“Thank God,” she said finally. “I was afraid, you know, that because you and mom are kinda at odds...”“At odds? What? Did she tell you that?...�� I said.“She said that you and her had some words a while back and that they were not too good. She’s worried about you, or, more accurately how you and she can relate and be good again,” said Candace. I nodded.“I guess, she might have seen things that way. I didn’t. But, yes, we did have words. Put succinctly, I still love your mother, and yes, that way.. After things calmed down a bit, we went into a private showroom. Colors were discussed, and skin tones were matched against color charts. For being so similar in appearance to Sally, I was surprised to learn that different colors and stones brought out Janey's highlights. Janey favored rubies and red colors, while Sally was absolutely stunning in emeralds and greens. They also had different tastes in jewelry, though equally expensive. Each picked out a favorite bracelet. I selected a necklace. Elizabeth couldn’t hear that, of course. ‘Denise? Are you all right?’ ‘Oh, sorry Elizabeth. Yes, of course. I was smiling to myself at what you said.’ ‘Oh. Well, that’s good news, anyway, your sense of humour has returned! You’ve been like a bear this week, Denise.’ There was a pause in the conversation for a moment. Then, Elizabeth thought of something. ‘Denise, you ought to go with Stan and Anne to their dance lessons. You used to go, didn’t you, once? You enjoyed it when you went?’ ‘Yes,. As she was taken towards her day's work at the Bank, something of the excitement and exhilaration of the dream's triumphant ending came back to her, although Penny Lyle had never lifted a finger against a fellow human or indeed any fellow creature at all, in her life. She had never wanted to cause pain and she still didn't, did she?The train arrived, on time for a change, at Cannon Street and she embarked on the last short stage of her daily journey to work. The security guard gave her his.
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