The senator had spoken to Eliz abeth the previous day, and she had mentioned Freya would be attending the art exhibit. The man who had phoned could have been either Canfield or Travis.
For the next hour, Elizabeth poured tea, passed around delicate slivers of cakes and biscuits, and asked Trace gently probing questions about his sonal life.
After he told her he had been raised on a ranch but now lived in a suburb of Houston, she asked, "Why did you leave the ranch, Mr. Tanner?" "I wanted to see a bit of the world. I wasn't ready
to be tied down." "Is that why you've never married? You wanted to taste freedom before having a family?" Trace gave the older woman a half smile. "Perhaps."
Elizabeth asked about the places he had been and he answered without telling her anything specific. Eli
