Because Vivian liked reminding me that there was a Hartwell way of doing things.
“The silver stays with the original set,” she said.
I looked at the nearly identical spoons.
“Of course.”
She smiled.
“You’ll learn.”
That phrase became a theme.
You’ll learn.
You’ll understand.
You’ll get used to it.
Meaning:
You are visiting our world.
Behave accordingly.
Nolan’s younger sister, Celeste Hartwell, was less openly cruel.
She simply acted as if I were temporary.
At family photographs she somehow always placed me at the edge.
