Chapter 1322

• After the Funeral-
• Although she would never admit it to anyone else, Claudia was actually relieved when Mark died. Theirs had not been what you would call a fulfilled marriage. She had never been too keen on sex, so she could hardly complain when he sought his pleasure elsewhere. But it was his attempts to introduce her, convert her, to practices she thought were just plain wrong that really annoyed her. I mean, tying someone up before making love to them – what was that all about?
• ‘At least he didn’t suffer,’ her sister, Helen, said in an effort to comfort her, though she didn’t need comforting.