[{"node":{"title":"Lingard192","Collections":"Chapter 19","Contributor":"Lingard Estate","Coverage":"1972","Creator":"Linen Hall Library","Date":"Thursday, March 10, 2016","Format":"TIFF","Identifier":"Lingard192","Item Description":"Manuscript","Keywords":"Funeral, Whiskey","Language":"English","Path":"https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/content/lingard192","Publisher":"Linen Hall Library","Relation":"Linen Hall Library","Rights":"Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA","Scanned image":{"src":"https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/sites/default/files/Lingard192_1.jpg","alt":""},"Source":"LHL Archive","Transcript":"\ufeff183\n\nMike had said his mother-in-law was talking rubbush, that there was\nno chance of them havinggetting a bomb through the window but Moira had\nsaid in the end that it might be as well to have the children out of\nthe way anyway until the funeral was over and they fresh country air\nwould do them good. She might even go down and spend a week with\nthem herself afterwards. \"Why don\u2019t you go and live there?Mike\nhad said flung back at her and they had almost had a row. She knew\nthat he himself was anxious about the whole situation in the city.\n\n\u201dWe ought to be used to things like this,\" said Moira. \"But when\nit's someone you know happens to a friend you just feel bewildered at the idea of people wanting\nto do these thingskill.\n\nAfter the funeral service Mike and Kevin came back. Mike kissedbent over\nMoira to kiss her and asked,\"You all right?\" She nodded.\n\nKevin sat down beside Sadies on the settee. She slipped her hand\ninto his. It was ice cold. \"Hello,\" he said, trying to smile at\nher.\n\n\"Hello,\" she said softly.\n\n\"I think I need a little whisky to warm me up.\" said Mike openinged\nthe sideboard door. \"What about you, Kevin? Do you good.\"\n\n\"Just a little.\"\n\nMike made a afce at Sadie. \"You're too young.\"\n\n\"I don't like the smell anyway.\"\n\nMike raised his glass to Kevin\u2019s. \"Well,\" he said \"here\u2019s to\nMr Bthe memory of Mr Blake. We won\u2019t forget him.\"\n\n\"We certainly won\u2019t said,\"said Kevin. \"And if I ever get my hands\non the louts that did it I\u2019ll kill them!\" His eyes flashed and\n","Type":"Text"}}]