Opal Plumstead
“She said he often met her after work and took her off to tea as well. One evening he took her to the bar of the hotel and gave her champagne!
‘Champagne!’ I echoed. ‘Oh, what does it taste like, Cassie?’ ‘Marvellous.’ ‘Yes, but what kind of marvellous?’ ‘It’s very bubbly and it tickles your nose.’ ‘Like ginger beer?’ ‘Well, a little, but much better. And we ate oysters.’ ‘But you hate shellfish,’ I said. Cassie had screamed in disgust when Father once bought us a bag of whelks on a trip to the ...seaside.
‘I must admit they look disgusting, but Daniel showed me how to tip them down my throat and they were marvellous too,’ said Cassie.
‘If Daniel showed you how to tip a wriggly worm down your throat, you’d say it was marvellous,’ I said. ‘How is your portrait in the white dress progressing?’ ‘Oh, that’s more or less finished. He works on all the background when I’m not there. He’s started another painting of me now.’ ‘In another white dress?’ ‘Without a dress this time.’ Cassie went into peals of laughter when she saw my face.MoreLess
‘Champagne!’ I echoed. ‘Oh, what does it taste like, Cassie?’ ‘Marvellous.’ ‘Yes, but what kind of marvellous?’ ‘It’s very bubbly and it tickles your nose.’ ‘Like ginger beer?’ ‘Well, a little, but much better. And we ate oysters.’ ‘But you hate shellfish,’ I said. Cassie had screamed in disgust when Father once bought us a bag of whelks on a trip to the ...seaside.
‘I must admit they look disgusting, but Daniel showed me how to tip them down my throat and they were marvellous too,’ said Cassie.
‘If Daniel showed you how to tip a wriggly worm down your throat, you’d say it was marvellous,’ I said. ‘How is your portrait in the white dress progressing?’ ‘Oh, that’s more or less finished. He works on all the background when I’m not there. He’s started another painting of me now.’ ‘In another white dress?’ ‘Without a dress this time.’ Cassie went into peals of laughter when she saw my face.MoreLess
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