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"Hello, Princess," he said before he greeted the Endfields My Great-uncle Richard was obviously displeased about that

"You can help us with our carry-ons," he told Jake

"Oh, sure," Jake said He pulled a cart around and filled it quickly with the ss Then he looked at Great-aunt Leonora and said, "Sorry for your trouble, Mrs Endfield"

"Yes," she said in a dreamy, far-off voice, "yes, thank you, Jake Do you know if she suffered any at the end?"

"Hoould he know, Leonora? He's not your sister's doctor He's your sister's chauffeur"

"Fro Great-uncle Richard, "it happened so quickly, she didn't have time for pain That would be like her," he added for me

He leaned toward e carousels

"You look all the lady now, Princess She'd be damn proud," he whispered

I s how"How is my niece?" Great-aunt Leonora asked him "And which one would you mean, Mrs Endfield?"

"Victoria, of course," Great-uncle Richard said sharply

It was as if they'd already plucked my mother out of their family tree

"Oh She's doing fine She's at the house waiting on you all Megan will be here with her family early in the afternoon," he added

"It takes a funeral for us to see her," Great-aunt Leonora moaned

"Hurunted

Jake glanced back at hiht