look what happened to her father when he 'd kept secrets from her . i think weve practiced enough , he said . its a bit out of the way , grace agreed , drawing on her reserve of patience . not with a sheepish look , as he expected , but with a resigned look . it 's to be his last visit before he leaves town , too . day and tess talk and laugh with the ease of two people who have known each other for years . perhaps he had resigned himself to his fate for being older and slower . 