Tropic Moon (2011)
“The room was full of sunlight. It was always sunny here, but the sunlight was joyless.
Sitting on his bed, he listened to the household noises. During the night, half asleep, he’d heard comings and goings, whisperings, the sound of water splashing into a china pitcher.
When the doctor appeared, Adèle had told Timar to go upstairs and shooed away the others.
“If you need me …” he’d stammered foolishly.
“Okay! I hear you! Now go to bed!”
Was Adèle’s husband dead, as he’d said ...he was sure to be? Someone was sweeping the café in any case. Opening his door a crack, Timar heard Adèle say, “There isn’t any Gruyère left? And there’s none at the store? So open up a can of green beans! Wait! For dessert, bananas and apricot—the right-hand row. Do you understand, you fool?”
She hadn’t raised her voice. She wasn’t in a bad mood.MoreLess
Sitting on his bed, he listened to the household noises. During the night, half asleep, he’d heard comings and goings, whisperings, the sound of water splashing into a china pitcher.
When the doctor appeared, Adèle had told Timar to go upstairs and shooed away the others.
“If you need me …” he’d stammered foolishly.
“Okay! I hear you! Now go to bed!”
Was Adèle’s husband dead, as he’d said ...he was sure to be? Someone was sweeping the café in any case. Opening his door a crack, Timar heard Adèle say, “There isn’t any Gruyère left? And there’s none at the store? So open up a can of green beans! Wait! For dessert, bananas and apricot—the right-hand row. Do you understand, you fool?”
She hadn’t raised her voice. She wasn’t in a bad mood.MoreLess
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