Comes a Time for Burning (2011)
“Almost. After an initial scrub, he had changed clothes, then had scrubbed with a vengeance, even more than usual, scrubbed and scrubbed and cleaned and then disinfected with a final alcohol wash. He had insisted that Alvi do the same, and she had taken her time about it, not missing a fingernail or crease in the skin.
Despite the rigid disinfection, Thomas felt the crawling on his skin, as if the bacilli had somehow leaped from the culture dish and now wandered freely on the backs of his hands,... seeking a doorway inside. He knew that was absurd. If one could feel bacilli, then one could swat them away. His hands and forearms had been so soaked in alcohol that surely they were hostile landscapes for life.
“What are you thinking?” Alvi asked as they reached the end of the porch that circled around 101 Lincoln.
“How lucky we are,” Thomas replied immediately. “How very, very lucky.” “You mean us personally, or the village?” “Yes,” he laughed.MoreLess
Despite the rigid disinfection, Thomas felt the crawling on his skin, as if the bacilli had somehow leaped from the culture dish and now wandered freely on the backs of his hands,... seeking a doorway inside. He knew that was absurd. If one could feel bacilli, then one could swat them away. His hands and forearms had been so soaked in alcohol that surely they were hostile landscapes for life.
“What are you thinking?” Alvi asked as they reached the end of the porch that circled around 101 Lincoln.
“How lucky we are,” Thomas replied immediately. “How very, very lucky.” “You mean us personally, or the village?” “Yes,” he laughed.MoreLess
Read book Comes a Time for Burning for free
You can download books for free in various formats, such as epub, pdf, azw, mobi, txt and others on book networks site. Additionally, the entire text is available for online reading through our e-reader. Our site is not responsible for the performance of third-party products (sites).
Write Review:
Guest
Read Also
8 / 10
8 / 10
User Reviews: