Garden of Eden
““Oh, yes,” she’d said, nodding briskly, even though he couldn’t see her, even though she hadn’t any idea where she’d end up. She phones her mother-in-law. “I’ve decided to go away for a while,” she tells her. “To tell the truth” — how often she has been saying that phrase lately, as if up till Barney’s death she’d done nothing but tell lies — “I’ve decided to see if I can find Lannie. I want to tell her about …” she hesitates. Mary Ann lets her breath out in a rush.
“You do that, Iris, that’s j...ust the thing. You go to Howard. I’ll give you directions to that place where he works. If anybody knows how to find her, he should. At least have some clues or something.” Her pain at her son’s indifference fills her voice. “If you go see him in person, he can’t put you off. I’d of gone myself, but my arthritis …”
“I know, Mary Ann. But it isn’t up to you, it’s up to me. I should have gone years ago.” She tells her that Vance will take care of the farm for her.MoreLess
“You do that, Iris, that’s j...ust the thing. You go to Howard. I’ll give you directions to that place where he works. If anybody knows how to find her, he should. At least have some clues or something.” Her pain at her son’s indifference fills her voice. “If you go see him in person, he can’t put you off. I’d of gone myself, but my arthritis …”
“I know, Mary Ann. But it isn’t up to you, it’s up to me. I should have gone years ago.” She tells her that Vance will take care of the farm for her.MoreLess
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