Whiskers & Smoke (2012)
“I felt as though I had spent the day fighting alternating spells of chills and fever—which I had.
After lunch, we had gone shopping. The constant transition from the overpowering heat outdoors to the icy blasts of air-conditioned stores would have been enervating even when uncomplicated by jet-lag. Outside, one longed for the cool interiors of the shops; once inside, it instantly became too much of a good thing. By the time we strolled down the frozen food aisles of the supermarket, with the do...uble chill coming from the freezers on both sides, I began to see why so many shoppers carried light cardigans, despite the heat. I would have been glad of a cardigan myself—and a pair of gloves.
“You’ve turned off the air-conditioning,” Celia said accusingly as we entered the house. “That’s an English habit you’re going to have to lose, or you’ll collapse with heat prostration. If you don’t care about yourself, think of the children!” She switched on the window unit in the living-room.MoreLess
After lunch, we had gone shopping. The constant transition from the overpowering heat outdoors to the icy blasts of air-conditioned stores would have been enervating even when uncomplicated by jet-lag. Outside, one longed for the cool interiors of the shops; once inside, it instantly became too much of a good thing. By the time we strolled down the frozen food aisles of the supermarket, with the do...uble chill coming from the freezers on both sides, I began to see why so many shoppers carried light cardigans, despite the heat. I would have been glad of a cardigan myself—and a pair of gloves.
“You’ve turned off the air-conditioning,” Celia said accusingly as we entered the house. “That’s an English habit you’re going to have to lose, or you’ll collapse with heat prostration. If you don’t care about yourself, think of the children!” She switched on the window unit in the living-room.MoreLess
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