My Neighbors - Stories of the Welsh People by Caradoc Evans
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falls out in family quarrels, she sided with her daughter and her
daughter's husband. So the love of the sisters became forced and strained, each speaking and answering with an ill-favored mouth; it was no longer entire and nothing that was professed united it together. "I must make my will now," Lisbeth hinted darkly. "Perhaps Charlie will oblige you," replied Olwen. "Charlie! You make me smile. Why, he can't keep a wife." "I thought you had settled all that," Olwen faltered. "Did you? Anyway, I'll have it in black and white. The minister will do it." After the minister was gone away, Lisbeth said: "I couldn't very well approach him. He's worried about money for the new vestry. Why didn't you tell me about the new vestry? It was in the magazine." Olwen mused and from her musings came this: "It'll be a pity to spoil it now. For Jennie's sake." She got very soft pillows and clean bed-clothes for Lisbeth and she placed toothsome dishes before Lisbeth; and it was Lisbeth's way to probe with a fork all the dishes that Olwen had made and to say "It's badly burnt," or "You didn't give much for this," or "Of course you were never taught to cook." |
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