it seemed so,was the answer. Even if he had stayed with Muriel,he would then have left Sarah behind.' After a certain age,'he told Sarah,'it seems to me you can only choose what to lose.'
While Sarah was at her art class,Macon worked on his Canada book,but his mind wasn't on the job. He stared out of the open window at a bush, where a bee was buzzing from flower to flower. Was it time for the bees already?Did muriel know?