Buried in Clay (2012)
“I did not recognise what was happening. I was given such small clues – the door to Richard’s study would be closed when he was on the phone. He was secretive and distracted. Occasionally I would come upon him speaking to workmen and he would look at me, almost distantly. I know that he was upset when some woodworm was discovered in the panelling in our bedroom. He spent hours on the phone to the company who had guaranteed their work. I heard him shouting frequently. He wasn’t sleeping either bu...t spent hours tossing around in bed, finally giving an exasperated sigh and padding downstairs to make a drink. Sometimes Maria and I would exchange glances and I wondered when all this would settle down.It was impossible not to listen when the experts came round, stroked their chins and looked grave at the extent of the infestation. We moved out of our bedroom. The room was sprayed again and the affected panelling removed and replaced. To my relief our four-poster bed had been properly treated years before so did not have active woodworm but more than half of the panelling of the bedroom had to be removed and the other half sprayed.MoreLess
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