“I’m worried that we haven’t heard from Jon or Jenny,” said Annabel.
“Were we meant to?” asked Jim.
“Yes, they said they would get in touch with us to do something together.”
“What?”
“I don’t know, go out somewhere.”
“Have you got the money to go out, or for a babysitter?”
“I don’t want to be stuck in this house with you all the time.”
“Thanks.”
“You know what I mean. I worry that they have been told not to fraternise with foreigners.”
“I think people have accepted Roberts,” Jim sighed. “As the lesser evil.”
“Than what?”
“Than Europe, the bogeymen.”
There was a knock at the door.
“There you are,” said Jim. “That’s most likely them now.”
“They said they’d call, not just turn up at the door.
“b****y hell,” said Jim as he opened the door. “Tony!”
Annabel got up and went to see
