Camomile Lawn
“They had dined together. Instead of inviting him back to her house, as he had hoped, Calypso said she must go and tell Polly what she had been doing in Scotland.
‘Won’t it wait?’ Brian longed for Calypso’s bed with Calypso in it.
‘No, I have to see her.’ They took a bus which crawled through the blackout. Calypso rang the bell and waited impatiently. ‘I must get her to give me a key, everyone else seems to have one.’ The door was opened by a slight dark girl with curly hair.
‘Who are you?’ Caly...pso stepped inside, pulling Brian after her.
‘Elizabeth. I’m a friend of Walter’s. You must be Calypso.’ The girl was shy and awkward. ‘He gave me a key, he said Polly wouldn’t mind.’ ‘Is she here?’ ‘She’s away somewhere. Walter said—’ ‘And where is he?’ ‘He’s gone back. He was on leave a few weeks ago but I—’ ‘You a girl friend?’ ‘Well, I was, I—’ ‘What are you doing here if you’re a “was”?’ ‘We made it up. We talked on the telephone, he said to come here to Polly.MoreLess
‘Won’t it wait?’ Brian longed for Calypso’s bed with Calypso in it.
‘No, I have to see her.’ They took a bus which crawled through the blackout. Calypso rang the bell and waited impatiently. ‘I must get her to give me a key, everyone else seems to have one.’ The door was opened by a slight dark girl with curly hair.
‘Who are you?’ Caly...pso stepped inside, pulling Brian after her.
‘Elizabeth. I’m a friend of Walter’s. You must be Calypso.’ The girl was shy and awkward. ‘He gave me a key, he said Polly wouldn’t mind.’ ‘Is she here?’ ‘She’s away somewhere. Walter said—’ ‘And where is he?’ ‘He’s gone back. He was on leave a few weeks ago but I—’ ‘You a girl friend?’ ‘Well, I was, I—’ ‘What are you doing here if you’re a “was”?’ ‘We made it up. We talked on the telephone, he said to come here to Polly.MoreLess
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