. she understood what i meant ." actually , yes ."
we exchanged a glnce . funnily enough , we do understand each other . rose put down her glass and said , " nathan and i were married for a long time . we knew each other very well . just as ... just as .... you and i do . it was easy to pick up conversations ." she got up and walked over to window ." my life with nathan was private until you came along . if our marriage had had patches and ares of blinness . it was ours and it worked , until you prized it apart . then everyone took a good look , andit was open house ." she turned round and stared at me , calm and stead ." you must admit that i don't own you anything , minty , no explanations . no loyalty ."
i cried out ." nathan came here because he wanted comfort and conversation . he didn't find them with me . your bed would have been a natureal progression ."
she leaned her forehead against the curtain and sighed wearily ." why don't you stop now and let it go ."
"because i'm angry with myself . rose . but i'm also angry with nathan ."
" oh minty , won't you leave him alone . give him some peace ."
"you're rght , i should not be here ."
" quite ," she said coldly . she ppoured a second glass of wine and hugged it to her chest . i made no move , and she said . "aren't you going ? go ."
what did the self -help manuals have to say on the suject of the second wife apologizing to the first ? those books that so encouraged people to believe they could get a grip on their lives and make changes , that concocted dazzling fantasies of solution and forgiveness , and other castle in the air ?
we exchanged a glnce . funnily enough , we do understand each other . rose put down her glass and said , " nathan and i were married for a long time . we knew each other very well . just as ... just as .... you and i do . it was easy to pick up conversations ." she got up and walked over to window ." my life with nathan was private until you came along . if our marriage had had patches and ares of blinness . it was ours and it worked , until you prized it apart . then everyone took a good look , andit was open house ." she turned round and stared at me , calm and stead ." you must admit that i don't own you anything , minty , no explanations . no loyalty ."
i cried out ." nathan came here because he wanted comfort and conversation . he didn't find them with me . your bed would have been a natureal progression ."
she leaned her forehead against the curtain and sighed wearily ." why don't you stop now and let it go ."
"because i'm angry with myself . rose . but i'm also angry with nathan ."
" oh minty , won't you leave him alone . give him some peace ."
"you're rght , i should not be here ."
" quite ," she said coldly . she ppoured a second glass of wine and hugged it to her chest . i made no move , and she said . "aren't you going ? go ."
what did the self -help manuals have to say on the suject of the second wife apologizing to the first ? those books that so encouraged people to believe they could get a grip on their lives and make changes , that concocted dazzling fantasies of solution and forgiveness , and other castle in the air ?
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