Only a Mother Knows
“‘Did you hear that, David? A major defeat of the Germans. Rick will be thrilled; his injuries will not have been in vain, now.’ ‘I never thought for one moment they were, my darling, but you’re right, it is good news indeed. This seems to be a turning point, don’t you think?’ David said, scraping a thin sliver of marmalade on his toast and marvelling at how his wife could find such treasures now that rationing was so tight.
‘It does indeed, David.’ Dulcie, thrilled her husband felt her contribu...tion to their morning conversation was so valuable, mimicked his style of reply as she covered his other round of toast in thick lime marmalade, which she just happened to have been offered by a young acquaintance she used to know back in Stepney, who had heard she was now a happily married woman and could acquire a bit of this and a bit of that – at a price of course, he’d said, insinuating to Dulcie that money was no object to her any more, the cheeky blighter!
However, she had agreed on the spot knowing that if she didn’t buy the marmalade, there was a long line of others who would and, as she always said, if you’ve got the readies what’s the use of hoarding them, it was always raining somewhere.MoreLess
‘It does indeed, David.’ Dulcie, thrilled her husband felt her contribu...tion to their morning conversation was so valuable, mimicked his style of reply as she covered his other round of toast in thick lime marmalade, which she just happened to have been offered by a young acquaintance she used to know back in Stepney, who had heard she was now a happily married woman and could acquire a bit of this and a bit of that – at a price of course, he’d said, insinuating to Dulcie that money was no object to her any more, the cheeky blighter!
However, she had agreed on the spot knowing that if she didn’t buy the marmalade, there was a long line of others who would and, as she always said, if you’ve got the readies what’s the use of hoarding them, it was always raining somewhere.MoreLess
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