No Place for Magic
“The driver of the coach was more familiar with the changes in the road and was able to miss some of the deeper ruts. Although my mother didn't say anything at first, I knew that the spots of color on her normally pale cheeks meant that she was angry.
"Doesn't it bother you that Grassina is being so inconsiderate?" she finally blurted.
My grandmother had looked composed with her hands folded in her lap as she gazed out the window. When she turned to face us, she seemed surprised at the q...uestion. "Why, no, not at all. I'm sure that your sister wouldn't have asked us to come on a whim. I don't know why she wants us there, but whatever it is, it must be important." The spots on Mother's cheeks flamed as she bit her lip. "You're taking her side, just the way you did when we were girls." Grandmother nodded. "Yes, I am, but I take your side when you aren't around and your sister questions something that you do. I always give my girls the benefit of the doubt.MoreLess
"Doesn't it bother you that Grassina is being so inconsiderate?" she finally blurted.
My grandmother had looked composed with her hands folded in her lap as she gazed out the window. When she turned to face us, she seemed surprised at the q...uestion. "Why, no, not at all. I'm sure that your sister wouldn't have asked us to come on a whim. I don't know why she wants us there, but whatever it is, it must be important." The spots on Mother's cheeks flamed as she bit her lip. "You're taking her side, just the way you did when we were girls." Grandmother nodded. "Yes, I am, but I take your side when you aren't around and your sister questions something that you do. I always give my girls the benefit of the doubt.MoreLess
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