Mildred sat quite still, and when she heard Veda drive off she was consumed by a fury so cold that it almost seemed as though she felt nothing at all. It didn't occur to her that she was acting less like a mother than like a lover who had unexpectedly discovered an act of faithlessness, and avenged it.
James M. CainAbout author
- Author's profession: Novelist
- Nationality: american
- Born: July 1, 1892
- Died: October 27, 1977