A Country Marriage
“The air in the farmhouse felt stale and humid and there was little respite to be had anywhere, even in the yard. By mid-afternoon, a bank of heavy cloud could be seen building to the west and in the clammy air, it seemed that no one – man nor beast – was able to stay cool.
‘You all right?’ George enquired of Mary as they sat together after dinner. To his mind, she seemed awful fidgety.
‘Not really, no, I’m not. Although it pains me to complain, I don’t feel right at all. I just can’t se...ttle.’ ‘Maybe you should go and lie down for a bit,’ he suggested, reaching to kiss her forehead and thinking that she felt as hot as coals.
‘Aye, that mid be for the best,’ she agreed, seemingly reluctantly.
‘And while you rest, I’ll go back up and water the vegetables, although we’re surely in for a storm afore nightfall.’ Back in the garden at Keeper’s Cottage, he worked as best he could in the muggy heat to remove some weeds, water the crops and inspect the underside of leaves for caterpillars as Mary had reminded him.MoreLess
‘You all right?’ George enquired of Mary as they sat together after dinner. To his mind, she seemed awful fidgety.
‘Not really, no, I’m not. Although it pains me to complain, I don’t feel right at all. I just can’t se...ttle.’ ‘Maybe you should go and lie down for a bit,’ he suggested, reaching to kiss her forehead and thinking that she felt as hot as coals.
‘Aye, that mid be for the best,’ she agreed, seemingly reluctantly.
‘And while you rest, I’ll go back up and water the vegetables, although we’re surely in for a storm afore nightfall.’ Back in the garden at Keeper’s Cottage, he worked as best he could in the muggy heat to remove some weeds, water the crops and inspect the underside of leaves for caterpillars as Mary had reminded him.MoreLess
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