Reading Madame Bovary

Author:Amanda Lohrey [Lohrey, Amanda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: FIC029000, FIC019000
ISBN: 9781921825637
Publisher: Schwartz Publishing Pty. Ltd
Published: 2010-09-01T04:00:00+00:00

Outside, as they walked back to the car, she knew that she and Tony were at odds. ‘Well, how many out of ten?’ he asked.

‘Search me.’

‘The teacher in the black pants didn’t smile very much.’

‘I saw her smile.’

‘It’s all too organised.’

‘So you keep saying. That’s better than a shambles.’

‘The kids were too subdued.’

‘We’d have to observe them over a longer period to tell if that’s really the case.’

‘I take it this meets with Madame’s approval, then.’

‘No, there was something missing there, but I can’t put my finger on it.’

They left the school grounds by the same high wooden gates where, every morning, the teachers stood to welcome the pupils and, even more importantly, to farewell them in the afternoons. This way they could see who was entering, and who collected the children. Nothing was left to chance.

Out on the pavement Tony stopped and looked back at the high walls. ‘Did you check out the security devices? The alarmed walls. The cameras.’

She shrugged. ‘Well, wouldn’t you want your child to be safe?’

‘Castle Keep,’ he said, intent on having the last word.

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