“He lifted his hands up to his face and stared hard at the colloidal web of pasta and cheese. ’Wir müssen expandieren!’ he pronounced solemnly.‘Yes, darling, they are like worms, aren't they,’ said the toddler's mother.Humpy pursed his little lips and looked at her with his discomfiting bright blue eyes. Miriam held the gaze for a moment, willing herself to suffuse her own eyes with tenderness and affection. Blobs of melted cheese fell from Humpy's hands, but he seemed unconcerned. ’Masse!’ he c...rowed after some seconds.’Very messy,’ Miriam replied, hating the testiness that infected her tone. She began dabbing at the plastic tray of his high chair, smearing the blobs of cheese and coiling the strayed strands of spaghetti into edible casts.Humpy continued staring at the toy he'd made out of his tea.’Masse,’ he said again.‘Put it down, Humpy. Put it in the dish – in the dish!’ Miriam felt the clutch on her control slipping.Humpy's eyes widened still more – a typical prelude to tears.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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