The Nice And the Good
“Mary rather guiltily tossed Henrietta’s copy of The Flying Saucer Review, which she had been perusing, back on to the hall table, and ran up the stairs two at a time.
The scene, in Uncle Theo’s room, was much as she had expected. Theo was sitting up in bed looking rather sheepish, holding Mingo in his arms. Casie was crying, and trying to extract a handkerchief from her knickers. Theo’s tea tray lay upon the floor with a mess, partly on it and partly round about it, of broken crockery, scattere...d bread and butter, and shattered cake. The carpet had not suffered, since the floor of Theo’s room was always thickly covered with old newspapers and Theo’s underwear, and into this fungoid litter the spilt tea had already been absorbed.
“Oh Casie, do stop it,” said Mary. “Go downstairs and put the kettle on again. I’ll clear this up. Off you go.”
Casie went away still wailing.
“What happened?” said Mary.
“She said she was a useless broken-down old bitch, and I agreed with her, and then she threw the tea tray on to the floor.”MoreLess
The scene, in Uncle Theo’s room, was much as she had expected. Theo was sitting up in bed looking rather sheepish, holding Mingo in his arms. Casie was crying, and trying to extract a handkerchief from her knickers. Theo’s tea tray lay upon the floor with a mess, partly on it and partly round about it, of broken crockery, scattere...d bread and butter, and shattered cake. The carpet had not suffered, since the floor of Theo’s room was always thickly covered with old newspapers and Theo’s underwear, and into this fungoid litter the spilt tea had already been absorbed.
“Oh Casie, do stop it,” said Mary. “Go downstairs and put the kettle on again. I’ll clear this up. Off you go.”
Casie went away still wailing.
“What happened?” said Mary.
“She said she was a useless broken-down old bitch, and I agreed with her, and then she threw the tea tray on to the floor.”MoreLess
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