Saving Agnes (2015)
“A small volcano of foam erupted through the aperture and she swiftly applied her mouth to it to catch the spillage. It was Sunday, and they were gathered indifferently together in the sitting-room like the wreckage of a rough weekend.
Merlin groaned and picked up the remote control, which he aimed at the television set. A picture of a large monkey nonchalantly scratching itself appeared on the screen.
‘Wildlife,’ he said. ‘We were watching this before, Nina. You told me to turn over, remember?’... ‘Oh, yeah. How about three?’ ‘Game show. Large spinning wheel, ugly spectacle of human greed and suffering.’ ‘Two?’ ‘Documentary on rise of capitalist economies. Same thing.’ ‘One. Put it in one, Merlin. We have no choice.’ ‘Walls have fallen over such things.’ They had spent most of the afternoon watching the liberation of Eastern Europe on television. Merlin flicked the remote control again. ‘Look, one’s a Western. Everyone happy with this? Agnes?’ ‘Fine,’ said Agnes.MoreLess
Merlin groaned and picked up the remote control, which he aimed at the television set. A picture of a large monkey nonchalantly scratching itself appeared on the screen.
‘Wildlife,’ he said. ‘We were watching this before, Nina. You told me to turn over, remember?’... ‘Oh, yeah. How about three?’ ‘Game show. Large spinning wheel, ugly spectacle of human greed and suffering.’ ‘Two?’ ‘Documentary on rise of capitalist economies. Same thing.’ ‘One. Put it in one, Merlin. We have no choice.’ ‘Walls have fallen over such things.’ They had spent most of the afternoon watching the liberation of Eastern Europe on television. Merlin flicked the remote control again. ‘Look, one’s a Western. Everyone happy with this? Agnes?’ ‘Fine,’ said Agnes.MoreLess
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