She always fantasized about a day when they would be like an ordinary family, where the man goes out to work while the woman looks after the house, managing the family together, but...
In reality, the problems lying between them were so numerous.
This couldn't help but remind her of what Alice Robinson said to her today...
She really didn't know whether to be joyful or sad...
She felt joy because Alice said Howard Geoffrey never put much thought into her, which was something comforting to hear, but the sadness came from the fact that even if he wasn't interested in Alice, he still had the most intimate relationship between a man and a woman with her.