It doesn’t make you stupid.”

I apologized to Thomas for failing to inspect Vivian’s recommendations more carefully.

He waved away the apology at first, then stopped himself.

“No, Grant.

We can all admit where we went wrong without pretending somebody else didn’t take advantage of us.”

He took us through the main hall.

Workers waved at Meredith and told me stories I had never heard.

She had spent weekends carrying meal boxes when layoffs seemed imminent.