3 a Reformed Character
“Tentatively, because now that all this had kicked off he wasn't sure if Amaryllis might drag him off on some wild-goose chase that ended up either with him tied to the railway tracks or getting trapped on the mudflats as the tide came in, or in some other life-threatening situation too grim for him to imagine.
Then there was the ongoing possibility that Mrs Stevenson and Dave would come round to show him how to catch and cook a haggis, which could be just as life-threatening one way or another.... He wasn't sure which option would be worse.
He had managed to get through the morning without anything going wrong, but he knew it couldn't last, even with Jock McLean promising to go to Milngavie for the day. But he was surprised when he answered the door halfway through the afternoon and found Victoria Petrelli on the doorstep, looking bedraggled and alluringly waif-like. Her eyes filled with tears as he stared at her, and she whispered, 'Can I come in?' in a small child's voice.
'Of course,' said Christopher and ushered her through to the kitchen, which people usually found was the warmest and most welcoming room in the house.MoreLess
Then there was the ongoing possibility that Mrs Stevenson and Dave would come round to show him how to catch and cook a haggis, which could be just as life-threatening one way or another.... He wasn't sure which option would be worse.
He had managed to get through the morning without anything going wrong, but he knew it couldn't last, even with Jock McLean promising to go to Milngavie for the day. But he was surprised when he answered the door halfway through the afternoon and found Victoria Petrelli on the doorstep, looking bedraggled and alluringly waif-like. Her eyes filled with tears as he stared at her, and she whispered, 'Can I come in?' in a small child's voice.
'Of course,' said Christopher and ushered her through to the kitchen, which people usually found was the warmest and most welcoming room in the house.MoreLess
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