Mrs. Lake asked Stevie. It took her more than a minute to figure out that her mother was asking about the natural history museum. It seemed like an awfully long time ago that she and Regina had been there—at least one near disaster ago! “It was great!” Stevie said. “Dinosaurs, you know.” “I know,” said her mother. “And elephants. I liked the elephants.” The two girls and their mothers were all sitting at dinner in the Evanses’ dining room. Like the dining room at the old house, it was on the ground floor and looked out on the backyard. “How was your day, Mom?” Stevie asked. “Dinosaurs and elephants would have been an improvement,” she said. “A big one. Well, it wasn’t that bad, actually, but I just wish these people would be more reasonable.” “You mean like they should see it your way?” Stevie teased. “Exactly,” said her mother. “I mean, we’re going to finish our business, but they’re making it take so long!” “Sounds like good news to me,”
