“No.”
“Talk with the insurance company?”
“I prefer to give my information to Mrs. Jasper.”
“Well, she prefers to have you give it to me.”
I said, “Tell her if she wants to let that outrageous settlement stand, all she has to do is to refuse to see me. If she wants to be vindicated, she’d better talk with me.”
“What do you know about it?”
“A lot.”
Eyes as black as though they have been coated with Japanese lacquer surveyed me from deep sockets. Then she turned once more, walked back down the corridor, this time was gone for about a minute and a half, then returned and unlocked the screen door.
I went in.
She locked the screen door behind me.