The context or environment in which a situation occursManaging to fit in only one shower, I towed the trailer down to the major’s house just before eleven and parked in his driveway. My sophisticated yellow mower coiffed the steep slope of his river facing garden with the skill of a hairdresser. Neat lines gave the grass a symmetry which fulfilled my need for order.
The major brought me a mug of coffee as I drew level with the bench and I dismounted and used one of the stripes to walk back to the house. “Drink that,” he commanded. His tone of voice offered no room for disobedience and I closed my eyes and lifted the hot drink to my lips without question. If I didn’t look, I wouldn’t notice the chipped rim of the mug or the floaty bits on the surface of the coffee. I’d lacked blind obedien
