unlike the pain i must inflict on lucas and felix . should i call an expert who could tell me what to say ? experts had formulas at their fingertips . daddy has gone on a long journey and won't be coming back . would do that ? or..... daddy is watching over you but he can't actually be here .
the doorbell rang , and there was instant , welcome peaace . eve clattered out into the hall .
it was mrs . austen : the craby mrs . austen ." eve /. we've just heard . here is soup . my tomatoes , feed it to them ."
then minutes later , the doorbell sounded again . this time it was kate winsom from across the road ." this is so awful ," i heard her say as i cowered in the study ." look , i'm off to the supermaket . can i do the shopping ? tell minty i will be in touch at a more ...at a more appropriate time . unfortunately , i have to fly now . the children.....
for the tenth time , i attempted to make a list . but what good was that ?
the dooebell - oh , that doorbell - rang and i pressed my face hard into my fingers . the next thing i felt was a light touch on my shoulder . gisela said ," i came as soon as i could ."
i reared my head ," you knew wht roger was going to do and you didn't tell me ."
"would you have expected me to ? what would you have done ? but i was going to drop a hint at lunch ...." she did a finger onto my pulse and felt it . " have you slept ? and when did yoiu last ear ?"
my hair felt hot and heavy , and i pushed it back ." cup of tea . i don't know , gisela ."
she bent over me and spoke eith an urgency i had never heard ." you will need your strength , minty . you have the twins to think about . i am going to get you some more tea and some toast .
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