You'll Like My Mother Page #4

and with just Kathleen and myself

in the house,

the phone becomes

a foolish expense.

- Then, I'll walk.

- Don't be stupid.

Look, Mrs. Kinsolving,

I've spent three very long days

on busses to get here,

and I don't relish the idea

of spending three more

to get back home,

but I'm gonna be on that bus tonight

if it's the last thing I do.

It will be. Even someone who knows

the area wouldn't attempt it.

You'd walk in circles all night long,

and they'd find you both dead

in the morning.

Or had you forgotten the baby?

Spend the night here.

In the morning

I'll go into town myself

and bring back a mechanic.

There's no way

I can leave here tonight?

Unfortunately, none.

Then...

May I please sleep

in Matthew's room?

I'm sorry, that's not convenient.

His room's on the third floor.

We don't use the upstairs anymore.

I want to sleep there.

The room hasn't been cleaned,

there are no linens on the bed,

and, frankly, the stairs have become

a painful chore to me.

That's why I moved downstairs.

Look, I don't care what condition

the room is in.

Just give me some linens,

and I'll make the bed myself.

Very well. Stay where you are.

Kathleen?

Is that it? Nobody else?

Is there supposed to be

somebody else?

Yeah, a young girl,

slightly pregnant.

Pretty, about - about this tall.

Well, I haven't seen her,

and I've been on for two hours.

Maybe the weather

changed her mind.

Yeah.

Well, see you on the way back.

If you get back.

This is gonna be a bad one.

You can come up now.

Kathleen, put the dust covers down

the laundry chute, will you, dear?

Thank you, Kathleen.

Kathleen has cleaned the bathroom,

more or less.

You'll find soap, towels,

whatever you need.

Matthew's pajamas are

in the middle drawer of the bureau.

I'm sure you can find something

that can make do.

Anything else you need,

I'll send Kathleen up.

I shall not attempt

these stairs again tonight.

Damn it,

Matthew with his beach combing,

picking up bits and pieces of...

Good night.

" Thought you'd like

to know, got married today."

Wonderful girl.

Better dust off family Bible

and enter:

"'Francesca, wife of Matthew." '.

Why did she lie?

Kathleen?

How thoughtful.

Here, I'll take it.

I haven't had cocoa

since I was a little girl.

Kuh.

- Kuh.

- What?

Kuh".Ee.

Kitty?

Yes, I know about the kittens,

Kathleen. I'm very sorry.

"The coroner's report confirmed"

that Miss Thompson's body

had been so savagely defiled

in that Labor Day killing,

"that death must have come

as a blessing."

"Hope Aunt Katherine isn't

inflicting her two problems on you.

I'm enough for you to worry about.

I love you. Matthew."

She lied about Kenny, too.

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