Her ankles swelled and her cheeks got puffy, and her digestive tract did things that she absolutely did not wish to experience again. She thought of her sister-in-law Lucy, who positively glowed throughout pregnancy—which was a good thing, as Lucy was currently fourteen months pregnant with her fifth child. Or nine months, as the case might be. But Daphne had seen her just a few days earlier, and she looked as if she were fourteen months along. Huge. Staggeringly huge. But still glowing, and with astonishingly dainty ankles.
