Hannah Massey by Catherine Cookson

Author:Catherine Cookson [Cookson, Catherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781780360423
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Hannah was looking from one to the other but she wasn’t seeing them, ‘The swine’s been cocky this past few weeks.’ She looked at her husband now and asked, ‘Does he do the pools?’

‘How should I know, woman? I’ve never been with him this last ten years.’

‘Well, does he?’ She turned to her sons, and one after the other they shook their heads.

‘Not that I know,’ said Jimmy. ‘I asked him to go in the club syndicate, but he said he hadn’t the cash.’

‘Five hundred pounds! FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS!’ Hannah was blinking. ‘And anybody who spends five hundred pounds on a car an’ caravan has more than five hundred pounds. It would be just like him to have a win and keep it to himself…But what would he be wanting a car and a caravan for?’ She was now addressing Shane.

‘Search me, unless he’s goin’ touring. Aye, likely that’s what he’s going to do. When I come to think about it, he used to be always sending away for travel catalogues. You remember?’ He jerked his head at Jimmy.

Jimmy said, ‘Aye. Aye, come to think of it, the back shop used to be full of ’em.’

‘Well, if he’s had a win,’ said Broderick, knocking the dottle from his pipe against the bars of the fire, ‘good luck to him. Aye, I say good luck to him. I only hope it will be my turn next. And if it is’—he straightened up and thrust out his hand towards Rosie’s chin—‘I’ll take me daughter to Paris and we’ll do the sights. Begod! We would, wouldn’t we, Rosie?’

‘Stop talkin’ sheelagin, Broderick, for Christ’s sake!…Now what I’d like to know is where that ’un’s got the cash from. And how much. Because…’

‘Because what?’ Broderick was looking at Hannah steadily.

‘Never you mind. I’ll keep it to meself until I see which way the wind’s blowing. In the meantime, sit you all down and get your teas; it will be as cold as clarts in a minute if it isn’t already. Oh, lass’—she forced a stiff smile on her face—‘I’ve left yours in the oven. Would you be goin’ gettin’ it?’

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