A Dream to Cling to
“Frances Sullivan patted away a wrinkle from her handsome wool dress. “It’s good for you, you know.”
Brittany pushed the rabbit cage over to the side of the lounge and straightened. “Loose?” she wondered. Brittany Winters, a loose woman? Hmmmm, well, she could live with that. She swallowed a smile and looked back at the stately woman. “So ‘being loose’ is good for me, Miss Sullivan? Last week it was laughing.”
“Yes, certainly, and it’s true you know. Does wonderful things for the chemical balanc...e in your body. Norman Cousins helped cure an illness by laughing. And you are laughing more, yes.”
“Will it cure my illness?” Brittany mused, half aloud.
“It will help considerably, dear. And your illness happens to be one we should all suffer from.” With the gentle care she afforded her Lalique sculptures, she picked up the rabbit named Delilah and glided grandly across the room.
Brittany watched her leave with a bemused smile.
“She’s right for once.”
Brittany spun around.MoreLess
Brittany pushed the rabbit cage over to the side of the lounge and straightened. “Loose?” she wondered. Brittany Winters, a loose woman? Hmmmm, well, she could live with that. She swallowed a smile and looked back at the stately woman. “So ‘being loose’ is good for me, Miss Sullivan? Last week it was laughing.”
“Yes, certainly, and it’s true you know. Does wonderful things for the chemical balanc...e in your body. Norman Cousins helped cure an illness by laughing. And you are laughing more, yes.”
“Will it cure my illness?” Brittany mused, half aloud.
“It will help considerably, dear. And your illness happens to be one we should all suffer from.” With the gentle care she afforded her Lalique sculptures, she picked up the rabbit named Delilah and glided grandly across the room.
Brittany watched her leave with a bemused smile.
“She’s right for once.”
Brittany spun around.MoreLess
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