Letters of Two Brides

It is possible, it seems, for members of one family to live side by

side and know absolutely nothing of each other. A half-fledged nun

arrives, and in a couple of weeks has grasped domestic details, of

which the master diplomatist at the head of the house is quite

ignorant. Or perhaps he does see, and shuts his eyes deliberately,

as part of the father's role. There is a mystery here which I must

plumb.