The Quivering Tree
“As soon as I heard, earlier in the week, that there was to be a tea-party, I went down to the telephone box at the crossroads and telephoned Alfred to ask if I could spend the day with him. From the way he stammered before saying, ‘Yes, of course. That would be lovely,’ I knew he must have made prior arrangements for himself and Phyllis, only he didn’t want to hurt my feelings. Providentially, I suddenly remembered that I had got the wrong Sunday, that the one I had really meant was the Sunday ...after. That, for this Sunday, I already had an unbreakable commitment to play tennis. The court was booked and you know how difficult it was to get a court on Sundays. And even for the Sunday after, now that I came to think about it, there were plans brewing – We exchanged words of unaffected affection before I rang off. Walking back to Chandos House, I steeled myself to further lying. I would say that, much as I should have loved to be present I could not be in to tea on Sunday because I had a long-standing engagement to meet my brother and his fiancée.MoreLess
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