The Beads of Nemesis
“she said in a strained voice.
Delia took a step backwards and looked her up and down, managing to draw attention to the faded colour of the swimsuit and the signs of wear on the straps that would soon fall into holes. “Hullo yourself!” she drawled.
“Very cosy!” Delia murmured, looking round the bedroom Morag had helped to prepare for her. “You certainly knew what you were doing when you took off for Greece, didn’t you, pet?”
“What do you mean?” Morag countered.
“I should have thought it was obv...ious. The only flies in the ointment are the children. Is that little girl always such a trial? I’m surprised Pericles allows her to hang round him like that.”
“She’d been badly frightened,” Morag pointed out. “She wanted to swim out to the rock with me and it was further than she could manage.”
“Showing off, I suppose, like you!”
This came uncomfortably close to the truth. “I’m very fond of both the children!” Morag claimed.
“Especially when their father is around?MoreLess
Delia took a step backwards and looked her up and down, managing to draw attention to the faded colour of the swimsuit and the signs of wear on the straps that would soon fall into holes. “Hullo yourself!” she drawled.
“Very cosy!” Delia murmured, looking round the bedroom Morag had helped to prepare for her. “You certainly knew what you were doing when you took off for Greece, didn’t you, pet?”
“What do you mean?” Morag countered.
“I should have thought it was obv...ious. The only flies in the ointment are the children. Is that little girl always such a trial? I’m surprised Pericles allows her to hang round him like that.”
“She’d been badly frightened,” Morag pointed out. “She wanted to swim out to the rock with me and it was further than she could manage.”
“Showing off, I suppose, like you!”
This came uncomfortably close to the truth. “I’m very fond of both the children!” Morag claimed.
“Especially when their father is around?MoreLess
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