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Nina touched Mom’s shoulder “You crossed the Atlantic by boat, didn’t you?” she said gently

“With your father,” Mo Leaving ”

“You were sick,” Meredith said

Mom looked surprised “Yes ”

“Why?” Nina asked “What rong with you?”

“Not now, Nina ” Mom repositioned her purse strap over her shoulder “Well Let us go find our rooms ”

At the top of the gangplank, a uniformed man looked at their documents and led them to their side-by-side cabins “You have places at the early seating for dinner Here’s your table nu cocktails on the boe pull out of port ”

“Cocktails?” Nina said “We’re in Let’s go, ladies ”

“I will anized ”

“Okay,” Nina said, “but don’t wait too long We need to celebrate ”

Meredith followed Nina through the glittering burgundy and blue interior to the jutting rounded bow of the ship There were hundreds of people on deck, gathered around the swi Black-and-white-unifor silver trays Over in an area by a food stand, a

Meredith leaned against the railing and sipped her drink “Are you ever going to tell me about him?”

“Who?”

“Danny ”

“Oh ”