It had when Billy had told her about it, come to think of it. Now though, she didn't really care that much at all. It either was the truth, or it wasn't. The fact was though, regardless, that she didn't really want to get to know the man down the table from her that much at all. He was unpleasant and more than a little annoying. Plus, meaning well or not, and she didn't have confidence that he'd really had her best interests at heart at the time, and the man had caused her a lot of pain. Sure, that didn't make him evil, but it was the dentist thing again. It was just too hard to like someone like that. She didn't send him away, of course, since he might have insight into Debussey. Probably not, since thirty-five years was a lifetime more or less, and their marriage had lasted about six months, mainly being so that she could finish her doctorate while they were sleeping together without leading to expulsion from the program for her. As soon as the last term was over she'd gotten an annulment and taken off.
