the light in the sitting room was flattering one - which is should have been for i had gone to alot of trouble to make it so . rose seemed so fresh , so mysterious in her attentions and busyness , but mysterious with what ? i struggled to understand precisely what i was up against .
thew answer seemed to be that rose had become powerful because it was impossible any longer to pin her down .
nathna led rose into the hall : there they had a further ocversation lasting five minutes or so . and i heard him say ." tell frieda i'll be looking out for her pointy toes when i come down ."
the front door closed , and he came into the kitchen to face the inevitable scene .
i had taken refuge in checking the store cupboard in readiness for eve's weekly shopping trip and lucky i dad so . the cupboard was practically bare .
he was braced for a major explosion and knocked his clenched fist on the table . deliberately , i kept my back to him . "i'm sure you didn't mean to make me feel uncomfortable or humiliate me . nathan ." i kept my anger in check and turned around ." anyway , why would you wish to do that ?"
he was shocked , and took a step toward me ."of course i didn't want to humiliate you .of course not . rose was going to be in the area and she wanted to talk to me ."
" it might have suited rose , nathan . but was it the best ything for us ?" i strove to keep calm .
"oh , come on ." he said , but he was on the defensive .
"look at us both ." i pointed out ." all churned up ."
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