To the North by Elizabeth Bowen

Author:Elizabeth Bowen [Bowen, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781400096558
Publisher: Anchor
Published: 1970-01-02T06:00:00+00:00

Peter, coming in round the door some time later, said: “Hullo, where’s the stenog—”

“Gone,” said Emmeline. Her manner arrested Peter’s attention: the afternoon and the office appeared unusual. “What do you mean?” he said, “bolted?”

“Oh, no. But she didn’t seem very well, she was rather upset about something: I gave her a week or two’s rest.”

“Did she ask for it?”

“I’m afraid I insisted rather. We’ll get somebody else for a week or two. I’m sorry, I hope you don’t mind.”

“As you feel. Let’s get somebody who can type. To tell you the truth, I am heartily sick of the back of that girl’s neck.”

“But she really is nice,” said Emmeline.

“I daresay. Has she got nerves?” Looking distractedly round him for Markie’s kettle, he tipped some cold water out of it into a flower-vase, pushed the stenographer’s table away from the fireplace and began to make tea. “Cups?” he said, coming back with the refilled kettle. Emmeline went across to the cupboard, where she remained rather shakily, eating sugar. The stenographer’s pink handkerchief lay crumpled under her chair.

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