April of Enchantment (Sweetly Contemporary Collection)
“Then with deliberation, she dialed the number of Justin’s home phone. It rang with a sharp, clear tone, sounding again and again. She hung up and waited an hour before she tried again. Still no answer.
There were two people who could have taken the diary. Her lips tight, Laura thought of calling Myra. No, there was antagonism enough between them without Laura accusing her of being a thief before she was certain the most likely suspect was free of blame.
Why had he done it? He was curious, she knew, but after their conversation the evening before, she would have let him read the diary if he had asked. She wasn’t totally unreasonable. Perhaps she should have offered before now to let him see it. It was no great thing, after all. Still, the longer she waited, the more suspect became her reason for refusing. He would not have been human if he hadn’t tried to find out what she was trying to hide, and why. Hindsight was no great help, but it would have been much better, all things considere...d, if she had simply made a photocopy of the old volume and handed it over to him in the beginning.MoreLess
There were two people who could have taken the diary. Her lips tight, Laura thought of calling Myra. No, there was antagonism enough between them without Laura accusing her of being a thief before she was certain the most likely suspect was free of blame.
Why had he done it? He was curious, she knew, but after their conversation the evening before, she would have let him read the diary if he had asked. She wasn’t totally unreasonable. Perhaps she should have offered before now to let him see it. It was no great thing, after all. Still, the longer she waited, the more suspect became her reason for refusing. He would not have been human if he hadn’t tried to find out what she was trying to hide, and why. Hindsight was no great help, but it would have been much better, all things considere...d, if she had simply made a photocopy of the old volume and handed it over to him in the beginning.MoreLess
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