Condition Black
“Sara was out that evening, at the parent-teachers meeting at school. She had cleared it with him, that morning, that he would most certainly be home in good time to look after the boys. So he could not work in his office until midnight. He had promised Sara.
" N o sweat, Reuben, by hook or by crook it'll be on your desk in the morning." Penny was still in her dressing gown, and she was half falling out of that, and there was the warm and sleep-battered look on her face that he loved, before she... anointed herself with all the garbage.
"Good grief , w h a t t h e cat brought in this morning?" "Darling, this is Bill Erlich. Bill, this is my wife Penny . . ." "What in God's name have you two been at?" "Just be a love, and clean him up." And don't ask any silly questions. Don't even consider enquiring whether the guest has gone three rounds with a pissed-off buffalo.
She was a State Registered Nurse. She'd have seen worse.
"If she hurts you, Bill, just scream, and I'll come and thump her." Penny directed Erlich up the stairs, and Rutherford made for the sitting room.MoreLess
" N o sweat, Reuben, by hook or by crook it'll be on your desk in the morning." Penny was still in her dressing gown, and she was half falling out of that, and there was the warm and sleep-battered look on her face that he loved, before she... anointed herself with all the garbage.
"Good grief , w h a t t h e cat brought in this morning?" "Darling, this is Bill Erlich. Bill, this is my wife Penny . . ." "What in God's name have you two been at?" "Just be a love, and clean him up." And don't ask any silly questions. Don't even consider enquiring whether the guest has gone three rounds with a pissed-off buffalo.
She was a State Registered Nurse. She'd have seen worse.
"If she hurts you, Bill, just scream, and I'll come and thump her." Penny directed Erlich up the stairs, and Rutherford made for the sitting room.MoreLess
Read book Condition Black 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
10 / 10
User Reviews: