gisela's lips barely moved . " nathan had had good innings ."
" let's hope roger can he philosophical when it's his turn to head back to the pavillion ."
with a touch of panic , gisela said ," there 's no need minty ..."
" roger really concluded that peter shker was a better man than nathan ?"
gisela smoothed the cuff of her dazzling shirt ." is this the right time to discuss all this it's impossible to be rational ."
" oh , rationlity ," i said ." it 's overrated ."
i got up and went to half-moon table .; very gently , i lifted the clock and placed a on the mantepiece in the space that nathan had always intened for it .
gisela picked her bag ." i must go , but remember . roger will help if he can . i will help all i can with with the arrangements . if you like ."
i heard myself cry ." why did roger do it ?"
gisela put down her bag again . placed her hands on my shoulders , and looked deply into my eyes ." that is the way it is ,. nathan did it to others , remember ."
" but it killed him ."
the pressure on shoulders increased ." nathna liked his whiskey , he had a stressful job , he had a ... busy ...home life . alarge family . those things contribute . no , it wasn't getting the sack , minty . nathan 's heart condition killed him ."
the doorbell continuted to ring . but i let eve deal with it .each time , she returned bearing something . abottle of wine with a label that real ." condolences ." a paperback entitled wills and probate . the front cover was coffee stained and many of the papers were dog- eared . in the section entiled . 14 , 4 , 3
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