Through the Looking Glass
“At first. When Maggie came inside the restaurant, her eyes were as guileless as a child's. They went into the dimly lighted lounge where a bored-looking young man in a dinner jacket was playing the piano. There were only about a dozen people, couples mostly, and everyone was talking in hushed tones.They found a small table tucked away in a corner, and when the waitress came, Gideon ordered brandy; he thought he might need it. Maggie ordered plain tomato juice."I get strange when I drink," she e...xplained.Gideon waited until the waitress had left, then said, "You get strange when you drink?""All right, then—I get even stranger. What's wrong, Gideon?"As usual in her company, he found it all too unnervingly easy to say exactly what was on his mind. "You tell me. What's going on?"Her candid green eyes studied him for a moment, and also as usual, she surprised him."Oh. You saw Uncle Cyrus with me outside."The contrary thought popped into Gideon's head that it would have been nice if she'd prevaricated at least a little this time.MoreLess
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