Wait until spring, Bandini by Fante John 1909-1983

Author:Fante, John, 1909-1983
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Bandini, Arturo (Fictitious character)
Publisher: Santa Barbara : Black Sparrow Press
Published: 1983-06-14T16:00:00+00:00

Bandini

that all right, but why should his mother suffer so much, making him suffer ? He hated his mother too; she was a fool, killing herself on purpose, not caring about the rest of them, him and August and Federico. They were all fools. The only person with any sense in the whole family was himself.

Maria was in bed when he got back to the house. Fully clothed she lay shivering beneath the covers. He looked at her and made grimaces of impatience. Well, it was her own fault: why did she want to go out like that ? Yet he felt he should be sympathetic.

"You all right, Mamma ?"

"Leave me alone," her trembling mouth said. "Just leave me alone, Arturo."

"Want the hot water bottle ?"

She did not reply. Her eyes glanced at him out of their corners, quickly, in exasperation. It was a look he took for hatred, as if she wanted him out of her sight forever, as though he had something to do with the whole thing. He whistled in surprise: gosh, his mother was a strange woman ; she was taking this too seriously.

He left the bedroom on tiptoe, not afraid of her but of what his presence might do to her. After August and Federico got home, she arose and cooked dinner: poached eggs, toast, fried potatoes, and an apple apiece. She did not touch the food herself. After dinner they found her at the

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