Falling Into Place
“said Mr. Whiting, stopping short. He looked from Roy, in tears, to the guilty expression on Margaret’s face, to the bowl on the floor, and finally at Rolly. “Rolly,” he said in a stern voice, “look what you’ve done. You’ve upset our poor guests, just when we were starting to get along.”
He pulled a snowy white handkerchief out of his pocket and handed it to Roy. “Please don’t be upset, or you’ll make me feel even worse.”
Margaret was still getting over the shock of Ethel. Now she looked at Mr. ...Whiting. “How did you know it was Rolly?” she said.
“I’m sorry to say that it’s happened before,” he said. His eyes under his bushy brows were so sad, she immediately felt sorry for him. “And it’s all my fault. I should simply stop buying them, but I can’t.”
“What do you mean?” said Roy.
Mr. Whiting slowly picked up the bowl and put it back on the edge of the pond. He went and sat down on a chair, and patted the book in his lap. “Come take a look at this.”MoreLess
He pulled a snowy white handkerchief out of his pocket and handed it to Roy. “Please don’t be upset, or you’ll make me feel even worse.”
Margaret was still getting over the shock of Ethel. Now she looked at Mr. ...Whiting. “How did you know it was Rolly?” she said.
“I’m sorry to say that it’s happened before,” he said. His eyes under his bushy brows were so sad, she immediately felt sorry for him. “And it’s all my fault. I should simply stop buying them, but I can’t.”
“What do you mean?” said Roy.
Mr. Whiting slowly picked up the bowl and put it back on the edge of the pond. He went and sat down on a chair, and patted the book in his lap. “Come take a look at this.”MoreLess
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