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“Nothingolder We joked about her beconized Eve’s look “Mirina isn’t pregnant, though that would have only pleased her mother She was always concerned for David as well: Would he settle down? Was he happy?”

“And is he?”

Another cloud careat deal like his father He likes to wheel and deal He does a great deal of traveling for the business, always looking for new arenas, new opportunities There’s no doubt he’ll take the helm if and when Marco decided to turn it over”

She hesitated, as if about to add soears “Mirina, on the other hand, prefers to live in one spot She es a boutique in Roner Her shop handles his line exclusively now He’s quite talented This is his,” she said, indicating the slim suit she wore

“It’s lovely So as far as you know, Prosecutor Towers had no reason to be concerned for her children Nothing she would have felt obliged to smooth out or cover over?”

“Cover over? No, of course not They’re both bright, success

ful people”

“And her ex-husband He’s having some business difficulties?”

“Marco? Is he?” Anna shrugged that off “I’hten them out I never shared Cicely’s interest in business”

“She was involved then, in business Directly?”

“Of course Cicely insisted on knowing exactly as going on and having a say in it I never kne she could keep sodifficulties, she’d have known, and probably have suggested a half dozen ways to right things She was quite brilliant” When her voice broke, Anna pressed a hand to her lips

“I’m sorry, Mrs Whitney”

“No, it’s all right I’ her children with me helped so much I feel I can stand for her with them I can’t do what you do, and look for her killer But I can stand for her with her children”

“They’re very lucky to have you,” Eve murmured, surprised to hear herself say it and mean it Odd, she’d always considered Anna Whitney a mild pain in the ass “Mrs Whitney, can you tell e Hammett?”

Anna pokered up “They were dear, good friends”