. " that 's your interpretation , not mine , " rose said quiertly ." i'm only a guardian if you 're not around . it was a precaution , thaty 's all ."
"i wish you'd vanish , " i said ." but you won't ."
rose swung round so abruptly that she dislodged a cup from the dresser , which fell to the floor . neitheir of us moved to pick it up . it rolled away and came to rest by the table ." i don't know what you spend your time imagining , minty ." her voice was flat ." but just think for a minute . i have tried to get rid of nathan . after he went off with you ... after you took him . i had to remake my life , and it was tough . i have no wish to be dragged back into his . or yours , i don't want anything to do with your children ."
" then go away ."
"but equally , i have no intention of vanishing , as you put it , for your convenience . i will do as i wish , when i think fit ."
angry , jangled , and edging closer to despair , i lay awake for much of the night . the first time rose brought me back to number 7 and introduced me to nathan it had been a warm night . pwerfect , minty , for dinner in the garden . do come , before the introduction were completed , my disloyalty to her had already taken ashape . ithadn't been difficult to effect . as the three of us discussed the nature of long-lived friendships , i looked at nathan and widened my eyers just a fraction , that fraction was sufficient .
he said to me afterward . " i don't know what came over me , minty . i have sometimes been tempted before , but i've never done anything ."
in the end , we had married thinking the other had wanted the opposite of what they really did . in a rush of blood to the brain .
"i wish you'd vanish , " i said ." but you won't ."
rose swung round so abruptly that she dislodged a cup from the dresser , which fell to the floor . neitheir of us moved to pick it up . it rolled away and came to rest by the table ." i don't know what you spend your time imagining , minty ." her voice was flat ." but just think for a minute . i have tried to get rid of nathan . after he went off with you ... after you took him . i had to remake my life , and it was tough . i have no wish to be dragged back into his . or yours , i don't want anything to do with your children ."
" then go away ."
"but equally , i have no intention of vanishing , as you put it , for your convenience . i will do as i wish , when i think fit ."
angry , jangled , and edging closer to despair , i lay awake for much of the night . the first time rose brought me back to number 7 and introduced me to nathan it had been a warm night . pwerfect , minty , for dinner in the garden . do come , before the introduction were completed , my disloyalty to her had already taken ashape . ithadn't been difficult to effect . as the three of us discussed the nature of long-lived friendships , i looked at nathan and widened my eyers just a fraction , that fraction was sufficient .
he said to me afterward . " i don't know what came over me , minty . i have sometimes been tempted before , but i've never done anything ."
in the end , we had married thinking the other had wanted the opposite of what they really did . in a rush of blood to the brain .
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