The Sheltering Sky
“said Kit. She was sitting up in bed reading, having dragged the little lamp to the very edge of the night-table. Port moved the table against the bed and pushed the lamp back to a safe distance from the edge. “Guzzling down in the bar. I have a feeling we’re going to be invited to drive to Boussif.”
Kit looked up, delighted. She hated trains. “Oh, no! Really? How marvelous!”
“But wait’ll you hear by whom!”
“Oh God! Not those monsters!”
“They haven’t said anything. I just have a ...feeling they will.”
“Oh well, that’s absolutely out, of course.”
Port went into his room. “I wouldn’t worry about it either way. Nobody’s said anything. I got a long story from the son. He’s a mental case.”
“You know I’ll worry about it. You know how I hate train rides. And you come in calmly and say we may have an invitation to go in a car!MoreLess
Kit looked up, delighted. She hated trains. “Oh, no! Really? How marvelous!”
“But wait’ll you hear by whom!”
“Oh God! Not those monsters!”
“They haven’t said anything. I just have a ...feeling they will.”
“Oh well, that’s absolutely out, of course.”
Port went into his room. “I wouldn’t worry about it either way. Nobody’s said anything. I got a long story from the son. He’s a mental case.”
“You know I’ll worry about it. You know how I hate train rides. And you come in calmly and say we may have an invitation to go in a car!MoreLess
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