Stay Where You Are And Then Leave - Plot & Excerpts
Margie was surprised to find Alfie sitting up in bed reading when she opened his bedroom door, but he’d already been awake for almost an hour. “Are you all right?” she asked, checking his forehead for a temperature. “You’re not coming down with something, are you?” “I’m fine,” said Alfie. “I just woke up early, that’s all.” “Well, what’s seldom is wonderful.” She looked around and sniffed the air with a frown. “Why does it always smell of shoe polish in here? It makes no sense when your shoes are always so scruffy. Anyway, your breakfast is downstairs on the table. I’m going to pick up a bit of chicken for our supper this evening. I heard of a butcher on Pentonville Road who might be getting a delivery today. That’s the whisper anyway. He’s the brother of one of the Queen’s Nurses down on Surgical Two, and he’s promised to put a bit aside for us.” “Chicken?” asked Alfie, raising an eyebrow in surprise. “Doesn’t that cost a lot of money?”
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