She was vulgar and unfashionable, just like her mother. She took special care to not let her disgust show on her face and wore a gentle, polite smile. She greeted them in a friendly voice, “Mom, Queenie, Little Caprice, I’m home.” Caprice was too focused on her toy excavator and ignored her. Queenie greeted her rather dully, “Hey, you’re home.” Then she immediately turned her attention back to Caprice. Madam Stockton looked behind Julie and asked, “It’s just you, where’s John?” Julie walked up to her and informed her, “He said that he has some other things to deal with, he probably won’t be home so soon.” Madam Stockton nodded and uttered a short “oh”, then she had nothing further to add. She thought that it would be ideal that John took his time. That way, she would have more time to play with Caprice. She went back to playing with Caprice. “There’s one more thing." Julie glanced at Caprice and whispered, "I saw Miss Fowler.” Madam Stockton's expres
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