“Rivera was smilingly solicitous to Estelle, who smiled a lot in response. And Jorge, whose twelfth birthday it was, gave each parent his open-eyed, respectful attention, alert to intervene at the first sign of discord between them, as he had learned to divert arguments before, when enough feeling had remained between them to stimulate arguments. It wasn’t there any longer, but the child didn’t know that. Rivera had given some thought to planning the treat, going as far as discussing it in advan...ce with Estelle, who agreed that an entire evening would be difficult for the two of them and thought the revival of South Pacific would be ideal. Before setting off from Hampstead for the theater, Jorge was given his presents while Rivera and Estelle made a conscious effort and sipped champagne. It was not the first effort either had made. An element of competition remained between them, and each had tried to outdo the other with the choice of present. Estelle had gone for the traditional, an elaborate designer bicycle heavy with every available extra—which certainly gave her the contest in actual appearance.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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