The Crocodile Nest
“He left it until after dinner, when he hoped she might be more receptive to the news. It didn’t make any difference: she was stunned. Perhaps if he’d told her that he’d been looking, it might have lessened the impact. As it was, she kept filling her mouth with chewing gum and chomping on it wildly.
When he finished, she sat silently for a time, before saying, ‘So he’s still alive. Sometimes I thought he might be dead. Had an accident while pig hunting.’ More chewing. ‘There were times when I ho...ped he had.’ Luke remained silent.
She covered her head with her hands. ‘Oh, Luke, what are we going to do?’ This time he spoke. ‘I want to be friends with him.’ Alice nodded slowly. ‘Yes, I suppose you do,’ she mumbled between her hands. ‘But I don’t think I want to be. I put him out of my life, and that’s the way it should stay.’ ‘What about the money?’ She took her hands away and shook her head violently. ‘I don’t want his money!’ she cried. ‘I’ve got by without it up to now, and I’ll get by in the future.’ ‘Can I tell him that?’ The hands went back to the head.MoreLess
When he finished, she sat silently for a time, before saying, ‘So he’s still alive. Sometimes I thought he might be dead. Had an accident while pig hunting.’ More chewing. ‘There were times when I ho...ped he had.’ Luke remained silent.
She covered her head with her hands. ‘Oh, Luke, what are we going to do?’ This time he spoke. ‘I want to be friends with him.’ Alice nodded slowly. ‘Yes, I suppose you do,’ she mumbled between her hands. ‘But I don’t think I want to be. I put him out of my life, and that’s the way it should stay.’ ‘What about the money?’ She took her hands away and shook her head violently. ‘I don’t want his money!’ she cried. ‘I’ve got by without it up to now, and I’ll get by in the future.’ ‘Can I tell him that?’ The hands went back to the head.MoreLess
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