Dramatis Personæ, Chapter 2

⁠​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌⁠Because Barry had hinted it annoyed him to have her in the house while he was trying to write, Berenice had decided to go out for an hour or so, to give the poor lad a chance. And for a few minutes it bothered her to be idling, whereas there were so many little things that needed her attention. A house became so weary. It needed a flick of the hand here and there, a touch to flowers. But the white