And sitting by her side he wondered whether it was because she knew that Laura's affair had made him feel old that Deborah had brought him here.
* * * * * They went to Edith's for supper.
The Cunninghams' apartment was on the west side, well uptown.

It was not the neighborhood which Edith would have chosen, for nearly all the nice people she knew lived east of the park.

But rents were somewhat lower here and there was at least an abundance of fresh air for her family.

Edith had found that her days were full of these perplexing decisions.

It was all very simple to resolve that her children be old-fashioned, normal, wholesome, nice.