Esther's Inheritance
“she said, a little confused now, and lit another cigarette. “Father will tell you everything. I think he’s right. You may think a great deal has happened since you left us, and indeed a great deal has happened, not always for the best. I don’t remember the earliest days. Then we went to school and life became exciting. We moved apartments yearly, not just apartments but schools and nannies too. Those nannies…my god…as you can imagine Father was none too choosy. Most of them ran off, taking a fe...w of our possessions with them, or it was we who ran off, leaving home and furniture behind; we went from one rented apartment to another. One time, when I would have been about twelve years old, we were living in hotel rooms. It was such an interesting life. The headwaiter dressed us, we shared lessons with the elevator boy, and when Father disappeared for a few days the chambermaids would look after us and see to our education. There were times when we ate sea crab day after day and other times when we hardly ate anything.MoreLess
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