Such Sweet Sorrow
“‘Come on.’ He moved slightly, easing the weight of Jenny’s head higher up on to his chest. ‘It’s time you had tea.’ ‘I don’t want to move, not yet.’ For the first time since he had walked into the room her voice was free from tears.
‘We can’t stay here all night.’ Gripping her by the shoulders he moved away and rose from the sofa.
‘No, but we could go to bed.’ ‘Jenny …’ ‘No, please Eddie. Just answer me one question. Did you read any of the letters I sent you?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘All of them?’ ‘Al...l of them,’ he repeated as he walked to the door that led to the kitchen.
‘Then why didn’t you answer them?’ ‘You’ve no idea what it’s like in the army. They keep you busy from dawn to dusk. There’s no time for anything except spit, polish and parade grounds.’ ‘Don’t give me that, Eddie. William’s in the army and he writes to Tina every day.’ ‘She gives you his letters to read?’ ‘Of course not, but she talks about what’s in them when she calls in here, generally finishing every sentence with, “but you’d know that anyway, Jenny, Eddie would have told you about it”.’ ‘If I didn’t write, it was because I didn’t know what to say.’ ‘I poured my heart out to you.’ Turning his back on her he went into the kitchen.MoreLess
‘We can’t stay here all night.’ Gripping her by the shoulders he moved away and rose from the sofa.
‘No, but we could go to bed.’ ‘Jenny …’ ‘No, please Eddie. Just answer me one question. Did you read any of the letters I sent you?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘All of them?’ ‘Al...l of them,’ he repeated as he walked to the door that led to the kitchen.
‘Then why didn’t you answer them?’ ‘You’ve no idea what it’s like in the army. They keep you busy from dawn to dusk. There’s no time for anything except spit, polish and parade grounds.’ ‘Don’t give me that, Eddie. William’s in the army and he writes to Tina every day.’ ‘She gives you his letters to read?’ ‘Of course not, but she talks about what’s in them when she calls in here, generally finishing every sentence with, “but you’d know that anyway, Jenny, Eddie would have told you about it”.’ ‘If I didn’t write, it was because I didn’t know what to say.’ ‘I poured my heart out to you.’ Turning his back on her he went into the kitchen.MoreLess
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