`` she 's flying in two days before the wedding , and she accepted your mother 's offer of her guest bedroom . they would have to be scrubbed by hand , as there was still no electricity . he said in an awful , silky voice . finding some safety pins , she stood behind ivy and took a handful of fabric . i 'm sure he 's been taken advantage of through the years . then her face flushed red and her eyes flashed . `` i guess we just keep asking questions . everything she 'd told him had been accurate . 