The Reluctant Guest
“She reflected, momentarily, that she would like very much to be part of that family, entertain them and visit them, talk over things of mutual interest; but beyond that she suppressed her thoughts. Storr, she knew, had taken Fern’s offer and implication for what it was, a child’s assumption that was of no importance. He was probably thinking about whatever he had planned to do this evening.But when he spoke, it was a little amusedly, about his cousin. “Hazel used to be one of those smart golfing types,” he commented. “You wouldn’t think it now, would you? She’s like something that’s emerged rather carelessly from the soil—but it’s only a pose, of course.”“I don’t think it can be; she’s too natural.”“Let’s say it was to begin with, and now it’s grown on her like a skin.” There was a smiling dig in his tones as he added, “Well, you’ve seen a marriage where the idea works. You’ll have to agree it’s successful.”“I agree entirely that your cousin’s marriage is successful, but not with your... deductions about it.MoreLess
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