Amis, Martin - Other People (v1.0) by Other People

Author:Other People [People, Other]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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'Look,' said Prince as Mary approached him. He turned. He pointed with a finger, and flattened his forearms on the roof of the car, glancing sleepily at his watch. Mary came up beside him and looked.

Through a half-open doorway across the street a man lurched clattering out onto the pavement. He tensed to start forward headlong but before he could straighten out along the line of his speed a half-clad woman came after him and with a leap, an inhuman or animal leap, was on his back, seeming to ride him to the ground. As he wrenched himself clear his jacket tore audibly in her hands. They were both shouting, the woman continuously and on a higher plane of sound. The man bundled her back towards the doorway, where a second woman appeared, and reaching out in assistance or betrayal held her shoulders until the man had slapped himself free. He jogged off, glancing back twice. The women now embraced, though one still wailed. It was a greedy, tethered sound, growing louder on itself; they heard it even after the women had gone back inside and the door slammed shut behind them.

'Strange things,' said Prince lightly. 'This place is full of strange things if you know where to look. Weird things. Come on.'

He opened the door and watched Mary climb into the car—she did it awkwardly, feet first.

'Mind your hands,' he said.

The door closed with a thud of air and Prince's shadow moved round outside behind her head. He slipped in beside her and twisted the key in its lock. Mary looked out of her window; the café dropped back, averting its dark face. The machine put its head down and started lapping up distance. They climbed quickly on to the concrete beams that meshed the city, the car plunging forward with all its might, trying to get to the head of the herd.

'Of course. You've never been in a car before, have you.' 'Oh I think I must have been some time,' said Mary to the windowpane. She turned sharply.

Prince was smiling at the ravelling road. 'I've got lots of time for you, Mary,' he said. 'I told you that before. Lots of time.'

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