Closed At Dusk (2012)
“Last night Jo had stuffed the dented celluloid doll upside down into the thick porcelain bowl of The Flusher, patent 1882. Only a joke, but the results were far more violent than she had expected. The screams and pandemonium and shouting had been quite stimulating, with the censuring of Dennis to complete the satisfaction.
What’s next? Jo had no plans. She was here. That was enough for now. She would see what came up, as the chance of the doll had turned up – a better reward than the ten pounds... Dorothy Taylor had pressed on her for baby-sitting.
Jo continued to look in on Mary Trout now and again, cultivating her image of being kind to old ladies, and hoping for titbits of inside information about the family.
One Monday afternoon, Agnes had gone to have her feet seen to and Ruth was at the lodge, fussing and clucking over her grandmother.
‘We were talking about old times,’ she said (as if the old Trout ever talked of anything else). She had pushed the old lady over to the back window, so that she could get the air without the breeze, and she brought up another chair for Jo to sit by her.MoreLess
What’s next? Jo had no plans. She was here. That was enough for now. She would see what came up, as the chance of the doll had turned up – a better reward than the ten pounds... Dorothy Taylor had pressed on her for baby-sitting.
Jo continued to look in on Mary Trout now and again, cultivating her image of being kind to old ladies, and hoping for titbits of inside information about the family.
One Monday afternoon, Agnes had gone to have her feet seen to and Ruth was at the lodge, fussing and clucking over her grandmother.
‘We were talking about old times,’ she said (as if the old Trout ever talked of anything else). She had pushed the old lady over to the back window, so that she could get the air without the breeze, and she brought up another chair for Jo to sit by her.MoreLess
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