MargoAs we climb the creaky stairs up to Theron ’s dad’s bedroom, he takes my hand in his.“If he ’s feeling particularly ill today, don’tworry about it,” he says. “We can talk to him another time.”“We’re going to talk to him now,” I tell him. “This is important. And there ’s no time like thepresent.”When we enter the room, Pru ’s sitting beside Mr. Morris ’ bed, and I nod to both of them.“Margo, how lovely to see you again,” she says, getting up to give me a hug. “And you too,Theron.”“Oh, I’m an afterthought as usual,” Theron says, with a grin.She squeezes his arm and says, “You know I always like to see you. But I’ll get out of your way so you guys can talk.”She leaves the room and Theron shuts the door behind her.“ So, what is this ever so pressing thing you’ve been wanting to talk to me about?” Mr. Morris asks, his tone as grump as it was over dinner the other night.“Dad, I’ve been trying to tell you about some issues with the financial statements,” Theron begins, stan
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