Then John remembered that he had to go to Eleanor’s house.
Trumansburg
Livia and Lella spent a good hour talking on the phone. They decided that Lella would pop over to Trumansburg the next day. Cloudy weather was expected, and Livia didn’t have to go to campus. Lella said that she might bring Rufus to see the church before they closed the deal.
She only had time for an espresso with Dr. M at six o’clock before leaving for Watkins Glen to collect Rufus. The roads were nearly empty as Lella drove over the ridge between the lakes. The clouds were stacked in rows of decreasing size as they descended toward the horizon. The angled light of the sun traced a silky, pale yellow on their upper edges, while their undersides were shaded a gunmetal gray.
Seneca Lake was cradled by the hills that
