(11/13) Celebrations At Thrush Green - Plot & Excerpts
Hard WeatherFEBRUARY CAME in with the same dismal clammy weather which had held sway throughout January. But after the first week, the weathervanes spun round to the north-east, and a vicious wind tossed the bare branches of the chestnut trees on Thrush Green. It was during this bleak spell that Winnie Bailey was admitted to hospital, for the various tests had shown that it was, as suspected, gall bladder trouble, and surgery would, after all, be needed.Speculation on the outcome of the operation was rife at the Two Pheasants.Albert Piggott told Percy Hodge that, in his opinion, no one was ever the same again.'My old uncle what was gamekeeper up Nidden was on slops for the rest of his life. Rice pudden, mashed potato, drop of broth - that was all he could take.'Percy was unimpressed. 'My Gladys,' he replied, naming his present wife, 'says it don't make a mite of difference having your gall bladder out. Some bits of us are real useless. Look at my appendix, for instance.'But nobody appeared to be interested in Percy's appendix, which perhaps was just as well because it had been removed years earlier.
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