Amanuensis - Part III, Chapter 20

Agnes Moorhead in character via Flickr

Part III, Chapter 20

Pretending

“I think I’ve always acted,” Agnes said, “even as a child.  Before I found steady work at the Mercury, I sometimes went without eating for days at a time.  That dress you’re wearing is from those very lean days. You look better in it than I ever did.  I could have done something else.…