Thinkable friend writer“But in this case the family is known to me. Theon Pinkney was a frequent client.” Lewis stopped and showed a rare honest smile. “Not, of course, in his current state. No. Theon took care of his friends. If someone in his trade died penniless and alone, Theon brought them to me and paid for the services. If some poor bereft mother or daughter or spouse could not handle the work it takes to make the transition, Theon was there to lend a hand. He knew as much about this business as I do. He knew about the embalming chemicals and brands of coffins, state and city ordinances, and the many denominations that would and would not speak for the dead. “What did they talk about? Did they argue?” I hope not. He threw up his hands and said:Yes, but you don’t look like it! He mumbled something and waited till the road was clear. He had hardly pulled out when he felt himself blushing. The two drivers, who’d noticed his embarrassment, grinned. Theon was gone, running into death after the same quim he’d chased since the day he achieved his first erection. Jolie, I felt, somehow died in my place, enticing him with her passion to be seen and adored while collecting a paycheck and pining for love. Once we were driving away I told him that I needed to take the girl (I had yet to learn her name) someplace where she could sober up. It has nothing to do with stupidity, dearest. Maybe your father keeps the truth locked in some compartment. But he isn’t aware of it. He can’t reach this knowledge; there’s a locked door in the way. He knows virtually nothing. “Thank you,” he said. “He is,” Teresa said. She widened her stance and shifted her braid to the other side. “It’s a good thing he doesn’t have to take out all those loans you see in the news, crippling loans students can never pay back.” I dun-no. “I guess we’ve decided,” the trader said with a reluctant grin. “Hans Bricklin” he offered, and gestured Duncan to the fire, where a stew pot was suspended on an iron tripod. Edda: It’s none of your business, you sack of eczema. I stood up, luxuriating in my frumpy dress, and Richard fell half a step backward. He was looking in my eyes for some kind of weakness. His disappointment showed itself as a squint. thinkable friend writer Boy Capel would often say to me:. |