Chapter 11
After scrubbing the paint from her hands and face, Ivy changed into a lightweight faux suede skirt she’d often worn in Boston in the early fall, though it was a good weight for winter at the beach. She added a burgundy-red cashmere sweater Shelly had given her one Christmas and folded a matching cape over her arm for later. It might be the beach, but the evenings were becoming quite cool. After a summer of flip-flops, she loved changing into boots and sweaters.
As a final accent for holiday spirit, Ivy put on a pair of green jade earrings and a necklace her mother had brought back from Hong Kong on a buying trip for their business.
When she came downstairs, Bennett was in the parlor looking through the large volume that Nan and Arthur had compiled on the house. Nan was the ac
