The fruit flies had put Cecilia Adler off her food, so she barely ate any dinner and put her chopsticks down early.
"I'm full. Enjoy the rest of your meal." She rose to leave.
Mrs. Quincy called out, "Cecilia, wait. The other day I didn't have any money on me and borrowed fifty cents from Aunt Underwood at the end of the alley. I was going to pay her back after work today, but she wasn't home. She should be back by now. Could you run an errand for me?" She placed the money on the table.
Cecilia Adler agreed, took the money, and went to the Underwoods'.
As soon as she walked in, she saw Jude Underwood sitting in Aunt Underwood's yard, chatting with her.
Cecilia Adler froze for a moment, then it hit her—they both had the surname Underwood.
She guessed Jude Underwood was a relative from Aunt Underwood's side of the family.
'Valoria really is a small place.'
'To run into him here of all people.'
