Elsie was starting to realize that she and Zelda had more in common than she thought. It was funny how they had gone to school together, just a couple of years apart, but had never made such a connection before. As the seasons of life changed and theirs lined up, it seemed that Elsie had been fortunate.

"I did not think I would marry either," Elsie pulled a wry sort of smile. Her marriage had never been guaranteed; at points in her life hadn't even been a possibility, but no she couldn't think of it any other way. She had always been content with her books and the library, had thought it would be enough.

"But it is still your life to lead, and there is no right or wrong way to do it." If Zelda wanted to wait for a third, if she never had a third, "As long as you are happy and hopefully Mr. Darrow is on board." Elsie now always thought of her life in tandem with Tyb's but that was the nature of their marriage from start to finish; she simply could not think of it any other way.