Honestly, I don’t know what was so important out there that it would keep you waiting.” Dinah hung up the flannel shirt and edged into the kitchen. Through the archway, she saw the two of them sitting at the dining room table with the good Royal Albert china mugs in their hands. “Good morning, Phinehas. I’m sorry I—” He waved her apology away with genial grace. “No apologies necessary, Dinah. I’ve been enjoying your mother’s excellent coffee, and I’m sure you had chores to do before breakfast.” She’d made the coffee before she went out, but it would draw attention to herself if she said so. Dinah scrubbed her hands at the sink, turned on the gas under the skillet, and pulled the beaten eggs out of the fridge. “I’m glad I could spend this first morning with you. The loss of husband and father, even though we’ve been expecting it since they diagnosed the cancer, is always tragic.”
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