The Will to Live (2012)
“The tramp we had nearly run over earlier was crossing the courtyard below. “Graham, look!”
He had a sheet of newspaper crumpled in one hand and was heading purposefully towards the kitchen.
“Crikey!” said Graham. “If he bumps into Mum again I wouldn’t rate his chances of survival.”
But we weren’t the only people to have spotted him. Before we could move, a man in a dark suit came from the house and intercepted the tramp on the cobblestones. The man was about the same height as Julian and Gethin... but he had his back to us and was holding an umbrella so we couldn’t tell if it was one of them or someone else. When I tried to open the window I found it was painted shut. From the man’s body language and the tramp’s response it looked as if he was offering help.
The tramp shook his piece of newspaper in the man’s face. Was he upset? Angry? His face was hidden by that big hat so we couldn’t read his features.
The dark-suited man made a placating gesture and the tramp carefully folded up the tattered sheet, or tried to.MoreLess
He had a sheet of newspaper crumpled in one hand and was heading purposefully towards the kitchen.
“Crikey!” said Graham. “If he bumps into Mum again I wouldn’t rate his chances of survival.”
But we weren’t the only people to have spotted him. Before we could move, a man in a dark suit came from the house and intercepted the tramp on the cobblestones. The man was about the same height as Julian and Gethin... but he had his back to us and was holding an umbrella so we couldn’t tell if it was one of them or someone else. When I tried to open the window I found it was painted shut. From the man’s body language and the tramp’s response it looked as if he was offering help.
The tramp shook his piece of newspaper in the man’s face. Was he upset? Angry? His face was hidden by that big hat so we couldn’t read his features.
The dark-suited man made a placating gesture and the tramp carefully folded up the tattered sheet, or tried to.MoreLess
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