My Secret Diary
“There were a lot of arguments.
Biddy and me, Harry and me, Biddy and Harry against me – and, most frequently of all, Biddy and Harry arguing between themselves.
I rarely go into details of these arguments in my 1960 diary. I just write at the bottom of many pages: 'Mummy and Daddy had a row.' These rows could blow up over the silliest things. Harry might moan about the way Biddy tucked his socks into a tight ball, or Biddy might raise her eyebrows and sniff in a snobbish way if Harry said, 'Par...don?'. These tiny irritations would be like a starter's gun.
Suddenly they were off – and the row would escalate until they were both shouting at the tops of their voices.
'For God's sake, what will the neighbours think?' Biddy would hiss when Harry was in mid rant. Harry would bellow that he couldn't care less about the neighbours – or words to that effect.
The Grovers at number eleven and the Hines at number thirteen must have sighed and turned up their televisions, muttering 'Those dreadful Aitkens' again.MoreLess
Biddy and me, Harry and me, Biddy and Harry against me – and, most frequently of all, Biddy and Harry arguing between themselves.
I rarely go into details of these arguments in my 1960 diary. I just write at the bottom of many pages: 'Mummy and Daddy had a row.' These rows could blow up over the silliest things. Harry might moan about the way Biddy tucked his socks into a tight ball, or Biddy might raise her eyebrows and sniff in a snobbish way if Harry said, 'Par...don?'. These tiny irritations would be like a starter's gun.
Suddenly they were off – and the row would escalate until they were both shouting at the tops of their voices.
'For God's sake, what will the neighbours think?' Biddy would hiss when Harry was in mid rant. Harry would bellow that he couldn't care less about the neighbours – or words to that effect.
The Grovers at number eleven and the Hines at number thirteen must have sighed and turned up their televisions, muttering 'Those dreadful Aitkens' again.MoreLess
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