Jerusalem Inn
“Parmenger had captured it all, had gotten behind that cool, blond detachment to the combination of opposites beneath it: to the chilly beauty, but warmth of manner; to the glasslike fragility, but inner toughness; to the sanguine attitude, but businesslike approach.
It was that with which she confronted Jury’s question about her husband and Beatrice Sleight. “I’ve known for some time, of course.”
Her directness was disorienting. It was as if, having locked away the truly valuable knowledge — mo...re than the person she talked to would ever crack open — she could afford to deal in the small change of frankness.
She went on in that mild (and, to Jury, vaguely irritating) manner: “In a way, I could hardly blame him. After I got over being hurt,” she added, as if apologizing for a childish infraction of some adult rule.
“Why should you get over it? Why should you even try?” Jury had taken out his notebook but was not really taking notes. He doodled. It helped him think.
Grace Seaingham looked indulgent as she tilted her head and smiled.MoreLess
It was that with which she confronted Jury’s question about her husband and Beatrice Sleight. “I’ve known for some time, of course.”
Her directness was disorienting. It was as if, having locked away the truly valuable knowledge — mo...re than the person she talked to would ever crack open — she could afford to deal in the small change of frankness.
She went on in that mild (and, to Jury, vaguely irritating) manner: “In a way, I could hardly blame him. After I got over being hurt,” she added, as if apologizing for a childish infraction of some adult rule.
“Why should you get over it? Why should you even try?” Jury had taken out his notebook but was not really taking notes. He doodled. It helped him think.
Grace Seaingham looked indulgent as she tilted her head and smiled.MoreLess
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