Problem with Porter's ex-wife June. And when Rose heard that she told Porter she was coming home."
Sarah had begun to sound like her old self, Macon thought. There was a friendly, smiley sound to her voice. He leaned back against the pillows on his bed.
"But does Rose think Porter can't open a tin of soup for his children?" he said.
"She says Porter and Charles aren't eating right themselves. And there's a crack in the house wall she wants to get fixed.'
"What kind of crack?" Macon asked.
"Some little crack in the stone; I don't know. Water gets in, apparently. And Rose says Porter and Charles were planning to fix it, but they couldn't agree on the best way to do it.'
Macon kicked his shoes off and put his feet up on the bed.
"So is Julian living alone now, or what?'
"Yes, but Rose brings him hot dinners," Sarah said. Then she said, "so, is it all right about my using the house, Macon?'
'Oh. It's fine by me, but there's an awful lot of damage
I can get all that done, it's not a problem.' There was a pause. "Actually, the papers came through from the lawyer," she said. "Ah
The final arrangements. You know. Things l have to sign.
"Yes it
Was kind of a shock. i mean of course l knew they were coming; it's been nearly a year. But when I saw them, they seemed so cold, unfeeling. I wasn't expecting that.
Macon had a sense of some danger rushing toward him something he could not manage. He said, "Ah! Yes! Certainly! Very natural. So anyway, good luck with the house, Sarah.'
He hung up quickly