keith stepped delicately around this one ." perhaps it will be specificed in the will . it always takes a little time to make these decisions . and as i say , we are at the end of a phone ."
rose busied herself folding a tea towed , first one way , then another . finally , she palced it on the table ." of course ."
they left , taking nathna away . the front door clicked shut , leaving a stony silence between us .
i broke it ." i am his wife . rose ."
rose sighed ." so am i . in a way ." she shrugged ." so help me . in a strange way ."
"for god's sake ...."
"it doesn't matter . listen , minty , listen to me , we can't leave him where no one will know about him . we can't leave him where he will be alone .
i hated myself for minding that rose had got it right , and usually did ." i will decide , where nathan is buried , rose ."
she whirled round ." go , minty ." and she oushed me out of the kitchen and into the hall ."i'll take you home in the taxi . then i must ...i want to see my own children ." she turned an anguished face to mine ." i must see them ..."
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