Of course Phineas II looked shifty about this: here he was, probably already shirking his filial duties. “You ought to keep writing to her weekly, regardless,” Phineas disputed – he might find interacting with his son tiresome, but it was rather a mother’s duty to feign an interest.
(Besides, he thought it more for Ursula’s benefit than Phineas II’s: letters from her son as a sustained reminder of her responsibilities to her family, lest she forget when otherwise left to her own devices.) “It is no trouble to her. Indeed, she will be grateful for the occupation.”
(Besides, he thought it more for Ursula’s benefit than Phineas II’s: letters from her son as a sustained reminder of her responsibilities to her family, lest she forget when otherwise left to her own devices.) “It is no trouble to her. Indeed, she will be grateful for the occupation.”
