
<center>Liz</center>
"Well thank you very much, Aunt Amy," I said, inwardly puzzling her meaning. Why would she not have been happy to see us? "How is Mr. Valenti? And his son?" I asked politely. I looked over and noticed Isabel and Maria having their own conversation. I desperately wanted to join my favorite cousins, but I couldn't be rude to Amy.
"Oh, they are quite well. They are inside at this very moment, pouring themselves some coffee and reading the men's newspaper," she said, laughing softly.