Antigua Kiss
“'Mummy and Daddy have had to go away, John. But they know that however long they're gone, you'll be quite all right with Aunt Christie and me, so they don't have to worry about you. And even though the houses here don't have chimneypots, Father Christmas will come just as usual. He'll come in the middle of the night. When you wake up tomorrow morning, it will be Christmas Day and your presents will be on your bed.' He straightened. 'We'll have these please. Could you gift-wrap them for us?' Int...ent on the child's reaction to the answer given by his uncle, Christie was only vaguely aware of the words he addressed to the woman in charge of the shop.
She knew she could never have matched the level, matter-of-fact tone in which he had spoken to John. Her own voice would have been unsteady, so that, whatever she had said, an awareness of some terrible happening would have been communicated to him, disturbing his sense of security which somehow, almost miraculously, had so far remained intact.MoreLess
She knew she could never have matched the level, matter-of-fact tone in which he had spoken to John. Her own voice would have been unsteady, so that, whatever she had said, an awareness of some terrible happening would have been communicated to him, disturbing his sense of security which somehow, almost miraculously, had so far remained intact.MoreLess
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