Act of Revenge
“Where would you dispose them so as to block that road?”
Lucy sighed dramatically and rolled her eyes. “I would have them join hands and march down the middle of it, of course. Why do you ask?”
“She mocks her elders. I see you will have to be drowned after all, and here is a large body of water convenient to the task.” He seized the back of her vest with his free hand and mock-pulled her in the direction of the reservoir. She giggled and shrugged away. “But truly, Uncle Tran, why at every street... corner do you ask me, how would you attack that building, or defend it? When I was younger it was our game, but now it is peculiar. Ought I to worry about your mental powers?”
“Your concern for my failing mind is worthy and I thank you. Nevertheless, the reason for my asking such questions is plain. ‘Sea becomes mulberry fields and returns to sea.’ As you have read. Things change in unpredictable ways. When I was your age, I knew without the slightest doubt that I was going to teach literature at the Lycée Chasseloupe Laubat in Saigon.MoreLess
Lucy sighed dramatically and rolled her eyes. “I would have them join hands and march down the middle of it, of course. Why do you ask?”
“She mocks her elders. I see you will have to be drowned after all, and here is a large body of water convenient to the task.” He seized the back of her vest with his free hand and mock-pulled her in the direction of the reservoir. She giggled and shrugged away. “But truly, Uncle Tran, why at every street... corner do you ask me, how would you attack that building, or defend it? When I was younger it was our game, but now it is peculiar. Ought I to worry about your mental powers?”
“Your concern for my failing mind is worthy and I thank you. Nevertheless, the reason for my asking such questions is plain. ‘Sea becomes mulberry fields and returns to sea.’ As you have read. Things change in unpredictable ways. When I was your age, I knew without the slightest doubt that I was going to teach literature at the Lycée Chasseloupe Laubat in Saigon.MoreLess
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