Journey to the Stone Country
“When she didn’t hear from him that day she began to fear that she had misread the signs. Could it have been indifference to her, she wondered, that she had interpreted as his gracious restraint? The following day, instead of hanging around the house on the off-chance of hearing from him, she decided to go out. She found the waiting and the uncertainty too demoralising. She met her sister, Elizabeth, in town and they had lunch. After lunch she called at Susan’s office and offered to help with th...e backlog of correspondence. She was nervous and restless and unable to keep her mind on the job. When she asked Susan what Bo was doing, Susan told her he had borrowed the Pajero for a few days. ‘He’s up to something,’ Susan said. ‘Being all mysterious as usual. You know, don’t ask questions. They’re all like that. They expect you to be clairvoyant. You’re just supposed to know. Just as I think I’m beginning to understand them, I realise I don’t know anything. I shouldn’t be living like this.’ She handed Annabelle an envelope.MoreLess
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