Rebuilding Coventry
“He had food, drink; his beloved wife was sitting in the next seat; and, best of all, throughout the flight there was the titillating threat of sudden death, which always added a tang to life. Sidney leaned back in his seat, squashing the person behind him. He and Ruth were wearing all white, essential for showing off the tan to the October pasty faces back in England.
Above his head, stowed away in the baggage cupboards, were the crudely painted souvenir plates and bottles of vinho verde he’d b...ought in the duty-free at Faro Airport. Ruth was wearing a new gold and diamond ring, a present for being a good girl, which cost well above the allowance permitted by poxy English Customs. So that was all right. He was happy, Ruth was happy and the rest of the world could go and screw itself.
To tell the truth he wouldn’t actually mind dying now — if he had to die — was forced to by God. Yes, he’d choose now. Fold Ruth into his arms and go down in the water, or up in the flames together.MoreLess
Above his head, stowed away in the baggage cupboards, were the crudely painted souvenir plates and bottles of vinho verde he’d b...ought in the duty-free at Faro Airport. Ruth was wearing a new gold and diamond ring, a present for being a good girl, which cost well above the allowance permitted by poxy English Customs. So that was all right. He was happy, Ruth was happy and the rest of the world could go and screw itself.
To tell the truth he wouldn’t actually mind dying now — if he had to die — was forced to by God. Yes, he’d choose now. Fold Ruth into his arms and go down in the water, or up in the flames together.MoreLess
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