"Would I be here if they had?" Rufina asked darkly, casting a disdainful look about the room. Even The Painted Lady had a more genteel atmosphere, and that was in Hogsmeade!
"They simply insist that they will speak with me when they get a moment—as if I have all of the time in the world, as if I am not worried sick about my husband—"
Here, Rufina stopped short, looking more closely at Evalina. It might have occurred to her sooner, were she not in something of a state, but it occurred to her now and her look, heated a moment before, shifted to one of apology.
"My dear I am so sorry, I didn't think—you must be here for Enoch. How is he?"
"They simply insist that they will speak with me when they get a moment—as if I have all of the time in the world, as if I am not worried sick about my husband—"
Here, Rufina stopped short, looking more closely at Evalina. It might have occurred to her sooner, were she not in something of a state, but it occurred to her now and her look, heated a moment before, shifted to one of apology.
"My dear I am so sorry, I didn't think—you must be here for Enoch. How is he?"
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