George muttered something to himself and checked his gold watch.

“This is just an unfortunate misunderstanding,” Patricia said.

She gave Ethan a wide, desperate smile.

“A little case of mistaken identity, c’est un faux pas, that’s all.”

“She hosed down my mother,” Ethan said.

George checked his watch again and wouldn’t look at me.

“The woman’s dressed in rags,” George said under his breath.

“Look, that’s enough,” Ethan said.