've spoken to sam and poppy ." she turned to me , as if appealing for help with suh an appalling task , and i tasted fear at what lay ahead of me too ."i dread that . they will be devastated ."
"decisions ?"
"all of us must decide what we want . we must try to think of what he would have wanted . poppy and sam will have views .?"