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In truth, she had already RSVP'd and had done so saying Phineas would likely be unable to make it. Even after all these years she was still reluctant to let on just how absent he was and how predictably so. Of course most people would be able to predict it for themselves at this point, but she didn't care to make it sound as though she too could expect her own husband, weeks in advance, to flee the family home as soon as he could. He didn't know how lucky he was that she still tried to publicly maintain the illusion that their marriage was anything but amicable.

I have not, though they will likely be surprised all the same. Not at surprised as she would be. She took another sip of her wine and wondered how, if he was to be home, that he could possibly excuse not accompanying her. Ursula suddenly frowned and looked down at her glass, disgusted to find it was empty.

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