To my sheer delight her shoes fit perfectly. I swept myskirt under me just like her as I sat at the vanity to do my makeup.I had studied Emily's face...for months and knew how she did her eyes, howher lips were lined, how she contoured and did her brows by heart. 30minutes later I put the simple pearl earrings into my pierced ears andsmiled. My hair was all wrong, though long and feminine but my face wasmade up just like hers. My nose was too big, my brows too bushy and mychin square, but to. " Think about it."She hesitated. "I wanted to hurt you." Because I had hurt you?" Yes." That won't work. If we do that, we won't stay together very long. We cannot afford to get even. We can't afford to keep score. When one of us has a bad day, the other has to be tolerant. If we answer Tit-for-Tat, we will divorce before the year is out. One of us will have to give in. Whether we like it or not, one of us is going to have to give in each time we disagree. But we can't keep track of it. It. You must know allthere is to know about running a house, and there isno better way to learn than to learn what each of theservants does. Today, you will stay with Edith anddo what she says. You will do the work that shedoes, so you will appreciate what maids must do. Isthat clear? Good. Tonight, Mrs. Harris, next door,is having a soiree, a party, with gentlemen guests. Iexpect, Marie, that I will take you there andintroduce you, sort of whet their appetites. Ofcourse, you have a lot to. Tess drove me to the airport and told me to have a safe trip. Then she gave me a kiss that curled my toes and told me that since she was going to have to go without for three days I'd better come back prepared not to leave the bedroom for a couple of days. I told her to enjoy her visit with Jane and Fred and she drove awayInside the terminal I checked the departure monitors and saw that all flights were listed as on time and I headed for my gate and checked in and then sat back to read the book.