Richard, he looked at me as though I had announced that I was moving to another country.
“You got a job?”
“Yes.”
“What kind of job?”
I explained.
He shook his head.
“How much are they paying you?”
I told him.
He gave a dismissive laugh.
“That’s hardly worth the effort.”
For a moment, the old Margaret almost appeared.
The woman who would have apologized for wanting something more. The woman who would have explained that she didn’t expect to earn as much as he did. The woman who would
