Chapter Two page 7 t rained the rest of the day. In the afternoon she worked in the darkroom developing negatives. Once started, the whole process must be completed before the lights can be turned back on.
Development takes about twelve to fifteen minutes.
Having done this for many years, it was fifteen boring minutes for Edna. She passed the time wondering what it was like being Henry. From the security and privacy of the windowless room, she was sorry for him. He was puny and ugly in a world where big and beautiful were better. Maybe that was why he had invented such grandiose delusions and yet was so timid he wouldn't show his face.