Evelyn's POV
The evening arrived the way evenings arrive after very full days. Gradually, then all at once.
Dinner was quieter than breakfast. Moses cooked something with rice and herbs that smelled like the kind of food that belongs to a long history. Goodluck Valentine was brought to the table for the first time since Evelyn had arrived. He sat at the head and did not eat very much, but he watched his children and his guest with the steady attention of a man who is storing up memories.
Richard sat at the far end and did not presume to join the family's conversation. He answered when spoken to. He helped clear plates when Moses came around. He was, Evelyn noticed, very careful to occupy exactly the space he had been given and no more.
After dinner, when the brothers moved to the sitti
