Chapter 13
Meanwhile the empty married quarters were being redecorated. During the course of these preparations a gossap was found cowering inside one of the rooms. It is a creature similar to a lizard but much larger. From what I have heard I understand it is carnivorous, but harmless to human beings. The sweepers caught it and ate it.
I am reminded of a strange incident which took place many years later in the early 1950s, when we were living in another compound of a mill where Ron, by now, was manager.
In one of the married quarters lived a young couple, Bill and Peggy, with their small child. Like most couples, when relaxing in the evening, they were in the habit of enjoying a drink or two while sitting talking together. One evening, Peggy, preparing for bed, went into the bathroom,
