Sensible Life
“Seeing her propped by pillows, breakfast tray across her knees, shoulders covered by a white shawl, satin nightdress revealing the swell of breasts grown plump in middle age, spectacles perched on shiny nose, one hand holding her coffee cup, the other The Times newspaper, filled him with affection and pride. She would look up as he came into the room and say, as though he had not left their bed barely an hour before, “How are you? Had a good breakfast?”
And he, pouting out his moustache, would ...bend to kiss her, saying, “Aah, that’s nice, very nice,” kissing each smooth cheek in turn, inhaling her womanly smell before settling in the chintz-covered chair by the bed, asking, “And how is Bootsie?” in a growly voice. Bootsie, a quasi-Cairn terrier of doubtful temper devoted solely to Milly, would at the sound of his voice scrunch herself into a tighter ball at Milly’s feet, growling through clenched teeth while Milly, smiling at her husband, asked: “Any news?” and “What are your plans for today?”MoreLess
And he, pouting out his moustache, would ...bend to kiss her, saying, “Aah, that’s nice, very nice,” kissing each smooth cheek in turn, inhaling her womanly smell before settling in the chintz-covered chair by the bed, asking, “And how is Bootsie?” in a growly voice. Bootsie, a quasi-Cairn terrier of doubtful temper devoted solely to Milly, would at the sound of his voice scrunch herself into a tighter ball at Milly’s feet, growling through clenched teeth while Milly, smiling at her husband, asked: “Any news?” and “What are your plans for today?”MoreLess
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