Summary

Every Day's a Holiday

The road trip takes a long time. Eva writes that they stop in interesting places along the way, but no one ever gives them a second glance since the war has made odd couples appear all over the nation. The plan, so far, is that Edgar will become a gentleman's butler, and Iris will become a governess. On the car trip, Iris and Eva pass the time with Eva helping Iris study and reacquaint herself with the classics, which she might be called upon to teach her charges as a governess. It's Eva's birthday, but no one remembers until she says something. Then they all fuss over her, stopping for lunch, which they don't usually do. Eva is happy.

When they arrive in Brooklyn, New York, at Francisco's sister's home, they are greeted warmly. Bea, one of Francisco's...