Mrs. Young said with a smile, "He should have come, if he didn't even have that bit of conscience, it would mean Madam has cherished him all these years for nothing, but he does have some heart. After resting at home for two days and not feeling so much pain, he had the driver take him all the way from Ocean City. He arrived at dawn, visited the Hospital first, and has just returned."
Anthony Davis felt his appetite vanish, as Fristy Davis's intentions were nearly laid out on the Table for all to see.
She kept harping on about how much effort Gamma Young made to see the Old Lady because taking the airplane was inconvenient, and he traveled by car overnight, enduring a bumpy journey, seemingly worried that others would not realize how much he cared for the Old Lady.
But in reality? Did she really think he didn't know anything?
Gamma Young didn't want to come at all; he was just a tool Fristy Davis used in her competition for affection.