The Prayer of the Night Shepherd
“Spiritualism was the keyhole in the door to hell, and the Deliverance Ministry tended to take an inflexible line on it, so this was why Jane couldn’t tell Mum about the White Company.
‘Or, er... the camera.’ ‘You mean she doesn’t know you’re doing this?’ Eirion disapproved too, naturally. Rigid Welsh Chapel ethic. OK, he didn’t actually go to Chapel, but it had seeped into the whole culture.
‘She trusts me these days, Irene. We’re into a new phase of mutual trust and support. Look, I’ll tell he...r... at some stage. Meanwhile, don’t be an old woman. Just give me a few, like, really basic hints, OK? Please, Irene.’ ‘You don’t deserve it. You’re evil and duplicitous.’ ‘Irene. I’ve had a lot of bad stuff happen to me, you know that. No father any more... dragged out to the sticks... adolescent crises... mother in a permanent state of spiritual angst...’ ‘You’re not just economical with the truth, you’re parsimonious.’ ‘Not with you.’ In fact, she’d told him virtually everything: the church, the Vaughans, the White Company...MoreLess
‘Or, er... the camera.’ ‘You mean she doesn’t know you’re doing this?’ Eirion disapproved too, naturally. Rigid Welsh Chapel ethic. OK, he didn’t actually go to Chapel, but it had seeped into the whole culture.
‘She trusts me these days, Irene. We’re into a new phase of mutual trust and support. Look, I’ll tell he...r... at some stage. Meanwhile, don’t be an old woman. Just give me a few, like, really basic hints, OK? Please, Irene.’ ‘You don’t deserve it. You’re evil and duplicitous.’ ‘Irene. I’ve had a lot of bad stuff happen to me, you know that. No father any more... dragged out to the sticks... adolescent crises... mother in a permanent state of spiritual angst...’ ‘You’re not just economical with the truth, you’re parsimonious.’ ‘Not with you.’ In fact, she’d told him virtually everything: the church, the Vaughans, the White Company...MoreLess
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