Nothing is Forever (2012)
“Martha Howard had made it clear that she didn’t intend to move in and live amid the trappings of his previous marriage.‘A fresh start is what you deserve, George, dear,’ she had explained, when he told her magnanimously that she could rearrange the rooms as she pleased. ‘We need a complete change. After all my taste is different from your first wife’s and poor Tabs doesn’t have much idea about furnishing a room. With some new furniture and some cheerful curtains instead of those drab, heavy old... browns, you’ll feel like a young man just setting out on life.’She had chosen the main bedroom and suggested the second bedroom would be perfect for the occasional guest.‘Tabitha – silly name, dear – can manage in the box room. There’s plenty of room for her things and she can sit up there in the evenings for us to have some privacy. She’ll be quite comfortable there with a chair and a small table.’‘But Tabs won’t be here!’ He smiled in expectation of her delight.MoreLess
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