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Mai Griffin
this woman was doing to upset the family. While Sarah
was out with Amy she would telephone anyone likely to
throw light on the subject. After Sarah’s night out, Polly
would be able to present her with a fuller picture of what
was happening. What with one thing and another, even
Polly was beginning to feel a bit depressed ...but at least
she had reached a decision and could put it firmly out of
mind until Friday night ...until Sarah was safely on her
way to the theatre.
As the night of April the seventeenth approached,
Sarah began to regard the theatre outing more positively.
She reflected on how long it had been since she last
visited Amy; apart from the funeral of Jay’s mother,
Dorothea, it must be at least three years. They hadn’t
much in common really – in fact she could perceive why
Dorothea had disliked the girl – but always ready to see
the good in people rather than the bad, Sarah accepted
Amy as she would a young sister, with all her faults.
Amy was one of her oldest friends. They shared the
same childhood memories in spite of their nine-year age
difference because their parents had been a close
foursome. Sarah, newly arrived from Canada when Amy
was only just learning to walk and talk, had adored her
...she was a real living doll to play with!
When Amy herself rang up two days before the event
Sarah was pleased. John h ad sensibly told her of his plan
in time for her to organise her wardrobe and hair. She
sounded ecstatic. “I can hardly wait to see you again
darling,” she gushed, “but we can’t possibly catch up on
all our news unless you stay at least overnight! Why don’t
you come for the weekend?” Sarah hesitated and guessing
why, Amy hastened to add that the idea had actually come
from John. “He’s in the middle of one of his boring
experiments! I hardly see him these days – please say yes!”
Knowing that Clarinda was fully occupied and probably
leaving on Saturday for a week in Wales, made it easier
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