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Episode 23…Herbert Marks Part Two ‘Now, tell me you ‘ain’t a pair of Kippers without a plate.’ He smiled almost gently, showing a row of worn out decaying green teeth. ‘You could put the record straight.’ he added cautiously. ‘Is … Continue reading →

Episode 22…Herbert Marks Part One ‘But I…’ She halted her words; embarrassed by the revelation. ‘You’ve seen him then recently?’ she asked. ‘Of course! I puts a bit o’ work Charlie’s way when I can. Got to elp’ one an’ … Continue reading →

Episode 20…The Letter Part Two ‘Why is he writing to you then? Answer me that!’ His eyes had taken on a grazed facet. He stared back to the notepaper. ‘He’s offering you a part in his new show!’ he grinned … Continue reading →

Episode 19…The Letter Part One ‘You are quite preoccupied child, may I see what you have there?’ His voice was suspending and silently positive. He spoke as if he were talking to a biting miner. Her throat simpered with an … Continue reading →

Episode 18…A Part In A Show “Dear Mrs Corton… Sounds rather formal that! Me knowing you and your mother the way I do… Anyway, Charlie told me where to find you…” With suddenness the animation in her veins froze. She … Continue reading →

Episode 17…A Letter At Breakfast ‘Good morning my child’ Edward’s voice peeled out from the breakfast table like a well rehearsed chant – he called her ‘My Child’ when it suited him, just as a holy man might address someone … Continue reading →

Episode 16…Rose She would fuss and worry over him. The eggs must be soft! The toast must be light! The bacon must not be salty! She would pour hot green tea for him only, into an important blue and white … Continue reading →

Episode 15…Housekeeper When her toes touched the carpet she felt the cold emptiness of a hollow bottle of wine beneath her feet. Rose had not bought her tea, and Edward must be at breakfast by now. In the dimness of … Continue reading →

Episode 14…Marriage He was older than Esme by at least fifteen years and had made a bad marriage of a woman in North London, yet he was cheerful, unaffected, and inexplicably likable. He paid great detail to Constance and made … Continue reading →