Execution Dock
“There was a note from him on the kitchen table. Scuff was nowhere to be seen, so she assumed that he had gone with Monk.
However, she was halfway through her breakfast of tea and toast when the boy appeared in the doorway looking anxious. He was already dressed and had obviously been out. He was holding a newspaper in his hands. He seemed uncertain whether to offer it to her or not. She knew he could not read, but she did not want to embarrass him by referring to the fact.
“Good morning...,” she said casually. “Would you like some breakfast?”
“I ‘ad some,” he replied, coming a couple of steps into the kitchen.
“There is no reason not to have some more, if you would like it,” she offered. “It's only toast and jam, but the jam is very good. And tea, of course.”
“Oh,” he said, eyes following her hand with the toast in it. “Well, I don't mind if I do.”MoreLess
However, she was halfway through her breakfast of tea and toast when the boy appeared in the doorway looking anxious. He was already dressed and had obviously been out. He was holding a newspaper in his hands. He seemed uncertain whether to offer it to her or not. She knew he could not read, but she did not want to embarrass him by referring to the fact.
“Good morning...,” she said casually. “Would you like some breakfast?”
“I ‘ad some,” he replied, coming a couple of steps into the kitchen.
“There is no reason not to have some more, if you would like it,” she offered. “It's only toast and jam, but the jam is very good. And tea, of course.”
“Oh,” he said, eyes following her hand with the toast in it. “Well, I don't mind if I do.”MoreLess
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