Bill Bailey by Catherine Cookson

Author:Catherine Cookson [Cookson, Catherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781780360195
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

‘I’ll tell you in a minute.’

As she re-entered the room she said, ‘That was Nell. She asked if she could come round. She sounds as if there’s something wrong.’

‘She asked if she could come round? Why? She doesn’t usually ask.’

‘Well, if you were given to noticing anything, Mr Bailey, but the requirements of your stomach and how quick you can get upstairs and act the goat with that lot you would have noticed that she never comes in at night unless it is to babysit; she wants us to have time to ourselves.’

‘Oh that’s thoughtful of her. But with regard to music lessons, they ain’t actin’ the goat.’

‘Music lessons I agree aren’t acting the goat, but to my mind tin whistles don’t come into that category.’

‘Well, it won’t be tin whistles any longer, I’ve ordered flutes, three different sizes.’

‘You haven’t! Oh, my God! Anyway, I wonder what’s happened to bring Nell round.’

‘Well the quicker you let her in the quicker you’ll find out. The back door’s locked I suppose?’

‘Yes, of course.’ Fiona now hurried from the room and through the hall and into the kitchen, and she was just opening the door when Nell appeared.

It was evident that she had been crying. But she didn’t immediately say anything, only sat down at the kitchen table, joined her hands together and sat looking at them for a moment. And then she said, ‘Bill’s in of course?’

‘Yes. Yes, he’s in the sitting room. Come on in there, it’s warmer.’

‘No, no.’

‘What’s wrong?’ Fiona drew a chair up close to her. ‘Had a row?’

‘Huh!’ Nell now jerked her head back and laughed, but it was a bitter sad laugh and, looking at Fiona, she said, ‘Do you know what it is to feel like dirt, of no consequence? No, you wouldn’t, dear, no. You’ve had your mother to put up with but she’s never rejected you, quite the reverse.’

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