In Pursuit of the English
“First: Dan and Flo bought themselves a television set on the hire-purchase to celebrate their victory. At the time this didn’t seem nearly as important as the second event – Dan went up to the War Damage people and made a successful scene; the workmen moved in next week.‘It’ll be ever so nice to have a telly,’ said Flo. ‘We can all sit and watch in the evenings and have a good time.’This did not happen; at least, not at first. We had a great inaugural party on the evening the set was installed,... with Flo’s best spaghetti and a rich almond cake and beer. It wasn’t a success. Rose had given up a date with Dickie; I wanted to work; and Dan resented every minute he was taken away from his labours on the empty rooms on the first floor. ‘Besides,’ Flo kept saying, with defiant glances at Dan, who scowled every time the boy’s name was mentioned: ‘It’s not the same without Jack, is it?’From one day to the next, the basement fell silent. The age of the radio was over, no longer was the house filled with the roar of sound – music and voices.MoreLess
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