Death in Brunswick (2012)
“He felt uncomfortable in that beautiful city and envied and despised the people he knew there. But after his holiday he felt guilty enough to offer to look after her for a couple of weeks.
Mrs Fitzgerald lived with her daughter and son-in-law in a large pink South Yarra town house. Carl went to his sister’s one Wednesday and, rather truculent with embarrassment, repeated his offer. His sister was surprised.
‘No, no, I want to!’ he cried, disliking her pastel house and her loose expensive cotton... clothes.
‘Carl, you know you’ll fight with her!’ ‘No, I won’t, I swear,’ he said, hopping in his eagerness to leave. ‘Get her ready, I’ll pick her up at four.’ He paused. ‘She does want to come, doesn’t she?’ ‘Yes, of course she does, she’s so pleased. Now don’t let me down, Carl, she’s not well, you know. She’s only been out of hospital two weeks. And…what about your house…?’ ‘Jesus! Look, I’ll be here at four, all right? Christ! It’s only for two weeks.’ * Carl, who usually slept late, struggled awake at seven o’clock.MoreLess
Mrs Fitzgerald lived with her daughter and son-in-law in a large pink South Yarra town house. Carl went to his sister’s one Wednesday and, rather truculent with embarrassment, repeated his offer. His sister was surprised.
‘No, no, I want to!’ he cried, disliking her pastel house and her loose expensive cotton... clothes.
‘Carl, you know you’ll fight with her!’ ‘No, I won’t, I swear,’ he said, hopping in his eagerness to leave. ‘Get her ready, I’ll pick her up at four.’ He paused. ‘She does want to come, doesn’t she?’ ‘Yes, of course she does, she’s so pleased. Now don’t let me down, Carl, she’s not well, you know. She’s only been out of hospital two weeks. And…what about your house…?’ ‘Jesus! Look, I’ll be here at four, all right? Christ! It’s only for two weeks.’ * Carl, who usually slept late, struggled awake at seven o’clock.MoreLess
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