The Plain Old Man (2012)
“THAT’S it for now.” Emma Kelling picked up her handbag and began switching off lights. “Come along, Sarah. We’ve just time enough for a quick bite and a short nap. Seven o’clock sharp, everybody.”
Sarah moved to join her aunt, but Guy Mannering was beside her. “Sarah, the crew and I are going out for hamburgers. We were sort of hoping you might like to join us.”
All things considered, Sarah would have been happy to settle for a quiet hour in her now shroudless bedroom. Max never would, though; ...he’d grab at the chance to put in a spot of work on Guy Mannering. She made a quick switch from a sigh to a smile.
“Would you mind, Aunt Emma? I can run you back home first.”
“No, go along with the boys and have some fun. I’ll beg a lift with Jack and Martha.” Emma brushed Sarah’s cheek with her own, which felt like a baby’s pillow, and went off in the familiar whiff of Parma Violet.
Sarah turned to Guy. “I’ll be right with you. Give me two seconds to wash my hands.”MoreLess
Sarah moved to join her aunt, but Guy Mannering was beside her. “Sarah, the crew and I are going out for hamburgers. We were sort of hoping you might like to join us.”
All things considered, Sarah would have been happy to settle for a quiet hour in her now shroudless bedroom. Max never would, though; ...he’d grab at the chance to put in a spot of work on Guy Mannering. She made a quick switch from a sigh to a smile.
“Would you mind, Aunt Emma? I can run you back home first.”
“No, go along with the boys and have some fun. I’ll beg a lift with Jack and Martha.” Emma brushed Sarah’s cheek with her own, which felt like a baby’s pillow, and went off in the familiar whiff of Parma Violet.
Sarah turned to Guy. “I’ll be right with you. Give me two seconds to wash my hands.”MoreLess
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