Home for Christmas
“‘I’ve got splendid news,’ Agnes had said. ‘It concerns my future, my wonderful future.’ That was as far as it got; Agnes refused to tell her what the splendid news was.
‘Not until I come to collect you from the nunnery,’ she declared.
‘It’s not a nunnery, Agnes, it’s …’ ‘A hostel for nurses. But they do look a bit like nuns, all starched aprons and stiff bonnets.’ She paused.
Lydia guessed what was coming.
‘Have you heard from Robert?’ ‘He wrote saying he’s going to try and get away, but if he ...can’t then I am to take you and have a rare old time. His words I assure you. He’s been learning how to fly some new aeroplane. All I hope is it stays up in the sky and doesn’t come crashing down.’ ‘Lydia, you have no faith in modern inventions. They’re getting safer all the time.’ Lydia said that she was probably right, but the catch in Agnes’s voice was noticeable. She still loved Robert.
It was her weekend off and although she loved being a nurse, the prospect of spending the weekend with Agnes gave wings to Lydia’s feet.MoreLess
‘Not until I come to collect you from the nunnery,’ she declared.
‘It’s not a nunnery, Agnes, it’s …’ ‘A hostel for nurses. But they do look a bit like nuns, all starched aprons and stiff bonnets.’ She paused.
Lydia guessed what was coming.
‘Have you heard from Robert?’ ‘He wrote saying he’s going to try and get away, but if he ...can’t then I am to take you and have a rare old time. His words I assure you. He’s been learning how to fly some new aeroplane. All I hope is it stays up in the sky and doesn’t come crashing down.’ ‘Lydia, you have no faith in modern inventions. They’re getting safer all the time.’ Lydia said that she was probably right, but the catch in Agnes’s voice was noticeable. She still loved Robert.
It was her weekend off and although she loved being a nurse, the prospect of spending the weekend with Agnes gave wings to Lydia’s feet.MoreLess
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