Sister of the Bride
“Then her gaze moved to the floor, its glossy patina rowled with the marks of roller-skates, and finally to the delicate cabinet and its shattered contents. Gradually, as realization dawned, I saw her face darken with rage.‘So this is what goes on as soon as my back is turned! Get these children out of here immediately!’Miserably I began to organize their departure. The children themselves seemed anxious to escape as quickly as possible from this angry adult with the blazing eyes.She glanced ove...r her shoulder. ‘Vance, would you like to see the havoc my dear sister has made of your quaint old-world cottage while I was away?’To add to my dismay I saw Vance’s tall figure come into view behind her shoulder. He surveyed the scene impassively as I hurried out the subdued children. Rodney, sobbing despairingly at the fiasco of his birthday party, scuttled upstairs.When the last child had departed, Averil flung off her coat and swung on me angrily. ‘You invited these wretched children behind my back, although you know how I object to them as playmates for Rodney.MoreLess
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