“It’s all dirty and ugly. You said it was beautiful.”
“Oh, Kim, isn’t it?”
“No.”
She showed her the picture of Captain Andy.
“Grampa?”
“Yes.”
“Cap’n?”
“Yes, dear. He used to laugh so when you called him that when you were a little baby. Look at his eyes, Kim. Aren’t they nice? He’s laughing.”
“He’s funny-looking,” said Kim.
Parthy asked blunt questions. “Sherman House? What do you go living in a hotel for all these years, with the way they charge for food and all! You and that husband of yours must have money to throw away. Why don’t you live in a house, with your own things, like civilized people?”