events had been, although Pip was struggling to work out exactly what had happened. It was something to do with why she’d left London and the fact that she was an unmarried mother. There was very little mention of her former life as an actress, but Pip could feel Evelyn’s sense of claustrophobia, her urgency to get herself and her daughter back to where she felt they belonged, together with her frustration at not being able to do so. There was also a sense, though, of making the most of the situation. Yes, Evelyn Mountcastle was unhappy at being trapped in the house with her sister, but she
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