Bill Bailey's Lot by Catherine Cookson

Author:Catherine Cookson [Cookson, Catherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781780360324
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Nell rose to her feet now and looked at her watch, saying, ‘I’ll have to be off,’ and Fiona went to her and, putting her hands on her friend’s shoulders, she said, ‘Now, listen to me. You’ll tell Bert all this, won’t you?’

‘Yes; yes, I will.’

‘And if it gets too hot for you next door you come back here, because I can easily shuffle those beds around upstairs. If the worst comes to the worst you can take up your abode in the playroom. That old couch is as comfortable as any in the house.’

‘Oh, Fiona.’

‘Now, now; don’t cry; you’ll mess up that make-up. I’ve told you. And you look fine, like a young girl. I’m not kidding. Go on now, and no matter what time you get back, pop in and tell me that it’s all settled, that you’re going to be married next week.’

‘Oh, Fiona, that’s jumping the sticks.’

‘Well, it’s about time you did. Go on.’ She now pushed Nell out of the door, but within a minute she was in the sitting room and beckoning to Bill as she said, ‘Here!’

‘Shhhh! Mam.’ The command for silence came from Mark and Katie; and Bill whispered, ‘It’s a Western. They’re going to get him.’

‘I’ll get you if you don’t come now.’

Bill made a great pretence of dragging himself away from the television. And when he reached the study close on her heels he said, ‘Well, what’s the news?’

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