“He was referring to William Damien’s marriage. He was dining alone with his Chris, after visiting the Damiens. Chris wanted to know more. ‘Who are the Murchies? She was a Miss Murchie.’ ‘Who knows?’ said Hurley. He told her what he thought she really wanted to know. ‘Quite nice looking, but terrible teeth, they quite spoil her. I think she’s shy or something. There’s something funny. Her get-up wasn’t natural for a young girl at six-thirty on a normal evening. She had green velvet, a wonderful ...green, and a massive background of red and gold leaves all arranged in pots.’ ‘Maybe, knowing you’re an artist, she thought you might want to paint her?’ ‘Do you think so?’ Hurley pondered this seriously for a while. ‘People do have crazy ideas about artists. But surely not … Oh, God, you would have thought she’d have more confidence, because William’s highly, deeply, broadly, narrowly, every direction, in love with her. She seems very positive, thoughtful but sunny and agreeable.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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