The Bondage of Love
The Bondage of Love
“What he did know was that if he got three Bs, he would be able to take up the place offered him in the London Hospital Medical School, where Roland Featherstone would be about to start on his second year.
And Fiona had not known how, in the meantime, she was going to put up with this newfound son of hers.
But time had passed, and tomorrow he'd be gone to start his new life in London. He had been fortunate enough to find a room in the same house as Roland Featherstone, and for the first time in ...what seemed years Fiona was seeing her son again.
They were all at dinner, the last dinner before the family was to break up and, as Nell had just put it, the first fledge ling was to fly the nest.
This had brought no retort from Mark but Willie once again put his foot in it by commenting, "To start his first year chopping up rats." Fiona watched the look that she had hated, and which she could only describe as disdain, appear again on her son's face, as he snapped back at his brother.
"Don't be so stupid, showing your ignorance." And Willie, about to retort again in his usual way, picked up a warning look from Nell who was sitting opposite him.MoreLess
And Fiona had not known how, in the meantime, she was going to put up with this newfound son of hers.
But time had passed, and tomorrow he'd be gone to start his new life in London. He had been fortunate enough to find a room in the same house as Roland Featherstone, and for the first time in ...what seemed years Fiona was seeing her son again.
They were all at dinner, the last dinner before the family was to break up and, as Nell had just put it, the first fledge ling was to fly the nest.
This had brought no retort from Mark but Willie once again put his foot in it by commenting, "To start his first year chopping up rats." Fiona watched the look that she had hated, and which she could only describe as disdain, appear again on her son's face, as he snapped back at his brother.
"Don't be so stupid, showing your ignorance." And Willie, about to retort again in his usual way, picked up a warning look from Nell who was sitting opposite him.MoreLess
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