22 Britannia Road
“His car is parked outside 22 Britannia Road looking official and proper, and he grins at it as if it were an old friend. The paintwork shines black as coal, and the more Janusz polishes it, the prouder he feels.
When it arrived, half the street came out to watch, and men who had never said more than good morning to Janusz before shook him by the hand and told him they thought he’d got the prime minister round for tea. They joked that he must be working triple shifts to afford a car like thi...s, and nobody mentioned that it was towed up the hill or that the headlights are smashed and the front bumper still shows the shape of the tree the car smacked into.
Doris and Gilbert Holborn stand on the pavement beside Janusz.
‘Lovely car, a Rover,’ says Gilbert. ‘Best of British. A teacher’s car, you say? No wonder it looks so good. It’ll have been looked after, won’t it? You found your feet in this country, eh.’ Janusz ignores him.MoreLess
When it arrived, half the street came out to watch, and men who had never said more than good morning to Janusz before shook him by the hand and told him they thought he’d got the prime minister round for tea. They joked that he must be working triple shifts to afford a car like thi...s, and nobody mentioned that it was towed up the hill or that the headlights are smashed and the front bumper still shows the shape of the tree the car smacked into.
Doris and Gilbert Holborn stand on the pavement beside Janusz.
‘Lovely car, a Rover,’ says Gilbert. ‘Best of British. A teacher’s car, you say? No wonder it looks so good. It’ll have been looked after, won’t it? You found your feet in this country, eh.’ Janusz ignores him.MoreLess
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