Sucking Sherbet Lemons by Michael Carson

Author:Michael Carson [Carson, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: catholic, school, humour, gay, kennedy, monk, sex, coming of age, 60s, growing up
Publisher: Cutting Edge Press
Published: 2011-11-20T05:00:00+00:00

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The novices showered after cross-country, wearing for modesty’s sake voluminous black bathing costumes kept in a bin near the showers for that purpose and used communally. Then they said the Rosary outside, walking round and round the building, through the gardens, with Novvy leading the prayers and striding out in his aged, shining black boots.

There then followed a Bible Study class which led to a bread-and-butter tea. When the tea things had been washed up, a twenty-minute recreation period was allowed.

Joachim walked into the Novices’ Room. He saw that Ninian was sitting at his desk chatting to Brother Aiden. He did not want to talk to Ninian and looked around for other company. Brother Egbert was by himself, writing in a notebook, Brother Egbert was usually by himself.

It occurred to Joachim that he could kill two birds with one stone by going over to talk with Brother Egbert: he could do a good deed by talking to the novice whom everyone found to be heavy going, and he could show Ninian that he was not pleased with him.

However, any satisfaction he may have felt soon paled when confronted by the actuality of twenty minutes of Brother Egbert’s conversation.

After five minutes of agony, listening to Brother Egbert expounding on the merits of the Douai Translation of the Bible over the King James Version, Joachim made an excuse and left.

He fled back to Ninian, made friends with him and spent the rest of the time swopping Holy Pictures. The time flew by.

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