“Look, here’s the wardrobe,” Athena said, pulling it open and examining the contents. “Lots of black dresses. Did she have lots of funerals to attend?” “Granny just liked wearing black,” Rosemary said, swallowing some of her own bitterness in order to focus on the matters at hand. “She said it goes with everything, so why wear anything else?” “You do realise that second part defeats the purpose of the first part,” Athena pointed out. “I suppose you’re right,” said Rosemary. “Granny also said she liked black because it didn’t stain easily.” “Very pragmatic. Look there are a bunch of other
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