Lee Varon The Affair
I Edwin— dapper in white suede shoes, vest, an easy smile— too much handsome Daisy the maid said. Ladies cricked their necks to see him turn down Sycamore Street. Do good looks come with trouble? Is a tear sewn in the pocket of every Romeo’s shirt? II Virginia Marie— her picture on a matchbook— an extra in a Hollywood movie— auburn hair, gray eyes, diamond on her ring finger. Standing on the brink of her life with a book of matches.