Chapter 11
I remembered how earlier she had mentioned that her own cook's brother was looking for a job as his present employer was leaving for home. To my joy and relief the young man turned up and in the early evening crossed over with me to Lawrence.
Mae had ordered lunch to be served and there, by coincidence, another strange thing happened. After the first course was served a roast chicken was due to appear, but somehow, although we waited and waited, nothing happened. A lot of anxious talking was heard coming from the bottle khana until Mae, losing her patience, left the table. She returned with an angry glint in her eyes. It transpired that the bearer carrying the chicken from the cookhouse omitted to place the usual cover over it. A kite suddenly swooped down from the skies and c
