Dubious Legacy

Authors: Mary Wesley

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“An autumn gale was playing tricks with their umbrellas. Departing, the French au pair had quoted, ‘Il pleure dans mon cœur comme il pleut sur la ville.’ Had the girl been making fun of her? Literary au pairs were no good. Matthew had said, ‘Get yourself a German.’ How right, as always; Matthew was almost as irritating as her parents. Antonia bundled her parcels onto her lap so that a large woman in a heavy coat could crowd beside her. ‘Cadogan Street?’ the woman enquired, spreading her hips, sq...uashing close. She had an A to Z map in her hand, impossible to spread in the crowded bus. ‘Stop after next,’ Antonia said, turning back to the window, then, ‘Oh. Hi. I must get off.’ Struggling free, clutching her parcels, she lurched down the bus, pushed past the conductor and leapt for the pavement, where she tripped and landed on her knees.
‘Stupid cunt,’ yelled the bus conductor as the bus diminished.
‘What did you do that for?’ Henry bent to retrieve her parcels.MoreLess Read More Read Less