The Constant Heart
“They both seemed to sleep well, if their combined snores and even breathing were anything to go by, but Rosina slept little. The hotel room was small and dingy; the bed was lumpy and smelled of damp and stale tobacco, as if the last occupant had been chain-smoking before he had fallen asleep. Every time she closed her eyes she saw Harry's face contorted with rage as he announced that he was recalling the loan. He had stormed out then, leaving them in shocked silence. Papa had been taken with a ...fit of coughing, which had laid him so low that Walter had had to help him up to the room that they were to share for the night. It had all seemed such a dismal end to what had promised to be an enjoyable evening out. Sukey had been so drunk that it was easier to leave her where she was. They had begged a pillow and some blankets from the hall porter, who had complied with much grumbling, and only after Walter had handed him a generous tip, which she knew that he could ill afford. At the first hint of daybreak, Rosina was only too pleased to get up from the bed and slip on her creased gown.MoreLess
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