176 wivesbehjavingbadly

i...use.... feel strongly that dad would wish to be at altringham where he was brought up . he told mum he would . he did . ask her ."
all this was forein territory , and poppy's declaration knocked  the wind out my chest . he lived in london for most of his life , poppy . and what about the boys? they will want to visit his grave and it should be easy fot them to do so ."
" " you can't want him in some grim , municipal cemetery . all that disgusting soil and traffic . i know he lived here , but he now belongs where he was brought up . everyone does . it's a sweet churchyard all calm and peaceful ."
" no , " i said ." no , he musty be near the boys ."
poppy planted herself fourssquare in front of me ." please ,  minty . i beg you . i know we don't see eye to eye , but we should be obviously considered the clincher ." it would help mum ." her chest heaved and the kitchen was filled with a cold , terrible sadness .
there was a movement behind me , and paige came back into the kitchen , she had taken off the sling and draped a muslin square with the baby over her shoulder  : " but don't you think minty has a point ? it's important for felix and lucas ."
" please ." poppy sounded dangerously overwrought : " i don't want to be rude you . please don't interfere ."
" the boys would want him here ." i repeated stubbornly .
" i want him here in london ."
poppy's pupils enlarged so violently that i thought she was about to faint : " you never did think of anyone except yourself ."