The Trespassers
“game. Because it was, of course, only a game. Just as she, Neely, imagined being Monica when she was in the nursery, Grub was imagining that Monica was there with him, talking to him and playing his games. And what she’d seen, or thought she’d seen, sitting there across from Grub, had probably been only her imagination.
She was sure that was all there was to it, or almost sure, but once or twice she did ask Grub some questions. Not the “Is it true...?” kind of question, of course, but just an o...ccasional casual one like, “What kind of games does Monica like best?” or “What was Monica wearing today?”
Grub didn’t seem to mind. When Neely asked that kind of question he always looked pleased, thought a moment and then said, “She likes playing with the circus best,” or “Blue. She was wearing a blue dress with lace, like in the picture in the library.” And that was all. But that was perfectly all right, Neely decided. After all, what other kind of an answer did she want?MoreLess
She was sure that was all there was to it, or almost sure, but once or twice she did ask Grub some questions. Not the “Is it true...?” kind of question, of course, but just an o...ccasional casual one like, “What kind of games does Monica like best?” or “What was Monica wearing today?”
Grub didn’t seem to mind. When Neely asked that kind of question he always looked pleased, thought a moment and then said, “She likes playing with the circus best,” or “Blue. She was wearing a blue dress with lace, like in the picture in the library.” And that was all. But that was perfectly all right, Neely decided. After all, what other kind of an answer did she want?MoreLess
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