Here she was. A loose end to the marriage. An attached string somebody had forgotten to clip.
"What will I do?" she asked.
"Well, luckily they’ve accepted you at Saint Mary’s." He smiled. "You’ll continue your studies, grow up, and have a wonderful life."
Julia was sure that Beatrice would have summoned the right riposte, but she couldn’t imagine what it was. By the time her outrage found words, her father was busy negotiating with a porter for the shipment of her trunk to the new school. Then he offered her an ice cream and Julia heard herself thanking him for the treat through hot tears.
"It just doesn’t seem right to name a child after oneself," Julia told Howard as she looked at her new baby boy, "when he may not feel kindly toward you later in life."
"What could he possibly have against me? I’m certainly not going to make my father’s mistakes." Howard laughed.
Julia didn’t answer. She recalled her parents making only one mistake—marrying each other.
Though the Lament baby’s eyes were closed, the power of his smile was astounding. If ever a child possessed a confident spirit, this one excelled in that regard. No parent could doubt that this baby, in spite of his lack of a name, was destined for a happy life.
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